Australian Curriculum Mapping

Our goal is to ensure that you spend less time on admin work, and more time teaching.

With our course plans, you can be confident that you’re delivering content that’s both engaging for students, and that meets national requirements.

ALIGNED TO THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM

The courses in Zenva Schools have been mapped to the Australian Curriculum in Digital Technologies.

Recognizing that technology is crucial for the economy, the environment, and society, this curriculum prepares students for the future by developing their ability to create sustainable and innovative digital solutions.

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Year 3/4

Course	Content descriptors	Course plans	Prerequisite
Intro to Coding with Scratch	ACTDIP010, ACTDIP011, ACTDIP013	View Plan	Entry-level
Scratch Projects – Fish Animation	ACTDIP010, ACTDIP011, ACTDIP013	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects – Cat on Trampoline	ACTDIP010, ACTDIP011, ACTDIP013	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects – Beach Clean Up Game	ACTDIP010, ACTDIP011, ACTDIP013	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Intermediate Scratch – Self-Driving Car Simulation	ACTDIP010, ACTDIP011, ACTDIP013	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Scratch, iterations, and conditionals
Intro to Hardware & Software	ACTDIK007	View Plan	Entry-level

Additional Elaborations

Content Descriptor	Description	Resources
ACTDIP012	Explain how student solutions and existing information systems meet common personal, school or community needs	View Resource
ACTDIP013	Plan, create and communicate ideas and information independently and with others, applying agreed ethical and social protocols	View Resource

Year 5/6

Course	Content descriptors	Course plans	Prerequisite
Intro to Coding with Scratch	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Entry-level
Scratch Projects – Fish Animation	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects – Cat on Trampoline	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects – Beach Clean Up Game	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Intermediate Scratch – Self-Driving Car Simulation	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Scratch, iterations, and conditionals
Intro to Digital Systems	ACTDIK014	View Plan	Entry-level. Familiarity with computer hardware and software recommended.
Intro to Coding with Python Turtle	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Entry-level. Recommended year 6 and up
Python Turtle Mini-Projects	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Python Turtle. Recommended year 6 and up
Intro to Photoshop	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Entry-level. Recommended year 6 and up
Pixel Art Techniques in Photoshop	ACTDIP017, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP020, ACTDIP022	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Photoshop. Recommended year 6 and up
Intro to Excel	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP147, ACMSP148, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Entry-level. Recommended year 6 and up
Excel Data – Large Spreadsheets	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP147, ACMSP148, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel. Recommended year 6 and up
Excel Formulas – Foundations	ACTDIP016, ACTDIP018, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP022, ACMSP147, ACMSP148	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel. Recommended year 6 and up
Excel Functions – Logic Control	ACTDIK015, ACTDIP016, ACTDIP017, ACTDIP022, ACMSP148	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel and formulas. Recommended year 6 and up
Excel Functions – Lookup	ACTDIP016, ACTDIP018, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP022, ACMSP147, ACMSP148	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel and formulas. Recommended year 6 and up
Excel Data – Conditional Formatting	ACTDIP016, ACTDIP018, ACTDIP019, ACTDIP022, ACMSP147, ACMSP148	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Excel, formulas, and logic functions. Recommended year 6 and up
Excel Data – Charts	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP147, ACMSP148, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel. Recommended year 6 and up

Additional Elaborations

Content Descriptor	Description	Resources
ACTDIP021	Explain how student solutions and existing information systems are sustainable and meet current and future local community needs	View Resource
ACTDIP022	Plan, create and communicate ideas and information, including collaboratively online, applying agreed ethical, social, and technical protocols.	View Resource

Year 7/8

Course	Content descriptors	Course plans	Prerequisite
Intro to Coding with Scratch	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP029, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Entry-level
Scratch Projects – Fish Animation	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP029, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects – Cat on Trampoline	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP029, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Scratch Projects – Beach Clean Up Game	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP029, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Scratch
Intermediate Scratch – Self-Driving Car Simulation	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP029, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Scratch, iterations, and conditionals
Intro to Networks	ACTDIK023	View Plan	Entry-level. Familiarity with digital systems recommended
Intro to Coding with Python Turtle	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP029, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Entry-level
Python Turtle Mini-Projects	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP029, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Python Turtle. Recommended year 6 and up
Intro to Python	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP031	View Plan	Entry-level. Recommended year 8 and up
Intro to Game Development with Unity	ACTDIP028, ACTDIP029, ACTDIP030, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Entry-level. Recommended year 8 and up
Intro to Photoshop	ACTDIK024, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP031, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Entry-level
Pixel Art Techniques in Photoshop	ACTDIK024, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP031, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Photoshop. Recommended year 6 and up
Intro to Excel	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032	View Plan	Entry-level
Excel Data – Large Spreadsheets	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel.
Excel Formulas – Foundations	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel.
Excel Functions – Logic Control	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel and formulas.
Excel Functions – Lookup	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel and formulas.
Excel Data – Conditional Formatting	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Excel, formulas, and logic functions.
Excel Data – Charts	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP147, ACMSP148, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel.
Excel Data – Table Basics	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel and formulas.
Excel Data – Pivot Tables	ACTDIP026, ACTDIP028, ACTDIP032, ACMSP170, ACMSP171	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel.

Additional Elaborations

Content Descriptor	Description	Resources
ACTDIP027	Define and decompose real-world problems, taking into account functional requirements and economic, environmental, social, technical, and usability constraints	View Resource

Year 9/10

Courses	Content descriptors	Course plans	Level
Intro to HTML & CSS	ACTDIK035, ACTDIP038, ACTDIP039, ACTDIP043	View Plan	Entry-level
HTML & CSS Project – Responsive Website	ACTDIK035, ACTDIP038, ACTDIP039, ACTDIP043	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with HTML & CSS. Recommended year 10 and up
Intro to Coding with Python Turtle	ACTDIP037, ACTDIP039, ACTIDP041, ACTDIP042, ACTDIP043, ACTIDP044	View Plan	Entry-level
Intro to Python	ACTDIP040, ACTDIP041, ACTIDP044	View Plan	Entry-level
Intermediate Python Project – Pygame Game	ACTDIP037, ACTDIP039, ACTIDP041, ACTDIP042, ACTDIP043, ACTIDP044	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Python.
Introduction to SQL	ACTDIP037, ACTDIP041, ACTDIP044	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Python. Uses Python environment to run SQL queries. Recommended year 10 and up
Data Visualisation with Python	ACTDIK034, ACTDIK035, ACTDIP042	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with Python. Requires Anaconda and Python version 3.6 or later installed
Intro to Game Development with Unity	ACTDIP037, ACTDIP039, ACTDIP041, ACTDIP042, ACTDIP043, ACTDIP044	View Plan	Entry-level
Unity Mini-Projects	ACTDIP037, ACTDIP039, ACTDIP041, ACTDIP042, ACTDIP043, ACTDIP044	View Plan	Assumes that students have completed Intro to Unity, or have familiarity with Unity & C#
Unity Project – 3D Platformer	ACTDIP039, ACTDIP041, ACTDIP042, ACTDIP043, ACTDIP044	View Plan	Assumes that students completed Unity Mini-Projects, or have basic familiarity with C# and Unity. Recommended year 10 and up
Intro to VR with Unity	ACTDIK034, ACTDIP037, ACTDIP039, ACTDIP041	View Plan	Assumes that students have completed Intro to Unity, or have familiarity with Unity & C#
Unity VR Project – Rhythm Game	ACTDIK034, ACTDIP037, ACTDIP038, ACTDIP041	View Plan	Assumes that students have completed Intro to VR with Unity or have familiarity with Unity, the XR Interaction Toolkit, & C#
Intro to Godot Game Development	ACTDIP037, ACTDIP039, ACTDIP041, ACTDIP042, ACTDIP043, ACTDIP044	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with programming logic.
Excel Data – Data Tools	ACTDIP036, ACTDIP037, ACMSP228, ACMSP253	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel.
Excel Formulas – Statistics	ACTDIP036, ACTDIP037, ACMSP228, ACMSP253	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel and formulas.
Excel Functions – Text	ACTDIP036, ACTDIP037, ACMSP228, ACMSP253	View Plan	Assumes basic familiarity with Excel and formulas.
Intro to 3D Modeling with Blender	ACTDEP049, ACTDEP050	View Plan	Entry-level

Additional courses

Course	Content descriptors	Course plans	Prerequisite
Intro to JavaScript	ACTDIK036, ACTDIP037, ACTDIP038, ACTDIP041, ACTDIP043	View Plan	Entry-level. Recommended year 9 and up.
JavaScript Projects – Language Learning Game	ACTDIK036, ACTDIP037, ACTDIP038, ACTDIP041, ACTDIP043	View Plan	Assumes familiarity with JavaScript. Recommend year 10 and up
Intro to C++	ACTDIP040, ACTDIP041, ACTIDP044	View Plan	Entry-level, but C++ is a more advanced programming language. Recommend year 9 and up