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Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework

The QCAR Framework aligns curriculum, assessment and reporting. It supports teachers and teaching practices that are tailored to meet the unique needs of students from Years 1 to 9. The QCAR Framework has 5 components that are designed to work together.

• Essential Learnings
• Standards
• Assessment Bank
• Queensland Comparable Assessment Tasks (QCATs)
• Guidelines for reporting
• Implementing the Essential Learnings and Standards

Last updated: 12 February 2009

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