Every listing here is checked for what 'free' actually means — including printing, accounts, library cards and optional extras.
Suitable free resource → low-cost resource → paid resource. Free options are never ranked above a better-matching resource without saying so, and quality is judged independently of price.
26 resources
Khan Academy (non-profit) · United States
A complete, mastery-based maths sequence plus science, computing and reading practice — free forever, donation supported.
Free but account required — Registration is required to access.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation · Australia
Thousands of Australian-made videos, interactives and digibooks mapped to the Australian Curriculum across every learning area.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
Australian state and local libraries · Australia
Your library card unlocks Story Box Library, BorrowBox audiobooks, ANZ Reference Centre and curriculum databases at no cost.
Free with library membership — Requires a public library card.
Core Knowledge Foundation · United States
Complete openly licensed English language arts and knowledge sequences, downloadable as full teacher and student books.
Free but account required — Registration is required to access.
CSIRO · Australia
Australian science investigations, STEM units and downloadable experiment guides from the national science agency.
Free but requires printing — No fee, but you must print materials.
Amplify · United Kingdom
Interactive maths manipulatives and story-driven courses — outstanding for hands-on and visual learners.
Free with optional paid extras — Core free, extras optional.
Code.org (non-profit) · United States
A complete K–8 computer science pathway with unplugged lessons, block coding and teacher guides.
Free but account required — Registration is required to access.
Education Services Australia · Australia
The national digital learning object repository used by Australian teachers — 20,000+ resources tagged to Australian Curriculum content descriptions.
Free but account required — Registration is required to access.
National Museum of Australia · Australia
Australian history and civics units built around museum objects, with teacher notes and student activities.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
Rice University · United States
Peer-reviewed, openly licensed textbooks for upper primary through senior secondary — free to read, download and print.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
Cool Australia (non-profit) · Australia
Australian Curriculum-mapped lesson plans on sustainability, wellbeing and real-world issues, free for home educators.
Free but account required — Registration is required to access.
NASA · United States
Space science units, printable activity guides and live video from the world's best-funded science agency.
Free but requires printing — No fee, but you must print materials.
Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute · Australia
Australian maths teaching modules and activities written for the Australian Curriculum, free to download.
Free but account required — Registration is required to access.
Project Gutenberg · United States
75,000+ public domain books — classic literature, poetry and readers for the whole family, in every ebook format.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
Pratham Books · India
Thousands of openly licensed levelled readers you can read online, download or print for early literacy.
Free but account required — Registration is required to access.
Google · United States
Virtual gallery tours, artist studies and art history collections from 2,000+ museums worldwide.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
Google · United States
Browser-based music experiments that teach rhythm, melody, harmony and sound science with zero setup.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
Nature Play AU network · Australia
Outdoor learning passports, bushwalk challenges and citizen-science nature study for Australian conditions.
Free but requires printing — No fee, but you must print materials.
CK-12 (non-profit) · United States
Adaptive open textbooks (FlexBooks) with practice and assessment across maths and science.
Free but account required — Registration is required to access.
The Body Coach & Sporting Schools · Australia
Follow-along movement sessions plus Australian Sporting Schools activity cards for physical education.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
ABC Kids listen, Brains On!, Fierce Girls · Australia
Curated free podcasts for car trips and quiet time — science, history and storytelling with no screens.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
Easy Peasy (volunteer run) · United States
A genuinely complete, day-by-day K–8 homeschool curriculum covering every subject — donation supported and Christian.
Fully free curriculum — Every essential lesson is accessible at no cost.
Math-Drills & K5 Learning free tier · Canada
Unlimited printable fluency worksheets and answer keys for daily maths practice.
Free but requires printing — No fee, but you must print materials.
Blake eLearning · Australia
Australian phonics and reading program. Excellent quality, but the free access is a 30-day trial only.
Free trial only — Free access ends when the trial expires.
Duolingo Inc. · United States
Gamified language learning with a genuinely usable free tier — ads and daily limits apply.
Limited free tier — A capped amount of content is free ongoing.
Prodigy Education · Canada
Game-based maths practice. The learning content is free; cosmetic and parent-report upgrades are paid.
Limited free tier — A capped amount of content is free ongoing.
