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• Non-Roman Alphabet Languages - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  This is a period of language exploration and vocabulary expansion and experimentation with different modes of communication. Greater control of language structures and systems increases confidence and interest in communicating in a wider range of contexts. Students use the language being studied...

  Level description | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence

• VCHHK130

  Causes of population movements and settlement patterns during this period and the significant changes to the way of life of groups of people

  Elaborations

  • describing the growth of cities as men, women and children moved to the cities to find employment
  • using photographs to investigate changes to the cities and landscape in European countries and Australia as the Industrial Revolution continued to develop
  • mapping the movement of peoples in the transatlantic slave trade or in convict transportation to Australia
  • explaining the role of the Industrial Revolution in creating a growing need for labour and transportation
  • evaluating the effects of the movement of peoples on the indigenous and immigrant populations

  VCHHK130 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Knowledge | The making of the modern world | Industrial Revolution (1750 – 1914)

• VCHPEM152

  Perform and refine specialised movement skills in challenging movement situations

  Elaborations

  • adapting and responding to changes in equipment that increase the complexity of a movement task or performance
  • transferring skills learnt in one movement situation to a different situation
  • performing specialised movement skills in situations where the rules or conditions have been modified to vary complexity
  • using feedback from a variety of sources to refine specialised movement skills and performances

  VCHPEM152 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCVIC182

  Create bilingual texts in multimodal forms, including digital, that reflect aspects of culture and language for a variety of Vietnamese and Australian audiences

  Elaborations

  • creating programs for Vietnamese cultural events, including footnotes in English to explain key words, for example, tết Nguyên đán, tết Trung thu, lễ Vu lan, rằm tháng Giêng
  • creating a range of bilingual texts, such as advertisements, announcements and recipes, for different audiences and contexts, and discussing ways of expressing concepts in each language
  • creating bilingual ‘survival guides’ on language and etiquette in the form of brochures or slideshow presentation for visitors to Vietnam or Australia, and providing advice for specific scenarios, for example, at the airport, hotel, supermarket, restaurant or tourist attraction
  • creating bilingual texts in multimodal forms, including digital, that explain Vietnamese and Australian cultural practices, for example, tục lệ ngày Tết, đám giỗ, đầy tháng, thôi nôi, and New Year, Christmas, birthday or Australia Day activities
  • translating children’s stories from English into Vietnamese and vice versa, and discussing how to maintain original meaning when tailoring texts to different audiences and cultural backgrounds
  • adapting classic Australian stories for young Vietnamese readers, and explaining language and setting choices

  VCVIC182 | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating

• VCLAU026

  Understand that Latin became the official language of the Roman empire and facilitated the spread of Roman civilisation and culture, and that Latin continues to enrich English through specialist vocabulary and abstract concepts embodied in the language

  Elaborations

  • recognising that, as the Roman world expanded, Latin became the language of communication, trade, administration, education and law throughout its sphere of influence
  • exploring the role of Latin in the process of Romanisation, and its influence on local languages
  • discussing the impact on people and their lives in Roman provinces, with Latin as the common language, and Roman infrastructure such as aqueducts, sewers, roads and shipping, safe trade routes, standardised currency and weights and measures
  • recognising the spread of ancient Greek ideas through Latin, such as the use of Greek vocabulary and concepts in literature and philosophy, for example, stadium, rhetor, theatrum, poeta, stoica, philosophia
  • exploring abstract concepts derived from Latin, such as justice, liberty, republic, fraternity, charity, genius, piety
  • recognising terms in English that are hybrids of Classical Greek and Latin, for example, metalanguage, quantum physics, teleconference
  • discussing Latin words and expressions that are used in fields such as law, business and education, for example, de facto, non sequitur, agenda, forum, curriculum
  • examining the Latin roots of English words in subjects across the school curriculum, for example, technical vocabulary related to reporting research, such as ibid and stet
  • identifying Latin roots in English scientific, technical and medical terminology, for example, genus, species; computer, data, accumulator, super conductor, cellular differentiation, quantum teleportation; cancer, cannula, defibrillator, incision, amputation
  • exploring how Latin is used to coin terms for new technology and new discoveries in science and medicine in the modern world, such as internet, Trojan (horse), forum, virus
  • applying knowledge of Latin to form and explain plurals of English words borrowed from Latin, for example, indices, media, vertebrae, curricula, alumni
  • exploring mottoes and inscriptions, such as per ardua ad astra or mens sana in corpore sano, and discussing their relevance in the modern world
  • investigating the enduring nature and use of Latin in academic and religious ceremonies, for example, summa cum laude, honoris causa, gaudeamus igitur or pater noster

  VCLAU026 | Languages | Latin | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | The powerful influence of language and culture

• French - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken French to communicate with teachers, peers and others in a range of settings and for a range of purposes They use language to access and exchange information on a broad range of social, cultural and youth-related issues (for example, student...

  Level description | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Hindi - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  Students consolidate their understanding of the conventions of written script, applying these to their own language production in increasingly complex ways. They recognise the role of prefixes and suffixes and how these change the meaning of words, जीव, सजीव, जीवंत, and they understand the impact...

  Level description | Languages | Hindi | 7–10 Sequence

• Spanish - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  Students recognise and approximate the pronunciation, rhythms and intonation patterns of more extended phrases and compound sentences. They become more fluent and accurate in both spoken and written language production. They gain more control of grammatical and textual elements. They use simple...

  Level description | Languages | Spanish | 7–10 Sequence

• Non-Roman Alphabet Languages - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10 students initiate and sustain interactions with peers by sharing opinions and experiences and comparing aspects of teenage life. They interact with others to make decisions and plan events. They ask and respond to questions, clarify understanding and express agreement or...

  Level description | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• VCGGC132

  Analyse and evaluate data, maps and other geographical information using digital and spatial technologies and Geographical Information Systems as appropriate, to develop identifications, descriptions, explanations and conclusions that use geographical terminology

  Elaborations

  • constructing a graph to show the relationship between growth in world population and world food production
  • comparing maps showing transport networks with survey responses on personal mobility
  • analysing environmental change, such as the clearance of vegetation or a plan for a vegetation corridor, using topographic maps and satellite images
  • identifying the relevant layers of a Geographical Information System and using them to investigate how they can portray and analyse demographic, economic and environmental data, and investigating the use of GIS by organisations.
  • testing conclusions by considering alternative points of view about an area of investigation and providing a response using as organisers at least two of the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change

  VCGGC132 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 9 and 10 | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• VCELA428

  Investigate how evaluation can be expressed directly and indirectly using devices, including allusion, evocative vocabulary and metaphor

  Elaborations

  • comparing texts that use evaluative language in different ways – print advertisements, editorials, talkback radio and poetry – and identifying wordings that appraise things indirectly, through evocative language, similes and metaphors that direct the views of the readers in particular ways

  VCELA428 | Curriculum content | English | Level 9 | Reading and Viewing | Language

• Economics and Business: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students describe how resources are allocated and distributed in the Australian economy and the way economic performance is measured. They provide explanations for variations in economic performance and standards of living within and between economies. Students explain...

  Level description | The Humanities | Economics and Business | Levels 9 and 10

• VCCCTQ044

  Suspend judgements to allow new possibilities to emerge and investigate how this can broaden ideas and solutions

  Elaborations

  • comparing a creative process that quickly follows initial judgements to one that intentionally suspends judgements over a period of time and reflecting on the quality of the ideas produced
  • exploring optimum conditions for an ‘incubation period’ when problem-solving, for example ‘sleeping on it’, or undertaking a distracting menial task and then returning to the problem
  • using technology for experimenting with the relationships between compositions of functions, such as resultant shapes and behaviours, which may then be used in modelling and understanding a range of real-world phenomena

  VCCCTQ044 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 9 and 10 | Questions and Possibilities

• VCHPEP144

  Plan, rehearse and evaluate options (including CPR and first aid) for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety and wellbeing may be at risk

  Elaborations

  • proposing and practising a range of realistic responses to scenarios where peers are encouraging them to take unnecessary risks
  • planning and practising responses to emergencies where they may be required to administer first aid to a friend, including CPR
  • critiquing the appropriateness and effectiveness of help and support services available for young people in the local community
  • examining policies and processes for ensuring safe blood practices when participating in physical activities
  • identify a plan and evaluate options to deal with a difficult situation in the home where a family member may be at risk of physical or emotional harm

  VCHPEP144 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• Italian - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken Italian to interact with others in a range of contexts and for a range of purposes. They discuss topics such as education, work, the environment and youth issues as well as concepts from a range of learning areas. They recount experiences...

  Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Arabic - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken Arabic to initiate and sustain interactions with peers and adults. They use language spontaneously to exchange ideas, opinions and feelings, compare experiences and discuss future plans. They sustain interactions by asking and responding...

  Level description | Languages | Arabic | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Hindi - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  Students extend and consolidate grammatical knowledge, including the use of compound sentences by using postpositions मैं पहले दिल्ली जाऊँगा और अपना काम पूरा करने के बाद कोलकता पहुँचूँगा। and a range of tenses to describe events and personal experiences, पिछले वर्ष जैसे हमने होली का त्योहार मन...

  Level description | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence

• Turkish - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  Students extend their grammatical knowledge to a range of forms and functions that give them control of more complex elements of text construction and word formation. They analyse functions of affixation through the identification of adverbial, adjectival and noun phrases, for example, by recognising...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence

• VCDSCD062

  Work flexibly to safely test, select, justify and use appropriate technologies and processes to make designed solutions

  Elaborations

  • refining technical skills and using production skills with independence to produce quality designed solutions and to reduce risks in production
  • using materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques safely and considering alternatives to maximise sustainability, for example using timber because it stores carbon and offsets the demand for alternative products
  • experimenting with innovative combinations and ways of manipulating traditional and contemporary materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques, and recording findings in a collaborative space to debate the merits of each with peers
  • explaining safe working practices required for a specific classroom design project for individual or community use
  • modifying production processes to respond to unforeseen challenges or opportunities, for example when producing bulk quantities of recipes, lower than average rainfall and impacts on growth, materials with unexpected faults

  VCDSCD062 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 9 and 10 | Creating Designed Solutions | Producing

• VC2M9ST01

  analyse reports of surveys in digital media and elsewhere for information on how data was obtained around everyday questions and issues involving at least one numerical and at least one categorical variable, to estimate population means and medians

  Elaborations

  • investigating and evaluating statistical reports in the media and other places by linking claims to displays, statistics and representative data
  • investigating the use of statistics in reports regarding the growth of Australia’s trade with other countries of the Asia region
  • investigating a range of data and its sources, for example, the age of residents in Australia, Cambodia and Tonga, or the number of subjects studied at school in a year by 14-year-old students in Australia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Timor-Leste
  • analysing reports of public opinion surveys on environmental issues, such as land clearing, wind farms or single-use plastics, discussing methods of data collection and the reasonableness of any inferences made
  • comparing the annual rainfall in various parts of Australia, Pakistan, New Guinea and Malaysia

  VC2M9ST01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 9 | Statistics