Australian Media Education State by State

Media education is supported by a number of curriculum policy statements across Australia. There are no national statements supporting media education as a curriculum priority. Download documents at the following sites:

Queensland:

Media is one of the five strands of the Queensland Studies Authority Arts Years 1-10 syllabus. Education Queensland requires all students to meet media outcomes in this syllabus up to the end of year 7. In years 8-10 it is not mandatory, however many schools choose to implements media outcomes at these levels.

Senior Film, Television and New Media is a QSA elective subject offered in years 11 and 12 and taught in approximately 110 schools across the State.

Media and popular culture are also mandatory areas of study in both the QSA Years 1-10 English and Senior English syllabus documents.

Victoria:

Media is one of five strands of the Arts in the Victorian Essential Learnings for Years 1-10 (VELS).

VCE Media includes four Media units that can be studied by students at the senior level as electives.


South Australia:

In primary, middle years and senior, media is one of the five strands of the Arts in the SACSA Framework. Standards for media are outlined at each level.


New South Wales:

Media is the only one of the five Arts forms not represented by a stand alone syllabus in years 7-10, or at the Senior level in NSW.

However, Film and media are studied as part of the English syllabus in years 7-10, and as elective options within the HSC Senior English course.


Western Australia:

In years 1-10 Media is one of the five strands of the Arts.

At the Senior level, Media Studies can be selected as an elective within the Arts.


ACT:

At all levels of schooling - from early years to senior - Media outcomes exist as part of the Arts Key Learning Area.

Northern Territory:

The Northern Territory Curriculum Framework includes media as one of the five strands of the Arts Key Learning Area for years 1-10.

Senior secondary students in the Territory undertake subjects developed and accredited by the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (SSABSA) - see South Australia.