Glen Waverley Secondary College's year 7 and 8 teachers of English, maths, history and science will be among teachers from about 150 schools across Australia to help fine-tune the curriculum before its national rollout next year.

Principal Gerard Schiller said the school decided to help refine the draft curriculum because it would help teachers prepare for its introduction.

While he had strong hopes for the new curriculum, Mr Schiller said its success would depend on whether teachers were given adequate training and resources to deliver on its goals.

"I think the idea of achieving some consistency between states is a very sound one.

"What I like to think will happen is we will end up with something better at the end of it. Whenever there is an investment of thinking and funds into research, that normally is a good thing."

Assistant principal Sandra Erickson said the three-month review would be a detailed examination and Glen Waverley staff were very keen to be involved.

"Teachers will look at the curriculum's online resources and determine the usability of the online package and the suitability of the material."

Ms Erickson said there might be opportunities for teachers to try out parts of the draft curriculum in the classroom but for the most part students would not be involved.

Peter Buckingham, deputy principal of Tintern Schools in Ringwood, said the school community was "wholly supportive" of the national curriculum.

"We have had teaching staff participate in consultative committees on the national curriculum course development.

"Tintern Schools has also participated in the national curriculum conference in Sydney." Tristan Maddocks and