General capabilities
The general capabilities play a significant role in the Australian Curriculum in equipping young Australians to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century. In the Australian Curriculum, capability encompasses knowledge, skills, behaviours …
General capabilities | F-10 curriculum
Cross-curriculum priorities
The Australian Curriculum is designed to meet the needs of students by delivering a relevant, contemporary and engaging curriculum that builds on the educational goals of the Melbourne Declaration. The Melbourne Declaration identified three key areas …
Cross-curriculum priorities | F-10 curriculum
Description: Castles – ABOVE
Students were asked to write a description of the changes in the design and function of castles in medieval Europe. They worked with their class teacher and the teacher-librarian to locate appropriate written and pictorial source material and were provided …
Description: Castles – ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Description: Castles – AT
Students were asked to write a description of the changes in the design and function of castles in medieval Europe. They worked with their class teacher and the teacher-librarian to locate appropriate written and pictorial source material and were provided …
Description: Castles – AT | Samples | Work samples | Resources
STEM in the Australian Curriculum
STEM is addressed in the Australian Curriculum through the learning areas of Science, Technologies and Mathematics, and through general capabilities, particularly Numeracy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability, and Critical and Creative …
STEM in the Australian Curriculum | STEM Report | STEM | Resources
Report Findings: Qualitative Data
Participating schools were asked to report against the project aims as part of their evaluation. This section provides a summary of their responses and outlines additional benefits of the project.
Report Findings: Qualitative Data | STEM Report | STEM | Resources
Unit 1: Biodiversity and the interconnectedness of life Biology
The current view of the biosphere as a dynamic system composed of Earth’s diverse, interrelated and interacting ecosystems developed from the work of eighteenth and nineteenth century naturalists, who collected, classified, measured and mapped the distribution …
Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Consumer and financial literacy: Literacy
The Literacy capability provides rich opportunities for students to develop consumer and financial literacy. This capability is fundamental to students’ ability to understand and analyse any financial texts. Literacy supports the development of the following …
Consumer and financial literacy: Literacy | General capabilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Numeracy
The Numeracy capability strongly supports the development of consumer and financial literacy by equipping students to use mathematics in their everyday lives. Numeracy supports the development of the following dimensions of consumer and financial literacy. Approximate …
Consumer and financial literacy: Numeracy | General capabilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Personal and social capability
Personal and Social Capability has an important role in developing consumer and financial literacy in young people, equipping them with the knowledge, understanding, skills and dispositions needed to engage in a range of consumer and financial situations. …
Consumer and financial literacy: Personal and social capability | General capabilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Information and Communication Technology Capability
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability supports students to acquire the knowledge, dispositions and skills to use ICT effectively, appropriately and safely in a range of real-world consumer and financial contexts. The ICT Capability …
Consumer and financial literacy: Information and Communication Technology Capability | General capabilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Critical and Creative thinking
The Critical and Creative Thinking capability is key to the development of consumer and financial literacy. Responding to the ever-changing consumer and financial landscape requires young people to be creative, innovative, enterprising and adaptable, …
Consumer and financial literacy: Critical and Creative thinking | General capabilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Ethical understanding
The Ethical Understanding capability has a role in developing consumer and financial literacy in young people. This capability equips students to take account of ethical considerations in consumer and financial contexts such as human rights and environmental …
Consumer and financial literacy: Ethical understanding | General capabilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Intercultural understanding
The Intercultural Understanding capability has a role in developing consumer and financial literacy in young people. Intercultural understanding is an essential part of living and interacting with others in the diverse world of the 21st century. It assists …
Consumer and financial literacy: Intercultural understanding | General capabilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Foundation Year
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age five to six, within their family’s unique circumstances, children explore their sense …
Consumer and financial literacy: Foundation Year | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 1
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age six to seven, within their family’s unique circumstances, children explore their …
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 1 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 2
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age seven to eight, within their family’s unique circumstances, children explore their …
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 2 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 3
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age eight to nine, parents regulate how children manage their needs and wants within …
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 3 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 4
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age eight to nine, parents regulate how children manage their needs and wants within …
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 4 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 5
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age 10 to 11, children can discriminate between their needs and wants and make simple …
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 5 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources