
Curriculum Maps
NSW
MAPPEN units are designed to be used and modified by primary teachers working in every public, private and Catholic school in Australia.
We have detailed and downloadable documentation outlining how every unit addresses the mandated learning areas.
View the NESA Syllabus (2024) maps below for our Concept-based and Science units at each stage.
To view the curriculum maps for our older units, including Question-based Investigations, linked to NESA Syllabus (2023), Victorian Curriculum 1.0 and Australian Curriculum V8.4, click here.

NESA Syllabus (updated 2024)
The following areas of the NESA Syllabus are addressed at each level:
Science and Technology
Where appropriate, we have made links to some of the Digital Technology outcomes; however, how all aspects of digital technology are addressed depends on the availability of resources and school-based systems.
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
Respectful relationships and safety
Identity, health and wellbeing
Self-management and interpersonal skills
Human Society and its Environment (HSIE) - Geography and History
We have developed strong connections to the following:
Capabilities
Critical and creative thinking
Ethical understanding
Intercultural understanding
Personal and social capability.
Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia
Sustainability
Civics and citizenship
Diversity and difference
Work and enterprise.
Concept-based units
Science units
Please note that our Year 5 Science units do not currently align with NESA requirements. We’re working on it!
