Are schools required to teach sexual health and relationships education?
Are schools required to teach sexual health and relationships education?
In Western Australia, the School Curriculum and Standards Authority provides a Health Education learning area syllabus containing core year level content adapted from the Australian Curriculum to meet the needs of WA students (Pre-Primary to Year 10). Sexual health and relationships education is considered a part of the syllabus; requiring schools and teachers to develop teaching and learning programs that suit their students according to circumstance and need.