Rationale/Aims English as an Additional Language or Dialect
Rationale English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) focuses on language learning and the explicit teaching of the structure, linguistic features and sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of Standard Australian English (SAE). Through close …
Rationale/Aims | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Literature
Rationale Literature focuses on the study of literary texts, developing students as independent, innovative and creative learners and thinkers who appreciate the aesthetic use of language, evaluate perspectives and evidence, and challenge ideas and interpretations. …
Rationale/Aims | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale Essential Mathematics
Rationale Mathematics is the study of order, relation and pattern. From its origins in counting and measuring, it has evolved in highly sophisticated and elegant ways to become the language used to describe much of the physical world. Statistics is the …
Rationale | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Links to Foundation to Year 10 Essential Mathematics
For all content areas of Essential Mathematics, the proficiency strands of Understanding, Fluency, Problem solving and Reasoning from the F–10 curriculum are still very much applicable and should be inherent in students’ learning of the subject. Each …
Links to Foundation to Year 10 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Biology
Rationale Biology is the study of the fascinating diversity of life as it has evolved and as it interacts and functions. Investigation of biological systems and their interactions, from cellular processes to ecosystem dynamics, has led to biological knowledge …
Rationale/Aims | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Chemistry
Rationale Chemistry is the study of materials and substances, and the transformations they undergo through interactions and the transfer of energy. Chemists can use an understanding of chemical structures and processes to adapt, control and manipulate …
Rationale/Aims | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Earth and Environmental Science
Rationale Earth and Environmental Science is a multifaceted field of inquiry that focuses on interactions between the solid Earth, its water, its air and its living organisms, and on dynamic, interdependent relationships that have developed between these …
Rationale/Aims | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Geography Geography
Units In Senior Secondary Geography, students develop their understanding about themes of immediate relevance to them and which have scope for application at a variety of scales, from the local to the global. There are four units: Unit 1: Natural and …
Structure of Geography | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities Geography
The general capabilities encompass the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that, together with the Geography curriculum content and the cross-curriculum priorities, will help students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century. The …
Representation of General capabilities | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR064
critically evaluating their own and others' justifications, evidence and points of view
ACELR064 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH011
Evaluate critically different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHAH011 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1: Investigating the Ancient World | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH099
Evaluate critically different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHAH099 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2: Ancient Societies | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH155
Evaluate critically different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHAH155 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: People, Power and Authority | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH264
Critically evaluate different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHAH264 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4: Reconstructing the Ancient World | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHMH011
Evaluate critically different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHMH011 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1: Understanding the Modern World | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHMH057
Evaluate critically different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHMH057 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th century | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHMH108
Evaluate critically different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHMH108 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: Modern Nations in the 20th century | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHMH181
Evaluate critically different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHMH181 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4: The Modern World since 1945 | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSIS172
Critically analyse the validity of information in primary and secondary sources and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS172 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS206
Critically analyse the validity of information in primary and secondary sources and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS206 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum