By the end of Level 8, students explain features of Australia’s system of government, and the purpose of the Constitution in Australia’s representative democracy. They analyse features of Australian democracy, and explain features that enable active participation. They explain how...
Level description | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 7 and 8
By the end of Level 8, students use their knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and textual cues to identify and interpret information in Classical Greek texts, such as narratives, about the daily life and attitudes of the ancient Greeks. They interpret grammatical structures such as inflected forms...
Level description | Languages | Classical Greek | Levels 7 and 8
By the end of Level 10, students analyse a range of Classical Greek texts to obtain information and ideas about ancient Greek society and culture. They use vocabulary, grammar and textual cues to analyse and interpret language use and cultural references in Classical Greek texts, such as poetry...
Level description | Languages | Classical Greek | Levels 9 and 10
By the end of Level 2, students use and give examples of different kinds of questions. Students generate ideas that are new to them and make choices after considering personal preferences.
Students identify words that indicate components of a point of view. They use reasons and examples for different...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Foundation to Level 2
By the end of Level A, students react to significant changes in their environment. Students generate ideas by using their senses to explore the characteristics of everyday objects and make choices between objects.
Students begin to identify their personal preference and make choices about what...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level A
By the end of Level B, students use their senses and cause and effect to explore and understand the world around them. Students generate ideas based on their experiences and make choices in structured situations.
Students begin to become aware of their own point of view through their emotions...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level B
By the end of Level C, students answer simple questions about familiar events and topics. They identify a familiar idea or experience with support and make choices from a range of options.
Students can identify their own point of view. They use personal experience and examples to explain reasons...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level C
By the end of Level D, students answer simple questions related to their own investigation, their feelings or concept. They identify and describe an event or scientific experiment. They generate ideas based on past experience and make choices based on their personal preferences.
Students can...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level D
By the end of Level 8, students prioritise the elements of a question and justify their selection. Students demonstrate flexibility in thinking by using a range of techniques in order to repurpose existing ideas or solutions to meet needs in new contexts.
Students explain different ways to settle...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 7 and 8
By the end of Level 4, students explain how to construct open and closed questions and use them for different purposes. Students select and apply techniques to generate a range of ideas that extend how problems are solved.
Students describe and structure arguments with clearly identified aims,...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 3 and 4
By the end of Level 10, students construct and evaluate questions, including their own, for their effectiveness. They demonstrate a willingness to shift their perspective when generating ideas, resulting in new ways of perceiving solutions.
Students structure complex valid arguments. They explain...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 9 and 10
By the end of Level 6, students apply questioning as a tool to focus or expand thinking. They use appropriate techniques to copy, borrow and compare aspects of existing solutions in order to identify relationships and apply these to new situations.
Students distinguish between valid and sound...
Level description | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6
By the end of Foundation, students make and perform dance sequences and demonstrate safe dance practice.
Students describe what happens in dance they make, perform and view.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Foundation Level
By the end of Level A, students participate in dance activities. They move body parts safely and react to aspects of dance they make, perform and view.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level A
By the end of Level B, students follow safe practice when moving body parts and performing dance sequences.
Students communicate responses to dances they make, perform and view.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level B
By the end of Level C, students follow safe dance practice to make and share dance sequences and movement patterns.
Students communicate ideas and feelings about aspects of their own and others’ dance.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level C
By the end of Level D, students make and share a simple dance sequence and demonstrate safe dance practice.
Students provide a simple explanation about the features and purpose of their own dance.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Level D
By the end of Level 4, students structure movements into dance sequences and use the elements of dance and choreographic devices to communicate their ideas and intentions. They make dances and perform safely with control, accuracy, projection and focus.
Students describe and discuss similarities...
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 3 and 4
By the end of Level 2 students use the elements of dance and fundamental movement skills to make and perform safely, dance sequences that express ideas.
Students communicate about dances they make, perform and view, and discuss where and why people dance.
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 1 and 2
By the end of Level 6, students structure movements in dance sequences and use elements of dance and choreographic devices to make dances that communicate ideas and intentions. They perform dances for audiences, demonstrating technical and expressive skills and safe dance practice.
Students explain...
Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 5 and 6
