Introduction
The humanities and social sciences are the study of human behaviour and interaction in social, cultural, environmental, economic and political contexts. The humanities and social sciences have a historical and contemporary focus, from personal to global …
Introduction | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Foundation Year HASS
My personal world The Foundation curriculum focuses on developing students’ understanding of their personal worlds, including their personal and family histories and the places they and their families live in and belong to. The emphasis is on the student’s …
Foundation Year | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 1 HASS
How my world is different from the past and can change in the future The Year 1 curriculum provides a study of the recent past, the present and the near future within the context of the student’s own world. Students are given opportunities to explore …
Year 1 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 2 HASS
Our past and present connections to people and places The Year 2 curriculum extends contexts for study beyond the personal to the community and to near and distant places that students are familiar with or aware of, exploring connections between the …
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Year 3 HASS
Diverse communities and places and the contribution people make The Year 3 curriculum focuses on the diversity of people and places in their local community and beyond, and how people participate in their communities. Students study how places are represented …
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Year 4 HASS
How people, places and environments interact, past and present The Year 4 curriculum focuses on interactions between people, places and environments over time and space and the effects of these interactions. Students gain opportunities to expand their …
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Year 5 HASS
Australian communities – their past, present and possible futures The Year 5 curriculum focuses on colonial Australia in the 1800s and the social, economic, political and environmental causes and effects of Australia’s development, and on the relationship …
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Year 6 HASS
Australia in the past and present and its connections with a diverse world The Year 6 curriculum focuses on the social, economic and political development of Australia as a nation, particularly after 1900, and Australia’s role within a diverse and interconnected …
Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 7 HASS
Sustainable pasts, present, futures The Year 7 curriculum deepens discipline-specific knowledge, understandings and skills with opportunities for integration across the sub-strands. Students study ancient societies of the East and West, how they are …
Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 7 History
The ancient world The Year 7 curriculum provides a study of history from the time of the earliest human communities to the end of the ancient period, approximately 60 000 BC (BCE) – c.650 AD (CE). It was a period defined by the development of cultural …
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Year 8 History
The ancient to the modern world The Year 8 curriculum provides a study of history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period, c.650– 1750 AD (CE). This was when major civilisations around the world came into contact with …
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Year 9 History
The making of the modern world The Year 9 curriculum provides a study of the history of the making of the modern world from 1750 to 1918. It was a period of industrialisation and rapid change in the ways people lived, worked and thought. It was an era …
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Year 10 History
The modern world and Australia The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s …
Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 10 Geography
There are two units of study in the Year 10 curriculum for Geography: ‘Environmental change and management’ and ‘Geographies of human wellbeing’. ‘Environmental change and management’ focuses on investigating environmental geography through an in-depth …
Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 8 Civics and Citizenship
The Year 8 curriculum provides a study of the responsibilities and freedoms of citizens and how Australians can actively participate in their democracy. Students consider how laws are made and the types of laws used in Australia. Students also examine …
Year 8 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 7 Economics and Business
The Year 7 curriculum gives students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of economics and business concepts by exploring what it means to be a consumer, a worker and a producer in the market, and the relationships between these groups. …
Year 7 | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 9 Economics and Business
The Year 9 curriculum gives students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of economics and business concepts by exploring the interactions within the global economy. Students are introduced to the concept of an ‘economy’ and explore …
Year 9 | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 10 Economics and Business
The Year 10 curriculum gives students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of economics and business concepts by considering Australia’s economic performance and standard of living. The ways governments manage economic performance to …
Year 10 | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Rationale HASS
In a world that is increasingly culturally diverse and dynamically interconnected, it is important that students come to understand their world, past and present, and develop a capacity to respond to challenges, now and in the future, in innovative, informed, …
Rationale | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Structure History
The Australian Curriculum: History is organised into two interrelated strands: historical knowledge and understanding and historical inquiry and skills. Historical knowledge and understanding strand This strand includes personal, family, local, state …
Structure | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum