Notice information
- Topic
- Curriculum reform
- Learning Area
- Creative arts
- Stages
- Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8), Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10)
Official notice
New Dance and Drama 7–10 syllabuses
The new Dance and Drama 7–10 syllabuses are now available on the NSW Curriculum.
- Effective
- Immediately
- Reference
- NESA 23/23
Who needs to read this?
- principals
- curriculum coordinators
- deputy principals
- assistant principals
- secondary Dance and Drama teachers
Schools can plan and prepare to teach the new 7–10 syllabuses from 2024. The new syllabuses will be implemented in NSW schools in 2026.
Key features:
- Clear concise language identifies key concepts, knowledge and skills for all learners.
- Developed using the latest evidence-based research.
- Students develop their personal and social capability by working collaboratively with others to achieve individual and collective goals.
- Revised content develops explicit understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Histories and Cultures.
- Life Skills outcomes and content provide access for students with intellectual disability.
- Dance 7–10 supports physical, creative and intellectual development of students, providing the means for them to express and communicate ideas through dance.
- Drama 7–10 new outcomes and content support the development of engaged, informed and innovative dramatic performance.
Schools have access to support materials including teaching advice on the NSW Curriculum website to assist with implementation. More resources will be made available over time as well as an online, accredited professional development on NESA’s online learning hub.