Learning Outcomes

Statements of Learning for Civics and Citizenship – Year 9

Goverment and law

Students explore principles, features and practices that characterise democracy in Australia.

They have the opportunity to:

• explore significant features and principles of democracy in Australia, including the common good, separation of powers, government accountability and parliamentary elections
• evaluate the power, responsibilities and influence exercised by political leaders and elected representatives

Historical perspectives

Students explore how and why civic and political rights, government policies and national identity have changed over time in Australia.

They have the opportunity to:

• consider the influence of key events and ideas in Australia's development as an independent, self-governing democracy from colonisation to the present
• identify ways in which Australian governments have been influenced by and have responded to regional and global movements and events 

National Assessment Domain

Year 10

KPM 1: Civics: Knowledge and Understanding of Civic Institutions and Processes

Within secondary schooling, this KPM expects that students can:

10.1 recognise that perspectives on Australian democratic ideas and civic institutions vary and change over time
10.2 understand the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a range of contexts

10.6 analyse Australia's role as a nation in the global community

KPM 2: Citizenship: Dispositions and Skills for Participation

Within secondary schooling, this KPM expects that students can:

10.8 analyse the role of a critical citizenry in Australia's democracy

10.10 analyse the reasons Australians make choices about participating in political and civic processes.

For the teacher | Background | Introductory activity | The origins of the First World War | Convincing Australians | Forging an identity | The conscription debate | ANZAC in contemporary Australia