Community and First contacts
In Levels 3 and 4, students explore the history and diversity of their community and the celebrations and commemorations, symbols and emblems important to Australians and others. They are introduced to world history and movement of peoples. Beginning with the history...
Level description | The Humanities | History
The Making of the Modern World and Australia
In Levels 9 and 10, students study the making of the modern world from 1750 to 1918 and the modern world and Australia from 1918–present. It covers the period of industrialisation and rapid change in the ways people lived, worked and thought, the...
Level description | The Humanities | History
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
While there is no formal economics and business curriculum prior to Level 5, students may have developed relevant knowledge and capabilities through other curriculum areas and interactions in everyday life.
Students may develop a basic understanding...
Overview material | Economics and Business
The Economics and Business curriculum explores the ways in which individuals, families, the community, workers, businesses and governments make decisions in relation to the allocation of resources. It enables students to understand the process of economic and business decision-making...
Overview material | Economics and Business
Economics and Business is organised by six strands. Throughout these strands the study of economics and business issues, events and business case studies form an integral component of the curriculum. The content is intended to be taught through relevant contexts, which will help students make...
Overview material | Economics and Business
The Geography curriculum identifies the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change, as integral to the development of geographical understanding. These are high-level ideas or ways of thinking that can be applied across the subject to identify...
Overview material | Geography
The Geography curriculum presents a structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the characteristics of the places that make up our world, using the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change. It addresses scales from the personal...
Overview material | Geography
In the History curriculum, students have the opportunity to develop historical understanding through the application of the following historical concepts and skills:
Overview material | History
History is a disciplined process of investigation into the past that develops students' curiosity and imagination. Awareness of history is an essential characteristic of any society, and historical knowledge is fundamental to understanding ourselves and others. It promotes the understanding...
Overview material | History
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
By the end of Level 2, students explain aspects of daily life to identify how some aspects have changed over time, while others have remained the same. They describe personal and family life, a person, a site, or an event of significance in the local community.
Students use sources (physical, visual...
Level description | The Humanities | History | Foundation to Level 2
By the end of Level 4, students explain how and why life changed in the past, and identify aspects of the past that remained the same. They describe the experiences and perspectives of an individual or group over time. They recognise the significance of events in bringing about change.
Students...
Level description | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4