The College curriculum delivers the Australian Curriculum and the South Australian Certificate of Education. The rationale for the Australian Curriculum centres on improving the quality, equity and transparency of Australia’s education system.
The Australian Curriculum sets the expectations for what all Australians should be taught, regardless of where they live or their background. For Foundation (Reception) to Year 10, it means that students now have access to the same content, and their achievements can be judged against consistent national standards. The Australian Curriculum for each subject specifies content and achievement standards. The content describes the knowledge, understanding and skills that are to be taught and learned within a given subject. The achievement standards describe the quality of learning (the depth of understanding, extent of knowledge and sophistication of skill) expected of students who have studied the content for the subject.
ACARA has developed Foundation (Reception) - Year 10 Australian Curriculum in the following learning areas:
- English
- Languages
- Health and Physical Education
- Mathematics
- Science
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Technologies
- The Arts
At Tatachilla Lutheran College, the language offered is Japanese and all students study Christian Studies to Year 12.
Subjects at Year 11 and 12 are developed in line with the curriculum outlines provided by the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Board. Specific Learning and Assessment Plans are written by teachers for each subject and approved by the SACE Board. A number of subjects across Stage 1 and Stage 2 are moderated by the SACE Board in order to ensure consistency of standards across the state.
