The NSW Government has announced that it will delay its implementation of the national curriculum until 2014.

The Baillieu government is threatening to deviate from the new national curriculum over its downplaying of language teaching.

Victoria's $57 million maths and sciences coaches program will be discontinued at the end of the year as part of the $441 million in cuts to be made to the education budget over the next four years.

National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy

The development of a national curriculum continues and further information can be found on the VCAA and ACARA websites.

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