Curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification
The Department of Education (the department) is committed to improving education outcomes for every child in the Northern Territory (NT) by optimising curriculum provision, using best practice assessment principles and ensuring integrity in all reporting and certification obligations.
Educators and department staff must follow certain policies, procedures and guidelines that support the design, delivery and assessment of quality teaching and learning programs and explain how they report on student outcomes.
These policies ensure consistency and clarity of practice in all areas of curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification in all NT government schools.
Northern Territory Board of Studies policy
The Northern Territory Board of Studies (NTBOS) is the statutory body advising the Minister and the Chief Executive of the Department of Education on curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification - from early childhood through to the senior secondary years.
NTBOS provides policy advice to educators from all sectors on a diverse range of topics.
Read the NTBOS policies and guidelines.
Department of Education policy
The department’s policy, with topic-specific guidelines and procedures, support educators and department staff to understand the actions required to be compliant with legislation and the department’s strategic direction.
Get the policy on the curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification: early childhood to year 12.
- Curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification policy: early childhood to year 12 PDF (780.4 KB)
- Curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification policy: early childhood to year 12 DOCX (213.2 KB)
Get the placemat for the curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification.
- Curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification placemat PDF (847.6 KB)
- Curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification placemat DOCX (106.0 KB)
The curriculum, assessment, reporting and certification policy is currently being revised and the updated version will be released in 2024.
Procedures, guidelines, support documents and resources
Delivering quality teaching
Suitable text and media resources
- Suitable text and media resources in schools guidelines PDF (171.3 KB)
Suitable text and media resources in schools guidelines DOCX (68.7 KB) - Educators can refer to the suitable text and media page on eLearn
External providers engaged for teaching and learning
- External providers engaged for teaching and learning guidelines PDF (465.1 KB)
External providers engaged for teaching and learning guidelines DOCX (69.3 KB) - Educators can refer to the external providers in schools page on eLearn
Quality assurance of learning and assessment planning
- Quality assurance of learning and assessment planning guidelines DOCX (67.1 KB)
Quality assurance of learning and assessment planning guidelines PDF (124.8 KB) - Educators can refer to the plan to teach, plan to assess page on eLearn
Student reports – information management and archiving
Knowing our learners
English as an additional language or dialect
- English as an additional language or dialect guidelines DOCX (72.0 KB)
English as an additional language or dialect guidelines PDF (445.8 KB) - Educators can refer to the English as an additional language or dialect page on the Policy and advisory library (staff access only).
Indigenous languages and cultures
- Indigenous languages and culture guidelines DOCX (78.4 KB)
Indigenous languages and culture guidelines PDF (446.5 KB) - Read about the guidelines and curriculum for Indigenous languages and cultures.
- Educators can refer to the Indigenous languages and cultures page on eLearn.
Bilingual education
- Bilingual education guidelines DOCX (66.4 KB)
Bilingual education guidelines PDF (436.4 KB) - Educators can refer to the Bilingual education on the Policy and advisory library (staff access only).
Intensive English unit
Meaningful learning - Careers, VET and home education
Vocational education and training
- Vocational education and training guidelines PDF (122.9 KB)
Vocational education and training guidelines DOCX (67.6 KB)
Work experience
- Work experience procedures PDF (149.0 KB)
Work experience procedures DOCX (68.9 KB) - Work experience feedback from host workplace form PDF (419.7 KB)
- Work experience information for host workplaces DOCX (54.9 KB)
Work experience information for host workplaces PDF (420.9 KB) - Work experience school agreement form PDF (584.2 KB)
Vocational work placement
- Vocational work placement guidelines PDF (124.8 KB)
Vocational work placement guidelines DOCX (67.9 KB) - Vocational work placement insurance guidelines PDF (247.3 KB)
Vocational work placement insurance guidelines DOCX (195.0 KB)
Career education
- Career education guidelines PDF (125.8 KB)
Career education guidelines DOCX (68.1 KB) - Educators can also access more resources on the career education on the Policy and advisory library (staff access only).
Read about careers and VET.
Home education
- Home education application procedures PDF (140.0 KB)
Home education application procedures DOCX (59.7 KB) - Students and parents can find out more about home education on the NT Government website.
Equine activities
These guidelines refer to horse, pony, donkey and other equine related activities.
Educators can access more resources on equine activities on eLearn
Maritime activities
Educators can access more resources on maritime activities on eLearn.
Contact
If you need information about a policy topic on this page, contact Teaching and Learning Services on 08 89944 9218.
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