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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
try
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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