The NSW Minister for Education, Hon. Adrian Piccoli has today announced that the teaching phase of the the Australian Curriculum will not begin until 2014. This has gone against all previous notifications from ACARA of "substantial implementation" by 2013.This means that in High School if two year groups are implemented concurrently (Year 7 and 9 - although it could be Year 7 and 8, being stage 4) then the earliest that implementation of 7-10 could be acheived would be in 2015 or 2016. This would mean that the earliest HSC to be affected would be 2017 or 2018.
From ACARA, they plan to complete the Year 11 and 12 Curriculum by January 2012. With an anticipated board of studies one year writing and one year in schools, this could be ready by 2014. With at least a three year delay from this point, there seems ample time to make modifications and for NSW to come up with a first class syllabus.
For the media release, see:
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/australian-curriculum/pdf_doc/media-release-110809-australian-curriculum.pdf
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