Syllabus development
The QSA has in place a cohesive and cumulative framework to teaching, learning and assessment across P-12.
Syllabus design principles
The QSA has a "low-definition" approach to syllabus design based on informed prescription and informed professionalism. This approach is detailed in:
- P-12 syllabus design principles (PDF, 187 kB)
- Background paper - Development of a set of principles to guide a P-12 syllabus framework (PDF, 763 kB)
QSA curriculum advisory structures
The QSA is committed to working with Queensland teachers and school administrators to:
- achieve high-quality, high-equity curriculum P-12 that is responsive to the changing state and national curriculum landscape
- provide quality, innovative and future-focused products and services to all Queensland educational communities.
Teachers and school administrators can actively participate in the QSA curriculum advisory structures through membership of a Learning Area Reference Committee (LARC) or writing teams.
- QSA curriculum advisory structures - Learning Area Reference Committees and writing teams (PDF, 331 kB)
- LARC application form (PDF, 78 kB)
Decision-making criteria for senior syllabuses
The following criteria are used to make decisions about the development, maintenance and revision of senior syllabuses for Years 11-12. Their use ensures that schools have access to a set of senior syllabuses that build from the learning in Years 1-10, and prepare students well for the full range of post-school destinations.
- Developing, maintaining and revising senior syllabuses: criteria for decision making (PDF, 30 kB)
- Background paper - Developing, maintaining and revising senior syllabuses: criteria for decision making (PDF, 96 kB)
Guideline for syllabus writers: assessment techniques and conditions in Authority subjects
The following guideline provides information to guide the development or revision of assessment techniques in syllabuses for Authority subjects.
It should be read in conjunction with the P-12 Assessment Policy.
Last updated: 25 October 2010