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The Arts

In Queensland, Arts education encompasses five arts disciplines: Dance, Drama, Media, Music and Visual Art.

The Arts Curriculum policy for State schools

Queensland State Schools "address the QCARF Essential Learnings in all Key Learning Areas (KLAs) each year from Year 1 to Year 9 with the exception of Languages Other Than English (LOTE). In Years 8 and 9 schools are required to address the Essential Learnings in one or more of the Arts". (Education Queensland's P-12 Curriculum Framework 2008, p4).

The Arts Curriculum documents

Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) is a statutory authority responsible for curriculum development for the state, independent and Catholic schooling sectors in Queensland. Education Queensland schools (the state schooling sector) implement curriculum guidelines, syllabuses and other curriculum documents developed by QSA:

P - Year 3 External Link

Years 1 - 9 External Link

Year 10 External Link

Years 11 - 12 External Link

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Accreditation of External Programs

As from 1 July 2009, the responsibility for managing the accreditation process has shifted from Queensland Arts Council (QAC) to Teaching and Learning Branch in Education Queensland.

Current information on accreditation for external programs presented in state schools

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