Pursuant to section 60A of the Education Act 1989 (incorporating all amendments), the Minister of Education hereby publishes the national curriculum statement known as The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum.
Copies of the statement can be obtained from Learning Media Limited, P.O. Box 3293, Wellington, and/or from the Ministry of Education's web site at:
www.minedu.govt.nz/curriculum
State and integrated schools are to provide learning and teaching programmes based on the national curriculum statement for all students in years 1-10 from the commencement date of 1 February 2004.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of December 2003.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.