Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Subject Description
Social and Community Studies fosters personal development and social skills which lead to self-reliance, self-management and concern for others.
It cultivates appreciation of, and respect for, cultural diversity and encourages responsible attitudes and behaviours required for effective participation in the community and for thinking critically, creatively and constructively about their futures.
Weekly workload in hours
4+ hours
Structure
| Lifestyle and Financial Choices | Australia and its Place in the World | Healthy Choices for Mind and Body | Legal and Digital Citizenship
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Contemporary lifestyles Money management
| Contemporary society Australia as global citizens | Recreation and leisure Food and nutrition | Law matters Digital technology and wellbeing |
Assessment
For Social and Community Studies, assessment from Units 3 and 4 is used to determine the student’s exit result, and consists of four instruments from at least three different assessment techniques, including:
- project
- investigations
- extended responses
Summative assessment
A response to a single task, situation and/or scenario, and an evaluation of the process they took to develop their response.
| A response that includes locating and using information beyond students’ own knowledge and the data they have been given. | A technique that assesses the interpretation, analysis/examination and/or evaluation of ideas and information in provided stimulus materials.
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