Alternative Curriculum/Reporting Recognition

Schools who plan to implement a curriculum that is different to the P–10 Western Australian Curriculum and/or a different method of reporting student achievement, as outlined in the School Curriculum and Standards Authority’s Pre-primary to Year 10: Teaching, Assessing and Reporting Policy, must apply to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) to seek recognition.

The process for gaining recognition of an alternative curriculum and/or reporting on student achievement is outlined in the following document: The Process of Recognition

Due to the review of the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) that was undertaken in 2021 and endorsed by Education Ministers in April 2022, the Authority is currently adopting and adapting the endorsed Australian Curriculum Version 9 for the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline.

Given the phased implementation of the revisions to the Western Australian Curriculum and Assessment Outline, an extension has been granted to current approved schools (from 31 December 2024) for their Alternative Curriculum Recognition submissions (and those seeking Alternative Curriculum and/or Reporting on Student Achievement Recognition), as per the timeline outlined below:

  • Submissions due 2026: P–10 Humanities and Social Sciences, P–10 Mathematics, P–10 Science and P–10 Technologies.
  • Submissions due 2027: P–10 The Arts and P–10 Languages.

Note: Submissions for P–10 English, P–10 Health and Physical Education and Reporting on Student Achievement Recognition were finalised in 2025.

The timeline for submissions in 2026 is outlined in the following document: Timeline for Recognition.

Submissions

The Notice of intention online application form for schools/organisations intending to apply for alternative curriculum and/or reporting on student achievement recognition in 2026 is now closed.

The link to the Submission application form will close at 3:00 PM on Friday, 7 August 2026.

Before commencing your application, please note the following:

Curriculum recognition

The following documents (as applicable) should be completed in readiness to email to alternativecurriculum@scsa.wa.edu.au.

Reporting on student achievement recognition

Ensure that you have the following documents (as applicable) ready for upload:

  • The school's Assessment and Reporting Policy (for each school included in submission)
  • Pre-primary, Year 2, Year 6, Year 7 and Year 10 student reports (for each school included in submission).

Alternative curriculum/reporting on student achievement recognition contact:
Paula Beck, Manager, Curriculum and Assessment
+61 8 9273 6331 | alternativecurriculum@scsa.wa.edu.au