General Capabilities
The Shape of the Australian Curriculum identifies ten general capabilities to be addressed in the Australian curriculum.
The general capabilities are literacy, numeracy, ICT, thinking skills, creativity, self management, teamwork, intercultural understanding, ethical behaviour and social competence. Particular attention has been given to the incorporation of literacy, numeracy, ICT, thinking skills and creativity into the draft Australian curriculum for English, mathematics, science and history.
This work has been undertaken by writing teams, supported by expert advisers. The incorporation of the ten general capabilities into the curriculum is described in the “Organisation of the learning area” section for each learning area.
