Years 3–4 Years 5–6 Years 7–8Foundation Years 1–2 Years 9–10Information for parentsTHE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM – YEARS 9 AND 10

Foundation Years 1–2 Years 3–4 Years 5–6 Years 7–8

THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMThe Australian Curriculum is designed to develop:

• successfullearners• confidentandcreativeindividuals• activeandinformedyoungpeoplewho

arereadytotaketheirplaceinsociety.

Itsetsthegoalforwhatallstudentsshouldlearnastheyprogressthroughtheirschoollife–wherevertheyliveinAustraliaandwhateverschooltheyattend.

TheAustralianCurriculumwithitseightlearning areas provides a modern curriculum foreverystudentinAustralia.Includedinthecontent of learning areas are seven general capabilitiesintendedtohelpprepareyoungAustralianstolearn,liveandworkinthe21stcentury.Therearethreecross-curriculumpriorities that are also a focus across the learningareas.

TheAustralianCurriculumisflexiblesothatteachers can plan the learning for all their students,alsotakingintoaccounttheirlocalschoolcommunity.

For more information, see our fact sheet: TheAustralianCurriculum–anoverview forparents.

YEARS 9 AND 10

In Years 9 and 10, learning across the curriculum prepares students for civic, social andeconomicparticipationoutsideofschool.

Studentsareprovidedwithopportunitiestomakechoicesaboutlearningandspecialiseinareasthatinterestthem.

At this point, students bring together their knowledgeandexperiencetoconsiderpossiblepathwaysforstudyinseniorsecondaryschoolandvocationaleducation.

Years 9-10 Learning Areas

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Years 9–10

English

Maths

Science

Health & PE

Technologies

The ArtsHumanities

Languages

History

Elective

School choice

Years 3–4 Years 5–6 Years 7–8Foundation Years 1–2 Years 9–10

EnglishInYears9and10,studentsdevelopandjustifytheirowninterpretationsoftexts,suchaspoe

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andnovels.Theycreateawiderangeoftextstocommunicatecomplexideasbyexperimenting

withlanguage,textstructuresandimages.

Typically, students will:

readarangeofchallengingfictionthatexploresthemesandissues

compareandcontrastideasindifferenttexts,justifyingtheirowninterpretations

navigateandanalyseonlinetexts

talkaboutthewaytheyselectlanguagefeaturesandvocabularywhencreatingtexts

explaindifferentviewpointsandperspectivesusinglogicalarguments

createwrittenandmultimodaltextssuchasspeaking toapreparedPowerPointpresentation

editandrefinetheirownworkandprovideconstructivefeedbacktopeers

designwebpagesthatincludesound,imagesandtext

plan,rehearseanddeliverlongerpresentationswith relevantandwell-researchedcontent.

MathematicsInYears9and10,studentsextendtheirknowledgeofalgebra,graphingandgeometry,begintrigonometryofright-angletrianglesandworkwithprobabilityandstatistics.Typically, students will:

compare simple and compound interest model practical situations involving surface areas and volumes solveproblemsinvolvingright-angletrigonometry calculate areas of shapes and volumes of simple solids applyratioandscalefactorstosimilarfigures formulate geometric proofs interpret and compare datasets in statistics explaintheuseofrelativefrequenciestoestimateprobabilities.

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Shows evidence of planning and careful selection of captions and images.

Years 3–4 Years 5–6 Years 7–8Foundation Years 1–2 Years 9–10

HealthandPhysicalEducationStudentslearnabouttheplaceofhealthandphysicalactivityinarapidlychangingworld.Theylearntoquestionwhattheyseeandhear,andtakeactiontoimprovehealthandwellbeingofthemselves,theirpeersandtheircommunity.Typically, students will:

learnhowotherpeopleandplacesaffecttheirhealth,safetyandactivitychoices learnaboutoptionsformanagingsafety(includingCPR) understandpositiverelationshipsandwhatshouldbedonewhenarelationshipisnotrespectful judgewhethersourcesofhealthinformationarereliableanduseful proposewaystocounterprejudiceandpreventviolenceandharassment usetechnologytomakeandtrackapersonalfitnessplan exploretherolethatphysicalactivity,outdoorrecreation

andsportplayinthelivesofAustraliansandhow this has changed over time

drawupontheirmotivation,persistenceandconfidence whenfacedwithphysicalchallenges.

ScienceStudentsexploreevidenceforvariousscientifictheoriesandd

evelopviewpointsontheimpactof

scientificdiscoveries.Theirinvestigationsshowincreasedattentiontoaccuracyinmeasurement

andcollationofdata,reliabilityoftheirdata,andimportanceofevidenceintheirconclusions.

Typically, students will:

investigatebodysystemsandecosystemsasexamplesof

interdependent,interactivesystems

investigate changes in our genes that affect both our

characteristicsandevolutionaryhistory

deepentheirunderstandingofchangesinchemicalsystemsthat

canbecausedbychangesattheatomiclevel

investigatehowthewaveandparticletheorycanexplainthe

behaviour of light

deepentheirunderstandingofthephysicallawsofmotion

criticallyanalyseandevaluateclaimsandapproachesused

tosolveproblems,whileconsideringethicsinvolvedandhow

people’slivesmightbeaffected

criticallyconsidertheimportanceofscience-basedcareers.

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Years 3–4 Years 5–6 Years 7–8Foundation Years 1–2 Years 9–10

Humanities and Social SciencesIn Years 9 and 10, students are engaged in deeper, more complexthinking;theyuselogic,ethicalthinkingandself-reflectionastheyquestioneventsandissuesintheworld.Typically, students will:

in History, investigate the ideals and developments in Europeandotherregions,whichshapedthemodernglobalisedworld,includingwars,migration,rightsmovements and/or popular culture and environmental activism.

Elective(optional)subjectsIn Years 9 and 10, students have an opportunity to specialise in subjects of interest.

The Arts

Dance Drama Media Arts Music Visual Arts

Languages

Arabic Chinese French German Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean ModernGreek Spanish Vietnamese Aboriginal languages Torres Strait Islander

languages Hindi Turkish

Humanities and Social Sciences

Geography Civics and Citizenship Economics and Business

Technologies

Design and Technologies Digital Technologies

Work Studies

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