Convo for Australia (Foundation–Year 12) students
From Foundation year through to Year 12 VCE and ATARs, Convo understands the Australian Curriculum (ACARA) and the subjects your child is working through — using Australian English and the learning progressions Australian teachers follow.
How Convo supports your child at every stage
As children move through Australia (Foundation–Year 12), what they need from a learning companion changes. Convo tracks these transitions automatically — always at the right level of depth and vocabulary.
Early years
Foundation → Year 2
- letters, counting, oral storytelling
- addition/subtraction within 20
- fluent reading, simple word problems
Primary
Year 3 → Year 6
- times tables, fractions intro
- long multiplication, longer writing
- decimals, area/perimeter, persuasive writing
Lower secondary
Year 7 → Year 9
- algebra basics, structured essays
- linear equations, deeper analysis
- Pythagoras, evidence-based writing
Upper secondary & post-16
Year 10 → Year 12
- pre-senior, subject choices
- first year of senior secondary
- ATAR / final exams
Year levels & focus areas
Convo tunes its vocabulary, depth, and challenge level to each year automatically.
| Year | Ages | Typical focus |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | 5–6 | letters, counting, oral storytelling |
| Year 1 | 6–7 | addition/subtraction within 20 |
| Year 2 | 7–8 | fluent reading, simple word problems |
| Year 3 | 8–9 | times tables, fractions intro |
| Year 4 | 9–10 | long multiplication, longer writing |
| Year 5 | 10–11 | decimals, area/perimeter, persuasive writing |
| Year 6 | 11–12 | percentages, integers, NAPLAN |
| Year 7 | 12–13 | algebra basics, structured essays |
| Year 8 | 13–14 | linear equations, deeper analysis |
| Year 9 | 14–15 | Pythagoras, evidence-based writing |
| Year 10 | 15–16 | pre-senior, subject choices |
| Year 11 | 16–17 | first year of senior secondary |
| Year 12 | 17–18 | ATAR / final exams |
How Convo adapts to Australia (Foundation–Year 12)
It's not enough to know the curriculum exists. Convo understands it from the inside — the methods, the vocabulary, the exam expectations.
- Uses Australian English — 'maths', correct local spelling, Australian cultural references
- Aligned to ACARA curriculum strands and sub-strands for each year level
- Knows NAPLAN expectations for Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 and reinforces those skills naturally
- Senior secondary support: VCE/HSC/QCE extended response and examination technique
- Homework pitched to what Australian teachers at that year level actually set
- Weekly digests name the year level and strand so parents understand progress clearly
- Encourages Australian children to love science and maths through relevant local examples
- Never teaches above or below the ACARA strand for the child's year level
Voice-first sessions
Your child just talks — Convo listens and guides them through Australia (Foundation–Year 12) content naturally.
Socratic questions
Never gives answers — asks the right question at the right moment so understanding sticks.
Curriculum-aligned homework help
Steps through problems using the same methods your child's school teaches.
Spaced repetition
Naturally revisits topics from previous sessions — reinforcing learning without quizzes.
What a Australia (Foundation–Year 12) homework session actually looks like
Year 4 · Mathematics — Times tables and multiplication
Liam is in Year 4 and is trying to get his 7 times table confident before his class test.
Convo never gives the answer. It always guides the child to find it themselves.
Your parent dashboard, after a Australia (Foundation–Year 12) session
- Consolidated her 7 and 8 times tables — much more confident than last week
- Explored how decimals and fractions connect — unprompted, she made the link herself
- Wrote a short persuasive piece about ocean plastic — Convo helped her build her argument
- Asked big questions about volcanoes — a topic she clearly loves
- Mathematics — Number, algebra, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability
- English — Reading, writing, speaking and listening across all year levels
- Science — Biological, chemical, earth and physical sciences
- Humanities & Social Sciences — History, geography, civics, economics
- Senior secondary — VCE, HSC, QCE exam technique and extended response writing
Generic AI tools don't know Australia (Foundation–Year 12).
A child in Australia who asks a general AI "how do I do this?" gets an answer that might be correct — but pitched at the wrong level, using the wrong method, and ignoring the exam expectations their teacher has set.
Convo is different. It knows that a Year 6 student is expected to use specific methods, specific vocabulary, and specific reasoning. It never teaches too far ahead or too far behind. And critically — it never just gives the answer, which is what every parent rightly worries about.
- Knows Australia (Foundation–Year 12) grade expectations — never teaches the wrong method
- Uses Socratic questioning — your child thinks, not Convo
- Parent dashboard shows every session — full transparency
- Safety monitoring runs throughout — you're always informed
"The answer is 42. Here's the formula: a² + b² = c². This is the Pythagorean theorem."
Gives the answer directly. Child copies it down. Learns nothing.
"Before we look at the formula — what do you notice about the relationship between the three sides of a right-angled triangle?"
Guides discovery. Child works it out. Understanding sticks.
COPPA & UK Children's Code compliant
Parental consent is required and verified. Your child's data is never used to train public AI models.
Real-time safety alerts
If Convo hears something that needs your attention — stress, loneliness, concerning topics — you get a calm, private alert with context.
Weekly digest every Sunday
A short, readable summary of highlights, topics covered, curious questions, and anything worth bringing up at home.
Getting started takes two minutes
Create your parent account
Sign up free — no credit card needed. Your account is the parent account; your child never has one.
Set your child's year level
Choose Australia (Foundation–Year 12) and your child's year. Convo immediately knows what level to pitch its conversations.
Your child starts talking
On any device, your child opens the app and starts talking. No typing. No menus. Just conversation.
You see what they learned
Session summary, topics covered, time used, and any alerts land in your parent dashboard straight away.