Prep to Year 10

BCE schools deliver the Australian Curriculum and the Brisbane Catholic Education Religious Education Curriculum from Prep to Year 10. Teachers use these frameworks to plan learning, monitor and assess progress, report on student achievement, and support student wellbeing.           

The P-10 curriculum identifies seven general capabilities that describe the knowledge, skills, and behaviours that students need to develop to live, learn and work successfully in a changing world. These include:            

• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Digital Literacy
• Ethical Understanding
• Intercultural Understanding
• Personal and Social Capability.

Three cross-curriculum priorities build on the curriculum and give students the knowledge and understanding to engage with and better understand the world. These include:           

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  
• Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia
• Sustainability.

The priorities are taught through considered and focused content that naturally fits within learning areas.​           

In Senior Years, students develop a stronger sense of responsibility, independence, and understanding of their place in the world. They begin to connect more deeply with their personal goals and pathways increasing engagement in their learning.            

At BCE schools, students develop their skills through senior subjects set by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA).            

From Year 11, students work towards the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), Queensland's senior secondary schooling qualification. The QCE is recognised internationally and provides evidence of senior schooling achievements. Students can choose from General or Applied subjects depending on their interests and future goals. Some subjects may also contribute to an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).            

The Senior Years curriculum reflects current education, industry and community expectations. It builds on the general capabilities taught in the P-10 curriculum including literacy, numeracy and 21^st century skills.            

Every student's post-school pathway is different. These are explored and supported through Senior Education Training (SET) Plans which helps students prepare for further study or work. SET plans may include a mix of General and Applied subjects, along with Vocational Education Training (VET) options.​ ​
        

Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) testing in Term 1 each year.        

NAPLAN provides a nationwide snapshot of how students are developing essential skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy.        

The tests are based on a small part of what students learn at school, and the results provide a snapshot of a student's achievement at a single point in time.        

Each student receives an individual report, helping schools and families identify individual strengths and areas for development.        

Schools also receive class and school reports, which help identify areas of curriculum planning and teaching that may be improved. These insights may also be used to inform school explicit improvement agendas.        

NAPLAN results for every school are available on the federal government's MySchool website.        

More information and practise tests are available on the National Assessment Program website. ​