Years 3 and 4 Indonesian
The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social world and memberships of various groups, including of the Indonesian class. They have developed initial literacy in English, and this assists to some degree in …
Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Indonesian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Arabic
The nature of the learners Students who enter the background language learner pathway in Arabic in Year 7 may have strong connections to Arabic language and culture through family and community and varying degrees of oracy in Arabic. Their textual knowledge …
Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Foundation to Year 2 French
The nature of the learners Children enter the early years of schooling with established communication skills in one or more languages and varying degrees of early literacy capability. For young students, learning typically focuses on their immediate …
Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Modern Greek
The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Modern Greek and typically have little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt a different language in primary school, while some will have proficiency …
Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Modern Greek | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 9 and 10 Vietnamese
The nature of the learners Learners increasingly communicate in Vietnamese in everyday interactions and in domains that are beyond the home. They continue to be immersed in Vietnamese language and culture, making connections and comparisons with other …
Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Vietnamese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 3 and 4 French
The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social worlds and of their memberships of various groups including of the French class. They are developing literacy capabilities in English, such as writing in the …
Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 3 and 4 Italian
The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social worlds and of their memberships of various groups including the Italian class. They are developing literacy capabilities in English, such as writing in the Roman …
Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Korean
The nature of the learners These years represent a transition to secondary school and students in this pathway are continuing to study Korean, bringing with them a capability to communicate with some assistance about their immediate world and Korea. …
Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Korean | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Modern Greek
The nature of the learners These years represent a transition to secondary school. Students in this sequence are continuing to study Modern Greek, bringing with them an established capability to interact in different situations, to engage with a variety …
Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Modern Greek | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 3 and 4 Spanish
The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social worlds and of their memberships of various groups, including the Spanish class. They are further developing literacy capabilities in English, such as writing …
Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Chinese
The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Chinese and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, some have proficiency in different …
Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
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 …
Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 7 Geography
There are two units of study in the Year 7 curriculum for Geography: ‘Water in the world’ and ‘Place and liveability’. ‘Water in the world’ focuses on water as an example of a renewable environmental resource. This unit examines the many uses of water, …
Year 7 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Foundation to Year 2 Music
In Foundation to Year 2, learning in The Arts builds on the Early Years Learning Framework. Students are engaged through purposeful and creative play in structured activities, fostering a strong sense of wellbeing and developing their connection with …
Foundation to Year 2 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Visual Arts
In Visual Arts, students: build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpoints extend their thinking, understanding and use of …
Years 7 and 8 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Years 3 and 4 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies focuses on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking, such as categorising and outlining procedures; and developing an increasing awareness of how digital systems are used and could be used …
Years 3 and 4 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Years 5 and 6 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies focuses on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking such as identifying similarities in different problems and describing smaller components of complex systems. It also focuses on the sustainability …
Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies focuses on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking such as decomposing problems and prototyping; and engaging students with a wider range of information systems as they broaden their experiences …
Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Foundation to Year 2 Chinese
The nature of the learners Students will have some exposure to Chinese language and culture in the context of their family and community life. They are likely to have high oracy skills but low literacy skills in Chinese. In the school environment they …
Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 9 and 10 Chinese
The nature of the learners Students integrate elements of both their Chinese and Australian cultures into their understanding of the ways people behave and use language. They explore the nature of their dual identities and bilingual capabilities. They …
Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum