Aims Geography
The Australian Curriculum: Geography aims to ensure that students develop: a sense of wonder, curiosity and respect about places, people, cultures and environments throughout the world a deep geographical knowledge of their own locality, Australia, the …
Aims | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 German
The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of German and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, and some have proficiency in …
Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Japanese
The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Japanese and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated culture. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, while some have proficiency …
Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Year 3 HASS
Diverse communities and places and the contribution people make The Year 3 curriculum focuses on the diversity of people and places in their local community and beyond, and how people participate in their communities. Students study how places are represented …
Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 4 HASS
How people, places and environments interact, past and present The Year 4 curriculum focuses on interactions between people, places and environments over time and space and the effects of these interactions. Students gain opportunities to expand their …
Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 5 HASS
Australian communities – their past, present and possible futures The Year 5 curriculum focuses on colonial Australia in the 1800s and the social, economic, political and environmental causes and effects of Australia’s development, and on the relationship …
Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 6 HASS
Australia in the past and present and its connections with a diverse world The Year 6 curriculum focuses on the social, economic and political development of Australia as a nation, particularly after 1900, and Australia’s role within a diverse and interconnected …
Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 7 HASS
Sustainable pasts, present, futures The Year 7 curriculum deepens discipline-specific knowledge, understandings and skills with opportunities for integration across the sub-strands. Students study ancient societies of the East and West, how they are …
Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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
Structure
In the Australian Curriculum, the Humanities and Social Sciences learning area comprises five subjects: F–6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences, and Years 7–10 History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business. In all five subjects, the …
Structure | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
How were the progressions developed?
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), in partnership with NSW Department of Education, led the development of national collaborative action to develop the progressions from mid-2016 to the end of 2017. During 2016, version …
How were the progressions developed? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
Years 7 and 8 Korean
The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Korean 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 | Korean | Languages | F-10 curriculum
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2
History How changing technology affected people’s lives (at home and in the ways they worked, travelled, communicated and played in the past) (ACHASSK04) Geography The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people …
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2 | Knowledge and understanding | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Health and Physical Education - Years 1 and 2
Understanding emotions Identify and practise emotional responses that account for own and others’ feelings (ACPPS020)
Health and Physical Education - Years 1 and 2 | Knowledge and understanding | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2
Analysing Explore a point of view (ACHASSI038) Interpret data and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps (ACHASSI040) Evaluating and reflecting Draw simple conclusions based on discussions, observations and information displayed in …
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2 | Competencies and skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Health and Physical Education - Years 1 and 2
Health literacy Examine health messages and how they relate to health decisions and behaviours (ACPPS021) Making healthy and safe choices Recognise situations and opportunities to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS018)
Health and Physical Education - Years 1 and 2 | Competencies and skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2
Questioning Pose questions about past and present objects, people, places and events (ACHASSI034) Researching Collect data and information from observations and identify information and data from sources provided (ACHASSI035) Evaluating and reflecting Reflect …
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2 | Responsibility and enterprise | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Health and Physical Education - Years 1 and 2
Identities Describe their own strengths and achievements and those of others, and identify how these contribute to personal identities (ACPPS015) Community health promotion Explore actions that help make the classroom a healthy, safe and active place …
Health and Physical Education - Years 1 and 2 | Responsibility and enterprise | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Foundation to Year 2
Foundation Knowledge and understanding (Geography sub-strand) Content description with elaborations: The places people live in and belong to, their familiar features and why they are important to people (ACHASSK015) identifying the places they live …
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Foundation to Year 2 | Food and fibre dimensions | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Personal and Social Capability - Years 1 and 2
Self-Awareness Reflect on their feelings as learners and how their efforts affect skills and achievements Reflect on what they have learnt about themselves from a range of experiences at home and school Social Awareness describe ways they can …
Personal and Social Capability - Years 1 and 2 | Human-nature relationships | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources