Up to 15 Victorian schools will next year be trialling a proposed new thesis subject for Year 12 VCE students.

The preliminary results from the 2011 NAPLAN tests are looking promising, with more than 90 per cent of students who took part in the literacy and numeracy testing meeting the minimum national standard.

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

There are fears that some Victorian schools may have to axe the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) option for Year 11 and 12 students.

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

The Commonwealth Government has announced the formation of a Digital Education Advisory Group made up of leading education and IT experts, which will strive to pave the way for incorporating new technology into the classroom.

Religious instruction in Victorian schools takes a number of forms across the various school sectors and often plays an important part in the school curriculum.

In recent months Victoria has been in uproar over the issue of religious education in government schools.

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.

Almost all schools use Years 7 to 10 to give their students a solid grounding in the most important areas of learning and a chance to find out what they like and are good at before they specialise.

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

As Australia and the world begins to implement a range of green measures to protect the environment and promote sustainable living, Victorian schools are doing the same.