New NSW Curriculum Goes ‘Back to Basics’

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian addresses the media during a press conference to update on COVID-19, at NSW Parliament House on March 17, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

The NSW government plans to take a back to basics approach under a new schools curriculum due to come into effect by 2024.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian will on June 23 announce the government’s response to a review of the state’s education system led by Professor Geoff Masters.