Primary Program

Primary (6-11 years)

ACARA: AUSTRALIA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM

Aristar International School delivers a structured Primary School curriculum from Foundation to Year 6, aligned with the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

The program is designed to provide:

  • Strong academic foundations
  • Holistic personal development
  • Clear progression across year levels
  • Preparation for secondary education

Curriculum Overview by Stage

Foundation

Focuses on school readiness and early development of:

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Social and emotional skills
  • Physical development
  • Learning routines and independence

Teaching includes play-based and structured learning.


Years 1–2

Students consolidate foundational skills and begin deeper conceptual learning.

Focus areas:

  • Reading fluency and comprehension
  • Writing development
  • Number concepts and operations
  • Scientific observation
  • Social awareness and collaboration

Years 3–4

Students develop increasing independence and academic complexity.

Focus areas:

  • Extended writing
  • Multiplication and division strategies
  • Scientific inquiry
  • Research and information skills
  • Problem-solving and collaboration


Years 5–6

Students prepare for transition to secondary school.

Focus areas:

  • Analytical reading and persuasive writing
  • Fractions, decimals, percentages, and algebraic thinking
  • Investigation and critical reasoning
  • Leadership and personal responsibility
  • Digital literacy and project-based learning
Full Day Sessions

Monday - Friday

08:30 - 16:00

Three-Dimensional Curriculum
  • Eight learning areas
  • Seven general capabilities
  • Three current cross-curriculum priorities

LEARNER KEY COMPETENCY FOR ARISTAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PRIMARY LEVEL

Primary General Capabilities Assessment

Literacy & Numeracy

  • Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing element
  • Navigate, read and view learning area texts
  • Listen and respond to learning area texts
  • Interpret and analyse learning area texts
  • Composing texts through speaking, writing and creating element
  • Understand, use, Estimate and calculate numbers in context, such as using money
  • Recognise and using patterns and relationships element to Interpret proportional reasoning and Apply proportional reasoning
  • Visualise 2D shapes and 3D objects
  • Interpret maps and diagrams, data displays and chance events
  • Estimate and measure with metric units
  • Operate with clocks, calendars and timetables

Personal, Social, Intercultural Capabilities and Understanding

  • Recognise emotions, personal qualities and achievements
  • Understand themselves as learners by using Develop reflective practice, Expressing emotions appropriately, practicing Develop self-discipline and setting goals
  • Work independently and show initiative with confidence, resilience and adaptability
  • Appreciate diverse perspectives and Contribute to civil society
  • Understand relationships, communicate effectively and Work collaboratively
  • Make decisions, Negotiate and resolve conflict to Develop leadership skills
  • Investigate culture and cultural identity to Explore and compare cultural knowledge, beliefs and practices
  • Develop respect for cultural diversity and Communicate across cultures
  • Consider and develop multiple perspectives to empathise with others and Reflect on intercultural experiences
  • Challenge stereotypes and prejudices and Mediate cultural difference

Critical and Creative Thinking with Communication Technology

  • Recognise intellectual property
  • Apply digital information, security practices and personal security protocols
  • Identify the impacts of Information and Communication Technology in society
  • Define and plan information searches to Locate, generate and access data and information
  • Select and evaluate data and information
  • Generate ideas, plans, processes and solutions to challenges in learning area tasks
  • Collaborate, share, exchange and Understand computer to mediate communications
  • Pose questions, Identify and clarify information and ideas to organise and process information
  • Imagine possibilities, connect ideas and Consider alternatives to Seek solutions and put ideas into action
  • Think about thinking (metacognition) and Reflect on processes to Transfer knowledge into new contexts
  • Transfer knowledge into new contexts by Applying logic and reasoning
  • Draw conclusions, design a course of action and Evaluate procedures and outcomes

Ethical Understanding

  • Recognize ethical concepts and Explore ethical concepts in the context
  • Reason and make ethical decisions and Consider consequences
  • Reflect on ethical action and Examine values
  • Explore rights and responsibilities to consider points of view

LEARNING ASPECTS

Subjects with its Areas of Learning and Development

ENGLISH

Students develop:

  • Speaking and listening
  • Reading and viewing
  • Writing and creating

Progression includes:

  • Phonics and decoding
  • Comprehension strategies
  • Grammar and vocabulary
  • Text analysis and composition

MATHEMATIC

Structured across:

  • Number and Algebra
  • Measurement and Geometry
  • Statistics and Probability

Students develop fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.


HPE: Health, Physical, Personal, Social and Emotional Development

HEALTH

  • IDENTITIES
  • CHANGES & TRANSITIONS
  • HELP-SEEKING
  • MAKING HEALTHY AND SAFE CHOICES

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

  • MOVING OUR BODY
  • UNDERSTANDING MOVEMENT
  • LEARNING THROUGH MOVEMENTS

SCIENCE

  • BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • CHEMICAL SCIENCES
  • EARTH & SPACE SCIENCES
  • PHYSICAL SCIENCES
  • NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE
  • USE AND INFLUENCE OF SCIENCE
  • QUESTIONING & PREDICTING
  • PLANNING AND CONDUCTING
  • PROCESSING AND ANALYSING DATA
  • EVALUATING
  • COMMUNICATING

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

HISTORY

  • CONTINUITY & CHANGE
  • SIGNIFICANCE
  • EMPATHY

GEOGRAPHY

  • PLACE, SPACE, ENVIRONMENT, AND CHANGE
  • SIGNIFICANCE

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

  • EXPLORE & INVESTIGATE TECHNOLOGIES
  • EVALUATE DESIGNED SOLUTION
  • GENERATE, DEVELOP & RECORD DESIGN IDEAS

THE ART

DANCE ARTS

  • BODY
  • ELEMENTS OF DANCE
  • FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLS
  • TECHNICAL AND EXPRESSIVE SKILLS
  • CULTURAL GROUPS

VISUAL ARTS

  • REPRESENTATION
  • PRACTICES
  • VIEWPOINTS

Languages (Thai and Chinese)

Thai Language and Thai Culture (Native Thai Program)

The Thai Language and Thai Culture program supports native

Thai students in developing advanced literacy, critical thinking, and a strong

sense of cultural identity.

Students progressively develop:


  • Reading comprehension and interpretation of Thai texts


  • Structured and creative writing skills


  • Accurate grammar and vocabulary usage


Effective communication in formal and informal contexts

Students also explore:


  • Thai traditions, customs, and festivals


  • Thai etiquette, values, and social expectations


  • Thai history and cultural heritage

By the end of Year 6, students demonstrate strong proficiency in Thai language skills and a deep understanding of Thai culture, enabling them to engage confidently in both local and global contexts.

Chinese Language (Mandarin)

The Chinese Language program introduces students to Mandarin

as an additional language, developing communication skills and intercultural

understanding.

Students progressively develop:


• Listening and speaking skills using tones and pinyin


• Reading and writing of simplified Chinese characters


• Vocabulary and sentence structure for everyday communication

Students also explore Chinese culture through:


• Festivals and traditions


• Daily life and customs


• Cultural values and perspectives

By the end of Year 6, students can communicate at a basic to

intermediate level in Mandarin and demonstrate awareness of Chinese culture in a global context

General Capabilities

The seven General Capabilities are embedded across all

learning:

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • ICT
  • Capability
  • Critical
  • and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Ethical Understanding
  • Intercultural Understanding

These are explicitly taught and reinforced through

classroom learning.

Cross-Curriculum Priorities

Students engage with:

  • International Histories and Cultures
  • Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
  • Sustainability

These priorities are integrated through authentic learning

contexts.

Teaching and Learning Approach

Our pedagogy includes:

  • Explicit teaching
  • Inquiry-based learning
  • Collaborative learning
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Technology integration

Teachers support students to become active, reflective

learners.

Assessment and Reporting

Assessment is aligned to ACARA achievement standards.

Assessment Methods

  • Formative classroom assessment
  • Summative assessments
  • Projects and presentations
  • Observations and portfolios

Reporting

Families receive reports on:

  • Academic achievement
  • Progress against year-level standards
  • Learning behaviours and development


Student Wellbeing and Personal Development

Student wellbeing is integrated through:

  • Social-emotional learning
  • Positive behaviour support
  • Growth mindset development
  • Leadership opportunities


Transition Pathways

Transition into Foundation

Students are supported through orientation and school

readiness programs.

Transition to Secondary School

Year 6 students are prepared for secondary learning through:

  • Academic readiness
  • Organizational skills
  • Independence and resilience


Parent Partnership

We value strong school-home partnerships through:

  • Regular communication
  • Parent-teacher meetings
  • Student progress updates

School events and workshops

Expected Outcomes by End of Year 6

Students will demonstrate:

  • Achievement of year-level curriculum standards
  • Strong literacy and numeracy foundations
  • Critical and creative thinking skills
  • Positive social and emotional competencies
  • Readiness for secondary education


Primary Class Activities

Students are able to improve their concepts, language, analytical, critical skills in different interactive approach and techniques of teachers who are also patient in preparing their daily lessons for them.

Application of learning is very evident for the students are able to manipulate learning equipment's , create learning. Materials and communicate their ideas so well.

Primary (6-11 years)

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  • Procedure
  • Eligibility
  • Documents
  • Fees
Procedure
  • Application form submission
  • Family and student assessments
  • Result announcement
  • Tuition fees payment
Eligibility
  • A boy or a girl aged 6-7
  • A student who has completed Kindergarten 3
  • Not having serious communicable diseases or physical disabilities
Documents
  • A photograph, taken not more than 6 months, size 1 inch, 3 pictures
  • A copy of the children's birth certificate
  • A copy of the national ID card of the father and mother.
  • A copy of the house registration of children, parents
  • Certificate of education as a student from the same school or proof of completion of Kindergarten 3 (if any)
  • A copy of the name and surname change certificate (if any), which must match the house registration
  • A copy of the registration certificate for adoption (In the case of adoption)
Fees
  • Tuition Fees
  • Term 1 :  43,600 THB
  • Term 2 :  43,600 THB
  • Term 3 :  43,600 THB
  • Other Fees
  • Student dress 1 set 600 THB
  • Sports dress 1 set 600 TH