Education Minister Julia Gillard told the National Press Club yesterday that, for the first time, grammar would be taught at all levels of school and parents would have a chance to comment directly on what their children would learn.

''Grammar will be set out explicitly at every year level from kindergarten through to Year 12 the content, the ways in which it should be used, and the other areas of language and literature to which understanding of grammar can contribute,'' Ms Gillard said.

''For too long, what is taught in schools has been a mystery to Australian parents and employers. From next Monday, the first tranche of the Australian national curriculum will be there for all to see.''

According to the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, the national curriculum for kindergarten to Year 10 will be available for consultation until May, with senior secondary years to be made public from April.

An interactive website australiancurriculum.edu.au will allow parents to download and comment on the draft curriculum from Monday.

For more on this story, see the print edition of today's Canberra Times.