sec.9Educational program

sec.9 Educational program

A school must have a written educational program that— has regard to the ages, abilities, aptitudes and development of the school’s students; and promotes continuity in the learning experiences of the students; and provides a breadth, depth and balance of learning appropriate to students’ phases of development and across an appropriate range of learning areas; and is responsive to the needs of the school’s students; and is consistent with the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration. The declaration can be viewed on the COAG Education Council’s website. If a school is accredited to provide education to students from preparatory year to year 10 and offers a learning area included in the Australian curriculum, the school must implement 1 or both of the following for the learning area— the Australian curriculum; a curriculum recognised by ACARA. If a school offers a subject in addition to a learning area included in a curriculum mentioned in subsection (2) , and a syllabus for the subject has been developed, purchased or revised by the Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority under the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 , section 10 , the school must implement the syllabus for the subject. A school accredited to provide senior secondary education must implement— if the school is offering a subject for which there is a syllabus developed, purchased or revised by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority under the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 , section 9 —the syllabus; or a program or syllabus endorsed by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority as appropriate for senior secondary education; or a program authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation. A school’s educational program may also include— a vocational education and training course at level 1 or above under the Australian Qualifications Framework; and recognised studies under the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Regulation 2025 , part 5 , division 5 ; and other courses, programs, studies or subjects decided by the school’s governing body. In this section— ACARA see the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 , schedule 1 . Australian curriculum see the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 , schedule 1 . Australian Qualifications Framework see the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cwlth) , schedule 1 . s 9 amd 2020 SL No. 91 s 3 ; 2025 SL No. 112 s 204 (sec.9-ssec.1) A school must have a written educational program that— has regard to the ages, abilities, aptitudes and development of the school’s students; and promotes continuity in the learning experiences of the students; and provides a breadth, depth and balance of learning appropriate to students’ phases of development and across an appropriate range of learning areas; and is responsive to the needs of the school’s students; and is consistent with the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration. The declaration can be viewed on the COAG Education Council’s website. (sec.9-ssec.2) If a school is accredited to provide education to students from preparatory year to year 10 and offers a learning area included in the Australian curriculum, the school must implement 1 or both of the following for the learning area— the Australian curriculum; a curriculum recognised by ACARA. (sec.9-ssec.3) If a school offers a subject in addition to a learning area included in a curriculum mentioned in subsection (2) , and a syllabus for the subject has been developed, purchased or revised by the Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority under the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 , section 10 , the school must implement the syllabus for the subject. (sec.9-ssec.4) A school accredited to provide senior secondary education must implement— if the school is offering a subject for which there is a syllabus developed, purchased or revised by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority under the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 , section 9 —the syllabus; or a program or syllabus endorsed by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority as appropriate for senior secondary education; or a program authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation. (sec.9-ssec.5) A school’s educational program may also include— a vocational education and training course at level 1 or above under the Australian Qualifications Framework; and recognised studies under the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Regulation 2025 , part 5 , division 5 ; and other courses, programs, studies or subjects decided by the school’s governing body. (sec.9-ssec.6) In this section— ACARA see the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 , schedule 1 . Australian curriculum see the Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014 , schedule 1 . Australian Qualifications Framework see the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (Cwlth) , schedule 1 .