Term 1: Me, Myself and Others
A theme dedicated to developing personal identity, emotional literacy, interpersonal skills and social responsibility. Students explore topics such as wellbeing, resilience, relationships, collaboration, conflict resolution, rights and responsibilities, ethical decision-making, and how to contribute positively to groups and communities.
PERSONAL & SOCIAL CAPABILITY
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Social awareness
- Relationship building
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- Personal identity and wellbeing
- Emotional literacy
- Help-seeking, safety, inclusion
CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP
- Roles in groups, leadership, participation
- Rights and responsibilities
ETHICS
- Fairness, empathy, and ethical decision-making
- Understanding consequences
ENGLISH (ORAL LANGUAGE FOCUS)
- Collaboration and communication
- Expressing ideas, listening, and responding
CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING
- Reflective thinking
- Strategies for problem solving
Term 2: People, Places and Communities
Students explore identity, belonging, culture and community. This includes First Nations perspectives, family histories, local and global communities, and how people and places influence one another. Students investigate how stories are told, preserved, and interpreted, and how communities change over time.
HISTORY
- Significance, continuity, and change
- Community, family, and personal histories
- First Nations histories and perspectives
GEOGRAPHY
- Place, space and environment
- Interconnections
- Geographic data and representations
CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP
- Local community roles
- Identity and diversity
- Rights, responsibilities, participation
PERSONAL & SOCIAL CAPABILITY
- Cultural understanding
- Respectful relationships
- Perspective-taking
ETHICS
- Understanding different viewpoints
- Cultural values & moral reasoning
ENGLISH
- Oral storytelling, narratives, recounts
- Interpreting diverse texts and perspectives
Term: 3 Our Changing World
Students investigate the natural and human-made environments around them and how these change over time. This may involve seasons, weather, landscapes, resources, environmental sustainability, biodiversity, and human impact. They consider ethical responsibilities and how communities can care for places
SCIENCE
- Biological sciences (living things, habitats)
- Earth & space sciences (weather, seasons, environmental change)
- Chemical & physical sciences (materials, forces, change)
- Science inquiry skills
GEOGRAPHY
- Place, space and environment
- Interconnections
- Geographic data and representations
HISTORY
- Change over time
- How environments, transport and lifestyles evolve
CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP
- Shared community responsibilities
- Environmental stewardship
ETHICS
- Sustainability and ethical choices
- Human impact
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES
- Designing solutions to environmental challenges
Term 4: Systems and Innovation
Students explore the systems that support life, communities, and societies — ecological, social, political, technological and economic. They investigate how systems evolve, how innovations shape human lives, and how ethical choices influence society. Design thinking, scientific inquiry and problem-solving are central.
SCIENCE
- Systems (ecosystems, energy, forces)
- Investigating patterns and cause/effect
- Scientific inquiry and experimentation
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
- Information systems
- Algorithms and computational thinking
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES
- Engineering principles
- Designing, creating, evaluating solutions
- Past, present and future technologies
CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP
- Rules, laws, decision-making systems
- Roles in democratic communities
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS (5-6)
- Consumer and financial decision-making
- Resource systems
ETHICS
- Impact of technologies on people and society
- Fairness, equity, innovation ethics
PERSONAL & SOCIAL CAPABILITY
- Problem-solving, decision-making
- Collaboration within systems
