Guides for Queensland parents, in plain English.
The curriculum, school maths, starting high school and NAPLAN, explained properly. Every guide is written from the official sources and links to them, so you can check anything yourself.
Year 5 maths in Queensland: what your child learns
All 24 things the Australian Curriculum sets out for Year 5 maths, what each one means at the kitchen table, and simple ways to help at home.
Read the guideMathsYear 6 maths in Queensland: what your child learns
All 24 things the Australian Curriculum sets out for Year 6 maths, the ideas that matter most before Year 7, and simple ways to help at home.
Read the guideCurriculumThe Australian Curriculum in Queensland: a guide for parents
What Queensland schools teach, who decides it, when Version 9 arrives in your child's classroom, and how to read the codes and the A to E grades on a report card.
Read the guideYear 7Starting high school in Year 7 in Queensland: how enrolment works
In Queensland, high school starts in Year 7. Here's how catchments work, what happens if you want a school outside yours, and the selective and excellence programs worth knowing about.
Read the guideYear 7Selective entry for Year 7 in Queensland: QASMT and Brisbane State High
Queensland has few selective state schools, and only a couple take students in Year 7. How the Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology and Brisbane State High choose students, and how to prepare without overdoing it.
Read the guideNAPLANNAPLAN explained: a plain-English guide for parents
NAPLAN is national, so this guide covers Queensland too: the four tests, how online testing adapts, and how much to prepare.
Read the guideNAPLANNAPLAN writing: marking criteria and tips
What the writing test asks for, how it is marked, and how to help your child plan and write.
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