About the Curriculum Council

Mission statement

"To set curriculum policy directions for Kindergarten to Year 12 schooling in Western Australia"

The Curriculum Council is an independent statutory authority that is responsible to the Minister for Education. It is administered by a board consisting of 13 members representing the Department of Education, the Association of Independent Schools, the Catholic Education Office, universities, the training sector, teachers, industry and the community.

The work of the Council is supported by a secretariat of about 100 staff.

Our purpose is to:

provide for the development and implementation of a Curriculum Framework for schooling which, taking account of the needs of students, sets out the knowledge, understandings, skills, values and attitudes that students are expected to acquire
provide for the development and accreditation of courses for senior secondary schooling
provide for the assessment and certification of student achievement.

PDF	Act
82 Kb	Curriculum Council Act 1997

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69Kb	Curriculum Council Disability Access and Inclusion Plan