Bruce and Denise Morcombe travelled to Canberra in July to meet with dozens of federal MPs including the West Australian Dean Smith and the parliament secretary to the Education Minister Scott Ryan, asking that the government consider their child-safety course as part of the major review into the national curriculum. Senator Smith has since met the WA Education minister on the Morcombe's behalf.

The review, released on Sunday, found the syllabus is overcrowded and recommended a back-to-basics approach for the key subjects of maths and English.

But if the state education ministers agree, the national curriculum will include the Daniel Morcombe child safety course, which teaches children to "recognise, react and report" threats to their safety. The states meet in December to discuss what they'll adopt from the review's recommendations but Mr Pyne has already said any changes are unlikely to be ready until the 2016 school year.

The Morcombes revealed the news on their Facebook page.

"A private phone call from federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne confirmed.....it's definitely recommended to be included in the National Curriculum," they wrote.

"Yes folks, the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum is a goer, it's a day we are all very proud of."

Mr Pyne said there was a clear place in the curriculum for such a programme, which is dedicated to a child's personal safety.

"The national curriculum provides an opportunity in the health subject to teach students resilience and safety," the minister told Fairfax Media.

"I'm glad the reviewers had suggested that the Morcombes program be assessed alongside the objectives of this subject".

The Morcombes thanked supporters, including Education Queensland.

Australians are encouraged to wear red to mark Day for Daniel on October 31. Daniel was wearing a red T-shirt when he was abducted and murdered in December 2003.

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