Units 1 and 2 Chemistry Achievement Standard
For the chemical systems studied, the student: analyses how structure, bond strength and energy transfers and transformations are interrelated in chemical systems analyses how a range of factors affect atomic or molecular interactions and change the …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Earth and Environmental Science Achievement Standard
For the Earth systems studied, the student: analyses how Earth systems and their components are inter-related across a range of spatial scales, and how they have changed over time analyses how cycling of matter and transfers and transformations of energy …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Physics Achievement Standard
For the physical systems studied, the student: analyses physical phenomena in complex scenarios qualitatively and quantitatively analyses the relationships between components and properties of physical systems qualitatively and quantitatively explains …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Ancient History Achievement Standard
evaluates the significance of issues associated with the use of sources and evidence for the ancient world evaluates key features and structures of ancient societies and how they shaped people’s lives and actions in the past assesses the significance …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Geography Achievement Standard
The student: analyses how processes of change have spatial consequences in places and environments at a range of scales, and explains the role of context analyses interconnections between people, places and environments, and their geographical significance …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Modern History Achievement Standard
evaluates the extent of change and continuity how it affected the lives of individuals and groups in different times and places evaluates the important causes of change and continuity in particular contexts analyses how different perspectives and responses …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 English Achievement Standard
evaluates the relationships between context, purpose and audience and how effectively they shape meaning and achieve particular effects evaluates how language features, conventions and stylistic devices combine in different modes and mediums to influence …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | English | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 English as an Additional Language or Dialect Achievement Standard
analyses main ideas and supporting details in texts to comprehend literal and inferential meanings analyses ways in which language choices and type of text are created to suit particular purposes and contexts evaluates the effectiveness of text structures …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Bridging Units 1 and 2 English as an Additional Language or Dialect Achievement Standard
explains literal and implied ideas and information presented in short texts explains an attitude or point of view in simple texts explains the purpose of familiar text structures and vocabulary used in texts
Bridging Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Essential English Achievement Standard
analyses how medium, mode and text structure are integrated to achieve particular purposes and effects evaluates how effectively details and examples are used to support main ideas in texts analyses the effectiveness of language choices for different …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Essential English | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Literature Achievement Standard
critically analyses how relationships between texts and contexts shape responses to texts evaluates how effectively language and stylistic features are used together in texts to influence meanings and interpretations critically analyses how effectively …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Literature | English | 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 3: Modern Nations in the 20th century Modern History
This unit examines the characteristics of modern nations in the 20th century; the crises that confronted nations, their responses to these crises and the different paths nations have taken to fulfil their goals. Students study the characteristics of TWO …
Unit 3: Modern Nations in the 20th century | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3 Specialist Mathematics
Unit 3 of Specialist Mathematics contains three topics: ‘Vectors in three dimensions’, ‘Complex numbers’ and ‘Functions and sketching graphs’. The study of vectors was introduced in Unit 1 with a focus on vectors in two-dimensional space. In this unit, …
Unit 3 | Specialist Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Senior secondary English subjects
The senior secondary Australian Curriculum for English is presented in four subjects that share common features. These include the continuing development of students’ knowledge, understanding and skills in listening, speaking, reading, viewing and writing. …
Senior secondary English subjects | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Specialist Mathematics Specialist Mathematics
Specialist Mathematics is structured over four units. The topics in Unit 1 broaden students’ mathematical experience and provide different scenarios for incorporating mathematical arguments and problem solving. The unit provides a blending of algebraic …
Structure of Specialist Mathematics | Specialist Mathematics | Mathematics | 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
Structure of English as an Additional Language or Dialect English as an Additional Language or Dialect
Units 1–4 Unit 1 focuses on investigating how language and culture are interrelated and expressed in a range of contexts. A variety of oral, written and multimodal texts are used to develop understanding of text structures and language features. The relationship …
Structure of English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale Mathematical Methods
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 now used to describe much of the modern world. Statistics is concerned with …
Rationale | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Biology Biology
Units 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 …
Structure of Biology | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum