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Rationale Civics and Citizenship

A deep understanding of Australia's federal system of government and the liberal democratic values that underpin it is essential in enabling students to become active and informed citizens who participate in and sustain Australia’s democracy. The Australian …

Rationale | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Structure Civics and Citizenship

The Years 7–10 Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship is organised into two interrelated strands: civics and citizenship knowledge and understanding, and civics and citizenship inquiry and skills. Civics and citizenship knowledge and understanding …

Structure | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Civics and Citizenship Year 8

By the end of Year 8, students analyse features of Australian democracy, and explain features of Australia’s democracy that enable active participation. They recognise different types of law in Australia and explain how laws are made. They identify …

Achievement Standard Civics and Citizenship Year 9

By the end of Year 9, students evaluate features of Australia’s political system, and identify and analyse the influences on people’s political choices. They explain the key principles of Australia’s system of justice and analyse the …

ACHCK093

How Australia’s international legal obligations shape Australian law and government policies, including in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

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Elaboration (1) ACHCK053

discussing how stereotypes are linked with people's cultural identity (for example, clothes, accent/language, media representations)

Elaboration ACHCS058

developing a plan of action that incorporates a consultation process to ensure a range of views are heard and people are provided with opportunities to respond

Elaboration ACHCS060

recognising their own emotional reactions when interacting with people who are different from them

Elaboration (1) ACHCK064

considering the significance of customary law for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Elaboration (1) ACHCK066

examining contemporary influences on the shaping of Australian national identity, such as the natural environment, immigration, attitudes to Asia and Reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other Australians

Elaboration (1) ACHCS071

recognising assumptions in their own and other people’s thinking when mediating differences

Elaboration (1) ACHCK076

discussing how social media is used to influence people’s understanding of issues

Elaboration ACHCS083

developing categories for sorting information from surveys about people’s views on political or legal issues

Elaboration (1) ACHCS086

recognising that people will not always agree and using strategies to accommodate difference and accept compromise

Elaboration (1) ACHCK090

interviewing people with connections to a country in the Asia region to compare the values they associate with the system of government in that country with those of Australia

Elaboration (1) ACHCK093

researching the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Elaboration (2) ACHCK093

identifying how international conventions and declarations have shaped Australian government policies with regard to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

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