Frequently asked questions

Yes. The free preview is one sample week of Wattlewood for Year 1-2, 3-4 or 5-6, with 20 tasks in each, six themes, difficulty levels and an evidence report. Get the free preview on Payhip (opens in a new tab) It works offline, and Chrome or Edge work best.

Start with the Start here page. Pick your state or territory for the first things to do and the official pages to read, then try the free preview and the free Plan Builder and Registration Pack. You don't need to buy anything to take those first steps.

Only to download it. After that, Wattlewood runs on your own device with no account, no login, no cloud and no tracking, so it works with the internet switched off.

Chrome or Edge work best. Wattlewood is a file you download and open in your browser.

On an iPad or iPhone, Safari can't open a downloaded HTML file, so families there use Microsoft Edge.

It stays on the device you use. A child's information doesn't leave the device unless you choose to export or print it.

Because it's saved on that device, it won't appear on a different device or browser by itself. Clearing your browser's saved site data could also remove it, so use Save Backup File in Wattlewood regularly (Parent Corner > Import & Data), and print or save your reports from Parent Corner too. See "How do I back up Wattlewood, or move it to a new device?" below.

In Parent Corner, go to Import & Data and choose Save Backup File. The backup holds every child's profile, progress, evidence, learning hours and archived terms. Year Pack files are not included. The file is named Wattlewood-backup- followed by the date.

To restore, go to Parent Corner > Import & Data and choose Restore From Backup. Restoring replaces everything in Wattlewood on that device.

On a new device, set up a child first so you can reach Parent Corner. Then restore your backup, and then import your Year Pack files again.

No. Everything is a one-time purchase, delivered as a download through Payhip. There are no subscriptions.

All prices are in Australian dollars. Maths Teach Then Do (Starter) is A$19. Wattlewood Core (the app and one year level of your choice) is A$249, and extra year packs are A$139 each. Wattlewood Complete (Core, plus the Hollow launcher with Art Making Studio and Garden Life Cycles, Field Notes, BrainForge and the 28 Days guide) is A$349. Launch offer: A$299 until 31 Oct with code FOUNDER, then A$349. Wattlewood Everything (the app with all three year levels, all nine Hollow modules, Field Notes, BrainForge and the 28 Days guide) is A$599. Plan Builder, Registration Pack and the free preview are free. The shop page lists everything with its price.

Wattlewood includes one year level of your choice, chosen at checkout. Extra year levels are separate A$139 year pack downloads, and they need Wattlewood to run. Each pack is 40 weeks and 800 tasks. Please read the product page on Payhip to see exactly what each product includes before you buy.

Our products are digital downloads, so we can't take them back once downloaded. We want you to be happy, so please try the free Wattlewood Preview first. If a file doesn't work, doesn't match its description, or you were charged by mistake, contact us through the contact page and we'll make it right, including a refund where appropriate. Nothing here limits your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. Payments are processed securely through Payhip and PayPal.

Wattlewood supports more than one child. For questions about how many devices you can use it on, please check the product page on Payhip or send me a message before you buy.

I can't promise that, and nobody else can either. Your registering authority decides what it accepts. What Wattlewood does is record what your child actually did, with dates, in plain, factual wording, so you have something real to present. Check what your state or territory asks for on the Start here page and with your registering authority.

It depends on the tool. The Chore-to-Curriculum Builder and the practice tools export entries that describe one real learning activity: a short formal summary, the parent's description in plain words, a curriculum line, an evidence type such as a photo, and the child's own reflection if they gave one. If a child wrote nothing, that field stays empty.

A Wattlewood task record has a title (the subject, the theme's task name and the lesson name), the date, "Completed", and the wording of the level your child worked at. Its summary is your note if you typed one; if you didn't, it is the task's learning objective, and when you did type a note the objective shows beneath it as "Learning focus". It has no child reflection, photo or curriculum code. For NSW and Tasmania only, each record also has an optional box where you can type a syllabus outcome code; the app never fills it in.

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See the made-up examples, each marked "Example only", and a full report on the example evidence entries page.

Parent Corner in Wattlewood has evidence reports, term reports, certificates and learning hours. You can print or save them, and use Save Backup File to keep a copy of your Wattlewood data. Import Evidence (Parent Corner > Import & Data > Choose Evidence File) reads evidence files exported by the other tools, such as the Chore-to-Curriculum Builder and the practice tools. You pick the child and tick the records you want, and nothing is saved until you confirm. Photos are not copied in: each record notes how many photos it had, and you keep the file. A phone page called Field Notes lets you log an excursion and pass it to Wattlewood or Sapling by QR code or sync code.

No. Everything on this site is general information. Registration rules differ between states and territories and change over time, so always check with your registering authority. AHH is not a government body. The 28 Days guide is also not legal advice.

The Australian Curriculum v9.0. Wattlewood has Maths, English, Science and Geography, and the History, Civics and Citizenship, and Economics and Business content sits under the Geography tag, with each task naming the real subject. Wattlewood follows the Australian Curriculum. NSW families must base their program on NESA syllabuses (see the Start here page), so NSW parents should map Wattlewood's work to the NESA syllabuses. Whatever your state, check what your registering authority asks for.

Year packs are available for Year 1-2, Year 3-4 and Year 5-6. Year 7 and above aren't available as year packs. Maths Teach Then Do covers Foundation to Year 10, plus a Shapes and space section. Content for Years 11 and 12 isn't offered, because senior certificates are specific to each state.

Every task has Support, Core and Extension levels. Your child's level never changes by itself: the app can suggest a change, and you confirm it. Wattlewood works on your own device and your own schedule, so you decide what to do on any given day.