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Choose a year.

Each year is its own space, written for the Australian Curriculum.

Prep to Year 12, in order.

PrepLearning through play, story and discovery31 unitsYear 1Becoming a reader, writer and mathematician33 unitsYear 2Fluency, confidence and curiosity39 unitsYear 3Stepping into big ideas44 unitsYear 4Depth, fluency and independence45 unitsYear 5Reasoning, argument and project depth49 unitsYear 6Ready for secondary — capable, curious, organised44 unitsYear 7Disciplinary thinking begins48 unitsYear 8Abstraction with anchors50 unitsYear 9Complexity and choice46 unitsYear 10Pathways year — consolidate and choose50 unitsYear 11Senior studies — subject specialisation begins11 unitsYear 12Senior studies — independent mastery and what comes next11 units

We call the first year of school Prep. It is the same year as Prep in Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania; Kindergarten in New South Wales and the ACT; Reception in South Australia; Pre-primary in Western Australia; Transition in the Northern Territory.

What is in a year, and how much

Every year from Prep to Year 10 is written and sequenced, across the learning areas of the Australian Curriculum v9 (Languages from Year 3). After it come 11 senior starter units in each of Years 11 and 12, which lead to no certificate. This is the 2027 edition.

Every lesson is whole: a worked example, practice with hints, a check, a task your learner chooses, and a look back, with a short guide for the adult.

Right now that is 2306 lessons, about 2323 hours across Prep to Year 12, or 77–319 hours per year level.

  • Prep: 31 units · 143 lessons · 88.7 hours
  • Year 1: 33 units · 150 lessons · 97.7 hours
  • Year 2: 39 units · 183 lessons · 133.3 hours
  • Year 3: 44 units · 198 lessons · 174.7 hours
  • Year 4: 45 units · 209 lessons · 196.1 hours
  • Year 5: 49 units · 225 lessons · 216.9 hours
  • Year 6: 44 units · 206 lessons · 207 hours
  • Year 7: 48 units · 222 lessons · 238.8 hours
  • Year 8: 50 units · 234 lessons · 256 hours
  • Year 9: 46 units · 211 lessons · 236.6 hours
  • Year 10: 50 units · 235 lessons · 318.5 hours
  • Year 11: 11 units · 45 lessons · 77.9 hours
  • Year 12: 11 units · 45 lessons · 80.9 hours

13 year levels · 8 learning areas · 501 units. Units from Prep to Year 10 cite 1425 distinct Australian Curriculum v9 codes, 1616 citations in all, every one machine-verified against ACARA's published set. Years 11 and 12 cite QCE syllabus units; those reference numbers are ours and must not be submitted as curriculum codes.