Unit 3: People, Power and Authority Ancient History
This unit involves an investigation of ONE ancient society across a broad historical period, with a particular emphasis on the nature and exercise of power and authority in that society. Students also study ONE individual who had a significant impact …
Unit 3: People, Power and Authority | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: Global transformations Geography
This unit focuses on the process of international integration (globalisation) as a conceptual ‘lens’ through which to investigate issues in human geography. In doing so, it integrates the sub disciplines of economic and cultural geography, and political …
Unit 4: Global transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3 Literature
Unit 3 develops students’ knowledge and understanding of the relationship between language, culture and identity in literary texts. Students inquire into the power of language to represent ideas, events and people, comparing these across a range of texts, …
Unit 3 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Ancient Societies Ancient History
This unit involves an investigation of how people lived in the ancient world through an examination of the evidence of the social, political and economic institutions and structures of TWO societies. Students will also study ONE significant feature of …
Unit 2: Ancient Societies | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1: Natural and ecological hazards Geography
Natural and ecological hazards represent potential sources of harm to human life, health, income and property, and may affect elements of the biophysical, managed and constructed elements of environments. This unit focuses on identifying risks and managing …
Unit 1: Natural and ecological hazards | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Sustainable places Geography
This unit examines the economic, social and environmental sustainability of places. While all places are subject to changes produced by economic, demographic, social, political and environmental processes, the outcomes of these processes vary depending …
Unit 2: Sustainable places | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Land cover transformations Geography
This unit focuses on the changing biophysical cover of the earth’s surface, its impact on global climate and biodiversity, and the creation of anthropogenic biomes. In doing so, it examines the processes causing change in the earth’s land cover. These …
Unit 3: Land cover transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th century Modern History
This unit examines significant movements for change in the 20th century that led to change in society, including people’s attitudes and circumstances. These movements draw on the major ideas described in Unit 1, have been closely connected with democratic …
Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th century | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: The Modern World since 1945 Modern History
This unit examines some significant and distinctive features of the modern world within the period 1945 – 2010, in order to build students’ understanding of the contemporary world - that is, why we are here at this point in time. These include changes …
Unit 4: The Modern World since 1945 | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities
The senior secondary English curriculum values the histories, cultures, traditions and languages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and their central place in contemporary Australian society and culture. Through the study of texts, students …
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities
The senior secondary Mathematics curriculum values the histories, cultures, traditions and languages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ past and ongoing contributions to contemporary Australian society and culture. Through the study of …
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities
Literacy is important in students’ development of Science Inquiry Skills and their understanding of content presented through the Science Understanding and Science as a Human Endeavour strands. Students gather, interpret, synthesise and critically analyse …
Representation of General capabilities | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Senior Secondary History subjects
The senior secondary Australian Curriculum: History consists of two subjects – Ancient History and Modern History. Ancient History focuses on the nature of the evidence of the ancient world, and the key features and developments of ancient societies. …
Senior Secondary History subjects | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1 English
In Unit 1, students explore how meaning is communicated through the relationships between language, text, purpose, context and audience. This includes how language and texts are shaped by their purpose, the audiences for whom they are intended and the …
Unit 1 | English | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities Ancient History
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures is addressed in this subject through the investigation of sites of significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and the preservation and conservation of those sites. Students …
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Geography
Rationale The study of Geography draws on students’ curiosity about the diversity of the world’s places and their peoples, cultures and environments. It enables students to appreciate the complexity of our world and the diversity of its environments, …
Rationale/Aims | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities Modern History
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures includes study of the ideas that have influenced movements for change, the progress towards recognition and equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and the focus of continued …
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities English
General capabilities covered in English include: Literacy, Numeracy, Information and communication technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding and Intercultural understanding. Literacy Literacy …
Representation of General capabilities | English | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities English as an Additional Language or Dialect
General capabilities covered in EAL/D include: Literacy, Numeracy, Information and communication technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding and Intercultural understanding. Literacy Literacy …
Representation of General capabilities | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities Essential English
General capabilities covered in Essential English include: Literacy, Numeracy, Information and communication technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding and Intercultural understanding. Literacy Literacy …
Representation of General capabilities | Essential English | English | Senior secondary curriculum