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• VCCCC014

  Identify who can be an Australian citizen and describe the rights, responsibilities and shared values of Australian citizenship and explore ways citizens can participate in society

  Elaborations

  • investigating how people become Australian citizens
  • discussing the Australian citizenship pledge to explore the values and dispositions that characterise Australian citizenship
  • clarifying the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizenship
  • explaining personal roles and actions as a citizen in the school and in the community

  VCCCC014 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 5 and 6 | Citizenship, Diversity and Identity

• The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Civics and Citizenship is essential in enabling students to become active and informed citizens who participate in and sustain Australia’s democracy. Through the study of Civics and Citizenship, students investigate political and legal systems, and explore the nature of citizenship...

  Overview material | Civics and Citizenship

• VCCCC006

  Investigate why and how people participate within communities and cultural and social groups

  Elaborations

  • identifying groups in the local community and exploring their purpose
  • investigating ways they could participate in a school or community project, for example raising money for a local or regional aid project that they have studied, or helping reduce pollution
  • discussing the motivations of people who have contributed to communities, for example local community volunteers, leaders and elders

  VCCCC006 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 3 and 4 | Citizenship, Diversity and Identity

• VCCCL004

  Explain how and why people make rules

  Elaborations

  • identifying how some rules can protect the rights of others, for example rules in the classroom
  • identifying who has the authority to make rules, for example at school or in a sporting club
  • investigating and explaining cultural norms behind some rule making, such as removing shoes before entering places of cultural significance

  VCCCL004 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 3 and 4 | Laws and Citizens

• VCCCG003

  Explain the roles of local government and some familiar services provided at the local level

  Elaborations

  • investigating what local government does, including the services it provides such as libraries, health, environment and waste, parks, pools and sport, arts, and pet management
  • describing how local government services may affect the lives of students
  • using online sources to identify local government services

  VCCCG003 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 3 and 4 | Government and Democracy

• VCCCG010

  Identify and discuss the key features of the Australian electoral process

  Elaborations

  • exploring the secret ballot and compulsory voting as key features of Australia’s democracy
  • recognising the role of the Australian Electoral Commission in administering elections that are open, free and fair
  • clarifying who has the right to vote and stand for election in Australia
  • discussing the democratic ideas behind preferential voting and proportional representation
  • explain the process of voting and democratic ideas behind voting though conducting a class survey and using preferential voting to determine an outcome

  VCCCG010 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 5 and 6 | Government and Democracy

• VCCCL013

  Explain how and why laws are enforced and describe the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in law enforcement, and in the legal system

  Elaborations

  • identifying different types of laws in our community and explaining who enforces them (road laws – police; health laws – public health department; pollution laws – environmental protection officer)
  • investigating how laws protect human rights, for example sex, disability, race and age discrimination law
  • identifying and researching the different people associated with law enforcement (such as quarantine and customs officials, and police) and the legal system (such as judges and lawyers)

  VCCCL013 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 5 and 6 | Laws and Citizens