Silkwood State School offers a wide range of subjects and programs linked to the Australian Curriculum. The Australian Curriculum sets consistent national standards to improve learning outcomes for all young Australians and is designed to develop successful learners, confident and creative individuals and active, informed citizens.
Presented as a developmental sequence of learning from Foundation - Year 10, the Australian Curriculum describes to teachers, parents, students and others in the wider community what is to be taught and the quality of learning expected of young people as they progress through school.
General capabilities within the Australian Curriculum make up a set of knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that can be developed through all the learning areas.
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Information and communication technology competence
- Critical and creative thinking
- Personal and social competence
- Ethical behaviour
- Intercultural understanding