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• The Humanities | Geography: Scope and Sequence

  The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse...

  Overview material | Geography

• The Humanities | History: Scope and Sequence

  The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse needs...

  Overview material | History

• VCMMG117

  Tell time to the quarter-hour, using the language of 'past' and 'to'

  Elaborations

  • describing the characteristics of quarter-past times on an analogue clock, and identifying that the small hand is pointing just past the number and the big hand is pointing to the three

  VCMMG117 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• Digital Technologies: Levels 7 and 8 description

  In Levels 7 and 8, students analyse the properties of networked systems and their suitability and use for the transmission of data types. They acquire, analyse, validate and evaluate various types of data, and appreciate the complexities of storing and transmitting that data in digital systems.

  Stude...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies

• French - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 description

  Students become familiar with the sound systems of the French language, including pronunciation, rhythm, pitch and stress. They learn to pronounce individual letters and letter combinations, including unfamiliar sounds such as -eau, -u, è, é, ou, r and g. They recognise and use the...

  Level description | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence

• Technologies | Digital Technologies: Structure

  Digital Technologies comprises of three related strands: Digital Systems, Data and Information, and Creating Digital Solutions.

  Strands	Digital Systems	Data and Information	Creating Digital Solutions
  	Focuses on the hardware, software and network components of digital systems. Students initially...

  Overview material | Digital Technologies

• VCAMUM035

  Create, practise and rehearse music to develop listening, compositional and technical and expressive performance skills

  Elaborations

  • learning and rehearsing Australian works from different musical styles and traditions
  • creating chord progressions and improvising melodies, focusing on style specific techniques, for example, using scales or modes
  • using notation and audio recordings to evaluate options for creating music, for example, recording work in progress and evaluating against criteria they have developed from listening to performances of works in similar styles
  • exploring and manipulating the elements of music within given parameters to create a personal interpretation, for example, ‘what is the social or cultural context of this piece, for whom would it be performed, and how might this influence the performance? What features of the music indicate it is from a particular time or location?’
  • using listening skills to experiment with ways of achieving cohesion and balance in ensemble performances and make choices to communicate the composer’s intentions, for example, identifying which instrument has the melody, which instruments are playing the same line, an accompaniment, or driving the feel?

  VCAMUM035 | The Arts | Music | Levels 7 and 8 | Music Practices

• Civics and Citizenship: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students identify the values that underpin Australia’s democracy and explain the importance of the electoral process. They describe the purpose of key institutions and levels of government in Australia’s democracy. They explain the role of different people in...

  Level description | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 5 and 6

• Civics and Citizenship: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  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

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level B achievement standards

  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

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level C achievement standards

  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

• Critical and Creative Thinking: Level D achievement standards

  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

• English: Level 6 achievement standards - Writing

  Students understand how language features and language patterns can be used for emphasis. They show how specific details can be used to support a point of view. They explain how their choices of language features and images are used. They use banks of known words and the less familiar words they...

  Level description | English | Level 6 | Writing

• History: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  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

• Personal and Social Capability: Levels 1 and 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students show an awareness of the feelings and needs of others. They identify and describe personal interests, skills and achievements and reflect on how these might contribute to school or family life. They recognise the importance of persisting when faced with new and...

  Level description | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 1 and 2

• VCADAD042

  Practise and refine technical and expressive skills to develop proficiency in genre and style-specific techniques

  Elaborations

  • practising techniques used to perform increasingly complex dances of different styles and genres
  • identifying and analysing dance styles and traditions, applying knowledge of the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system to execute movements safely and prevent injury to themselves and others
  • refining technical skills in response to self-reflection and feedback to develop control, accuracy, strength, balance, alignment, flexibility, endurance, coordination and articulation
  • evaluating work in progress, for example, asking questions such as ‘how successful were the dancers in executing the planned movement?’

  VCADAD042 | The Arts | Dance | Levels 9 and 10 | Dance Practices

• VCNRC036

  Collaborate in group tasks and shared experiences which involve planning, making suggestions and completing transactions

  Elaborations

  • planning and organising an event, such as inviting a special guest to speak to the class about celebrations or to share a traditional recipe
  • working with another group, for example, by reading books to younger students, or teaching a skill, such as dyeing eggs, to another class
  • planning and organising an activity such as an excursion or party, using expressions related to place, time and numbers
  • creating displays, presentations or performances for family, friends or the school community to showcase their progress in learning the target language or to promote the learning of the target language and culture

  VCNRC036 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Socialising

• Auslan - First Language Learner - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students can identify the handshape movement and location of signs. Depending on their access to home-sign systems, they make use of varying levels of handling or SASS depicting signs, gradually learning the conventions of Auslan. They learn to use entity depicting signs to discuss movement and...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence

• Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking: Structure

  Critical and Creative Thinking is organised into three interrelated strands: Questions and Possibilities, Reasoning and Meta-Cognition.

  Strands	Questions and Possibilities	Reasoning	Meta-Cognition
  	Explore the nature of questioning and a range of processes and techniques to develop ideas	Explore...

  Overview material | Critical and Creative Thinking

• Capabilities | Ethical Capability: Structure

  The curriculum consists of two strands: Understanding Concepts and Decision Making and Actions.

  Strands	Understanding Concepts	Decision Making and Actions
  	Students explore: key concepts and ideas important to identifying ethical problems and their relative importance concepts concerned with ethical...

  Overview material | Ethical Capability