Here you will find examples of education specific citations. Please note you will still need to use the other tabs to assist you in citing books, journal articles, webpages, etc.
The Australian Curriculum is developed and published online by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
If the Curriculum is referenced as a webpage- the website has no date unless the document is downloaded as a PDF. If you use the website, use (n.d.) instead of the date.
If you have downloaded the PDF, include the date written in the PDF
Australian Curriculum
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Corporate author. (Year). Australian Curriculum: Subject area OR Title of webpage. (Version), Year level [Curriculum identifier]. URL
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Website Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (n.d.). Australian curriculum: Critical and creative thinking (Version 9). https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/general-capabilities/critical-and-creative-thinking?element=0&sub-element=0
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First citation (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], n.d.) Subsequent citations (ACARA, n.d.)
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Downloaded PDF Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2022, March 4). Australian curriculum: History (Version 9), Year 10. https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/learning-areas/history-7-10/year-10?view=quick&detailed-content-descriptions=0&hide-ccp=0&hide-gc=0&side-by-side=1&strands-start-index=0&subjects-start-index=0 |
First citation (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2022) Subsequent citations (ACARA, 2022)
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A Specific Curriculum Identifier Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2018, November 21. Australian curriculum: Literature, (Version 8.4) Unit 1, (ACELR014). https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/senior-secondary-curriculum/english/literature/?unit=Unit+1 |
First citation (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2018, ACELR014) Subsequent citations (ACARA, 2018, ACELR014)
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Transformational Teaching- Adventist Worldwide Curriculum Frameworks
The Adventist Curriculum is housed online by the Curriculum and Instruction Resource Center Linking Educators (CIRCLE); however, it is developed and published by Adventist Education Australia.
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Corporate author. (Year). Title, Subject area (Version). Website name URL |
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| Adventist Education Australia. (2015). Transforming teaching: An Adventist worldview, Health & physical education (Version 1.4). CIRCLE.
https://circle.adventistlearningcommunity.com/files/download/2017TTScienceV1.5.pdf |
(Adventist Education Australia, 2015) |
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Belonging, being and becoming Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, being and becoming: The early years learning framework for Australia (Version 2.0). Australian Government. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf |
(Department of Education, 2022) |
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My time, our place Department of Education. (2022). My time, our place: Framework for school age care in Australia (Version 2.0). Australian Government. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/MTOP-2022-V2.0.pdf |
(Department of Education, 2022) |
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Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (PDF)
Department of Education and Training, & Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (2016). Victorian early years learning and development framework: For all children from birth to eight years. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/childhood/providers/edcare/veyldframework.pdf |
First In-text citation Department of Education and Training [DET] & Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority [VCAA], 2016) Subsequent In-text Citation (DET & VCAA, 2016) |
While most Australian states have adopted the Australian National Curriculum to replace individual state curriculums, some states, such as NSW, Western Australia, and Victoria, have chosen to retain individual state curriculums.
Note some older NSW Curriculum documents may still have Board of Studies NSW. If this is the case, use this name, not NSW Education Standards Authority.
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Website Corporate author. (Year). Title (Version), Year (Curriculum indicator). URL
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A Specific Curriculum Identifier School Curriculum and Standards Authority. (2014). Design and technologies curriculum- Pre-primary to year 10, Year 4, Engineering principles and systems (ACTDEK011). https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/teaching/curriculum-browser/technologies/design-and-technologies2#year-4-syllabus |
First In-text Citation (School Curriculum and Standards Authority [SCSA], 2014, ACTDEK011) Subsequent In-text Citation (SCSA, 2014, ACTDEK011) |
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NSW Education Standards Authority. (2017). English life skills stage 6 syllabus. https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/stage-6-learning-areas/stage-6-english/english-life-skills-2017 |
First In-text Citation (NSW Education Standards Authority [NESA], 2017)
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Specific page within the curriculum Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (n.d.) English as an additional language (EAL). https://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/english/english-as-an-additional-language-eal/
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First In-text Citation Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority [VCAA], n.d.) Subsequent In-text citation (VCAA, n.d.) |
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| Organisation That Made the Standard. (Year). Title. (Standard No.). URL | (Corporate author, Year, Standard number) |
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Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. (n.d). Australian professional standards for teachers. https://www.aitsl.edu.au/teach/standards |
First In-text Citation (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL], n.d., Standard 4.3) Subsequent In-Text Citations (AITSL, n.d., Standard 4.3) |
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Australian Government Department of Education. (2018). National Quality Standard. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard |
First In-text Citation Australian Government Department of Education [AGDE], 2018, Standard 5.2) Subsequent In-Text Citation (AGDE, 2018, Standard 5.2) |
| Federal Register of Legislation. (2005). Disability standards for education (F2005L00767). https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2005L00767 | (Federal Register of Legislation, 2005) |
The Copyright to these webpages belongs to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency, which is why this corporation is listed as the author.
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| Corporate author. (Year). Title of publication. (Report number if available). Website name. URL or publisher information. | (Corporate author, Year) |
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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency. (2021). St Kilda Primary School profile (2021). My School. https://myschool.edu.au/school/44292
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First In-text Citation (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency [ACARA], 2021) Subsequent In-text Citations (ACARA, 2021) |
| Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency. (2023). NAPLAN explained- NAPLAN for school systems and government. My School. https://myschool.edu.au/naplan-explained |
First In-text Citation (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency [ACARA], 2023) Subsequent In-text Citations (ACARA, 2023) |
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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency. (n.d.). National Assessment Program sample test. National Assessment Program. https://demo.assessform.edu.au/testattempt/sample/x00135461 |
First In-text Citation (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency [ACARA], n.d.) Subsequent In-text Citations (ACARA, n.d.) |
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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency. (2022). National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy: Achievement in reading, writing and numeracy (National report for 2022). National Assessment Program. https://www.nap.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2022-naplan-national-report.pdf |
First In-text Citation (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Agency [ACARA], 2022 Subsequent In-text Citations (ACARA, 2022) |
Australian legal material should be referenced using the guidelines found in the Australian Guide to Legal Citation, not The Bluebook suggested by the APA style manual as the Bluebook is unsuitable for Australian legislation. See the AGLC4 guide for further legal references.
All In-text Citations should adhere to APA 7th style guidelines and follow the format of a work without an author.
See the Legal & Government tab for a list of Jurisdiction abbreviations.
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| Short Title of Act Year (Jurisdiction abbreviation) Pinpoint. URL | (Short Title, Year) |
| Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 (NSW) Si 653. https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2011-0653 | (Education and Care Services National Regulation, 2011) |
Reports by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are commonly used sources of information for academic tasks.
Note that some pages on the ABS webpage are updated regularly. Include a retrieval date if the contents of the page are designed to change. This is shown by the Latest Release date.
The ABS's website How to cite ABS sources has some good tips on how to cite ABS tables and images, but remember these tips are generic and need to be adapted to the APA 7th Referencing style
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education and training: Census. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/education/education-and-training-census/2021. |
First In-text Citation (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2021) Subsequent In-text Citations (ABS, 2021)
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