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The '''Curriculum and Standards Framework''' (CSF) was developed for students inteachers [[Victoria, Australia]]. It was introduced in Victorian schools in 1995 and republished in 2000 as the CSF II. It was superseded by the [[Victorian Essential Learning Standards|Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS)]] program in 2006.

The CSF described what students in Victorian schools should know and be able to do in eight key areas of learning at regular intervals from the [[Primary_Education|primary]] and [[Secondary_Education|secondary]] levels of education — specifically, from year Prep ('Preparatory') to Year 10. It provided sufficient detail for schools and the community to be clear about the major elements of the [[curriculum]] and the standards expected of successful learners.

The eight key learning areas were [[the Arts]], [[English studies|English]], [[Health and Physical Education]], [[Languages Other Than English]] (LOTE), [[Mathematics]], [[Science]], [[Studies of Society and Environment]] (SOSE) and [[Technology]]. A document, the ESL Companion to the English CSF was also part of the project - it describes stages of English as a second language development. This latter document was an important part of the csf, acknowledging the teaching and assessment needs of the many students learning English as a second or additional language.

== VELS to replace CSF ==

The [[Victorian Essential Learning Standards|Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS)]] will progressively replace the Curriculum and Standards Framework as the basis for curriculum and [[Educational assessment|assessment]] in Victorian schools from 2006.

== See also ==

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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061103235602/http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/prep10/csf/index.html Curriculum and Standards Framework, VCAA website]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821200705/http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/ Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS), VCAA website]

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