Proposed changes to Pre-primary to Year 10 Mathematics curriculum

Contact
Leith Pavlinovich (08) 9273 6718
Leith.Pavlinovich@scsa.wa.edu.au

The Pre-primary to Year 10 Mathematics learning area is currently being reviewed. Proposed revisions to the curriculum for Mathematics will be available from Monday, 26 August 2024.

Teachers and other stakeholders are invited to review the revised curriculum on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) website from Monday, 26 August to Friday, 20 September 2024 and are encouraged to complete the Authority’s consultation survey to provide feedback on the revised curriculum for Mathematics. The survey will be available with the consultation materials.

Feedback may also be submitted directly to the Authority at WACAO@scsa.wa.edu.au.

The Authority is aiming to have the revised curriculum for Mathematics approved for familiarisation in 2025 and implementation in 2026.

For 2024, teachers are reminded that the current Mathematics Western Australian Curriculum is the mandated curriculum for Western Australia in 2024 and in 2025.

Consultation workshops Pre-primary to Year 6 Mathematics curriculum

Contact
Marcela Pasquini (08) 9442 9427
Marcela.Pasquini@scsa.wa.edu.au

The Pre-primary to Year 10 Mathematics learning area is currently being reviewed.

To assist teachers and stakeholders in providing feedback to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) on the proposed curriculum, consultation workshops will be held in the metropolitan and regional areas. The workshops will familiarise stakeholders with the proposed curriculum content for Pre-primary to Year 6 Mathematics and provide participants with an understanding of changes to the learning area content to assist them in completing the Authority's consultation survey.

The regional workshops will be held in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton. The workshops will allow participants to discuss the proposed changes and complete the consultation feedback survey.

The metropolitan workshops are designed for Heads of Learning Area or a representative. Schools are requested to send one representative to these workshops.

Register for the workshops on the Authority website
https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/events/consultation-workshops-year-p-to-year-6-mathematics-curriculum.

The workshops are free to attend; schools are responsible for teacher relief and any travel expenses.

The Authority is aiming to have the revised curriculum for Mathematics approved for familiarisation in 2025 and implementation in 2026.

For 2024, teachers are reminded that the current Mathematics Western Australian Curriculum is the mandated curriculum for Western Australia in 2024.

Consultation workshops Years 7 to 10 Mathematics curriculum

Contact
Leith Pavlinovich (08) 9273 6718
Leith.Pavlinovich@scsa.wa.edu.au

The Pre-primary to Year 10 Mathematics learning area is currently being reviewed.

To assist teachers and stakeholders in providing feedback to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) on the proposed curriculum, consultation workshops will be held in the metropolitan and regional areas. The workshops will familiarise stakeholders with the proposed curriculum content for Years 7 to 10 Mathematics and provide participants with an understanding of changes to the learning area content to assist them in completing the Authority’s consultation survey.

The regional workshops will be held in Albany, Bunbury and Geraldton. The workshops will allow participants to discuss the proposed changes and complete the consultation feedback survey.

The metropolitan workshops are designed for Heads of Learning Area or a representative. Schools are requested to send one representative to these workshops.

Register for the workshops on the Authority website
https://scsa.wa.edu.au/events/consultation-workshops-year-7-to-year-10-mathematics-curriculum.

The workshops are free to attend; schools are responsible for teacher relief and any travel expenses.

The Authority is aiming to have the revised curriculum for Mathematics approved for familiarisation in 2025 and implementation in 2026.

For 2024, teachers are reminded that the current Mathematics Western Australian Curriculum is the mandated curriculum for Western Australia in 2024.

The importance of uploading the RSQUAL file for WACE certification

Contact
Buddhini Daluwatta (08) 9273 6315
Buddhini.Daluwatta@scsa.wa.edu.au

Schools are reminded of the importance of ensuring the VET Qualification Results (RSQUAL) file is uploaded to the Student Information Records System (SIRS) database at the end of each calendar year. The information in the RSQUAL file is used to allocate unit credit towards the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) and to determine that a student has met the Certificate II or higher requirement.

Please note: The RSQUAL file must only be uploaded once the school has received written verification from the registered training organisation (RTO) that the student has achieved the qualification.

It is also important for schools to ensure that the RSQUAL file processes successfully to SIRS and any error messages are resolved before the due dates. If a student does not have the correct number of units of competency linked to a qualification in SIRS, the RSQUAL will not upload successfully.

Failure to upload this file may result in students not achieving their WACE and may therefore be considered not eligible for first round offers for entry into university and TAFE courses.

If there are errors in student achievement data after the deadlines that are a result of the school providing incorrect or incomplete data, the school will be charged a fee for updating the data.

Schools are also reminded that if the RSQUAL is not uploaded at the end of that year for Year 11 students who have completed a qualification this may also prevent students from achieving their WACE in the following year.

The RSQUAL file should be uploaded at the conclusion of the year that the student completes the full qualification (whether that be Year 10, Year 11 or Year 12).

Schools should check that the qualification has been recorded correctly by running the report
CSE007 – VET qualifications achieved in full. The pathway to this report is: Reports > Other Reports > Report type: Achievements > Report: CSE007.

More detailed information about the RSQUAL file is provided in Section 9.6.6 of the Data Procedures Manual 2024. This publication is available on the School Curriculum and Standards Authority website at https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/data-procedures-manual.

Links are provided to database-specific software programs in Section 13 of the Data Procedures Manual 2024: https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/data-procedures-manual.