Parent guides · Australian curriculum
What your child is actually learning this year
15 plain-English guides to what each year level covers in maths and English — the full topic list, the topics children find hardest, and how to tell if there are gaps. Free to read, no sign-up.
Maths, Years 4–10
Year 4 Maths: what your child should knowA clear parent guide to Year 4 maths in the Australian curriculum — place value, multiplication, fractions, shapes and data — plus how to spot gaps early and help at home.
Year 5 Maths: what your child should knowA clear parent guide to Year 5 maths in the Australian curriculum — place value, fractions, decimals, geometry and data — plus how to spot gaps before high school and help at home.
Year 6 Maths: getting ready for high schoolA clear parent guide to Year 6 maths in the Australian curriculum — fractions, decimals, percentages, integers, algebra and data — plus how to get ready for the jump to high school.
Year 7 Maths: the full syllabus, explained for parentsA clear, parent-friendly guide to what Year 7 maths covers in the Australian curriculum — number, algebra, geometry, statistics and probability — plus how to spot gaps and help at home.
Year 8 Maths: topics and how to support your childA clear parent guide to Year 8 maths in the Australian curriculum — algebra, linear equations, index laws, Pythagoras, ratios and probability — plus how to spot gaps and help at home.
Year 9 Maths: the full syllabus, explained for parentsA parent guide to Year 9 maths in the Australian curriculum — algebra, surds, indices, trigonometry, Pythagoras, linear graphs and probability — plus how to spot gaps and support at home before the senior years.
Year 10 Maths: the gateway to senior schoolA clear parent guide to Year 10 maths in the Australian curriculum — quadratics, surds, trigonometry, simultaneous equations and statistics — plus how it shapes senior maths and how to help.
English, Years 4–10
Year 4 English: building the reading & writing foundationsA clear parent guide to Year 4 English in the Australian curriculum — reading comprehension, narrative writing, grammar and spelling — plus how to help at home.
Year 5 English: figurative language & structured writingA clear parent guide to Year 5 English in the Australian curriculum — author’s purpose, figurative language, persuasive writing and grammar — plus how to help at home.
Year 6 English: getting ready for high schoolA clear parent guide to Year 6 English in the Australian curriculum — themes, persuasive essays, clauses and active/passive voice — plus how to get ready for high school.
Year 7 English: the first year of high schoolA clear parent guide to Year 7 English in the Australian curriculum — literary devices, formal essays, sentence types and debate — plus how to help at home.
Year 8 English: TEEL essays, Shakespeare & media literacyA clear parent guide to Year 8 English in the Australian curriculum — TEEL essays, persuasive techniques, Shakespeare and media literacy — plus how to help at home.
Year 9 English: critical analysis & finding a writing voiceA clear parent guide to Year 9 English in the Australian curriculum — critical analysis, poetry, rhetorical devices and Australian literature — plus how to help at home.
Year 10 English: the on-ramp to senior EnglishA clear parent guide to Year 10 English in the Australian curriculum — comparative analysis, argumentative writing and academic conventions — plus how to prepare for Years 11-12.
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