The Curriculum Council of Western Australia sets curriculum policy directions for kindergarten to year 12 schooling in Western Australia. It is located at 27 Walters Drive, Osborne Park, Western Australia 6017. The Curriculum Council is governed by the 1997 Curriculum Council Act.
The Curriculum Council provides for the development and implementation of a Curriculum Framework for schooling which sets out the knowledge, understandings, skills, values and attitudes that students are expected to acquire; provides for the development and accreditation of courses of study for post-compulsory schooling; and provides for the assessment and certification of student achievement.
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