The Australian Curriculum provides a common introductory section for each learning area, which includes:
- Introduction – specifies which year levels are provided in this curriculum
- Rationale – describes the importance of the learning area, and how students will benefit from its study
- Aims – identify the learning that students demonstrate as a result of being taught the content of the learning area
- Structure – describes how the learning area is structured into strands and sub-strands
- Key considerations – provides important information to help teachers gain a deeper understanding of the learning area and plan for teaching and learning
- Key connections – identifies the relationship of the learning area to general capabilities, cross-curriculum priorities and other learning areas.
Each learning area or subject of the Australian Curriculum is presented as a sequence of learning from Foundation to Year 10. English and Mathematics are presented in year levels for each year from Foundation to Year 10. Science and HASS present their knowledge and understanding content for each year level, and skills content in 2-year bands up to Year 10. The other learning areas present the curriculum for Foundation year and then in 2-year bands up to Year 10.