In 2017, NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) released the Chinese K-10 Syllabus.

The support on this page includes sample:

• scope and sequences
• unit starters (units of work)
• assessment tasks, with marking guidelines.

Modify the documents to suit your context, including the needs of your students.

For advice on how to develop your own programming documents, visit our programming and assessment page.

Support materials from NSW Department of Education

The Chinese K-10 syllabus was developed using the Languages K-10 Framework. As all K-10 language syllabuses (2017 and later) are underpinned by this framework, teachers should view resources across all languages to access a broader range of sample scope and sequences, unit starters and assessment tasks.

Stage 4 – Chinese

• Sample scope and sequence (DOCX 40KB)
• Sample unit of work – What do you recommend? (DOCX 64KB)
• Sample assessment task – What do you recommend? (DOCX 39KB)

Stage 4 – generic (can be adapted to any language)

• Class party (DOCX 532KB) – showcases differentiation and adjustments to support the needs of a range of learners

Stage 5 – Chinese

• Sample scope and sequence (DOCX 44KB)
• Sample unit of work – 'If You are the One' (DOCX 198KB)
• Sample assessment task – 'If You are the One' (DOCX 74KB)

Stage 5 – generic (can be adapted to any language)

• Food trucks (DOCX 95KB) – supports an inquiry-based approach
• A sustainable future, making changes together (DOCX 383KB) – supports the cross-curriculum priorities of 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures' and 'Sustainability'

Interactive resource

• Go Hanyu! for Stages 4 to 6 a series of videos with supporting activities.

Support materials from NESA

NESA has also developed a range of materials to support the Chinese K-10 syllabus. You can access sample scope and sequence documents, sample units of work and sample assessment activities under 'Support materials' on the Chinese K-10 Syllabus page.