Australia’s Engagement with Asia in the National Curriculum

The 2014 national curriculum of Australia is a significant initiative that the Australian government has taken in proposing stresses Australia’s engagement with Asia. In practice, this means Asian cultures, beliefs, environments and connections between Asia are embedded learning processes schools. This article provides an analysis Asia, which cross-curriculum priority curriculum. particular, using example China, examines strengths, weaknesses, opportunities threats (SWOT) involved from educational perspective, especially during global pandemic spread COVID-19 affecting world so significantly. intent to map out factors consider what might happen students schools as result their beliefs practices China. connected two countries’ economic engagements people-to-people ties. By considering some current discourses shape Australia-China relationships, possibilities opening up rethink positions.