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Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences ASHASHASFY

Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.

What Students Should Know

By the end of Foundation, students identify significant people and events in their own lives, and how significant events are celebrated or commemorated. Students recognise the features of familiar places, why some places are special to people and the ways they can care for them.

Students pose questions, and sort and record information from observations and provided sources. They share a perspective and draw conclusions. Students use sources and terms to share observations about places and the past.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 9 Content Descriptors:

Knowledge and understanding

History

AC9HSFK01 the people in their family, where they were born and raised, and how they are related to each other AC9HSFK02 the celebrations and commemorations of significant events shared with their families and others

Geography

AC9HSFK03 the features of familiar places they belong to, why some places are special and how places can be looked after AC9HSFK04 the importance of Country/Place to First Nations Australians and the Country/Place on which the school is located

Skills

Questioning and researching

AC9HSFS01 pose questions about familiar objects, people, places and events AC9HSFS02 sort and record information including pictorial timelines and locations on pictorial maps or models

Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

AC9HSFS03 share a perspective on information, such as stories about significant events and special places

Concluding and decision-making

AC9HSFS04 draw conclusions in response to questions

Communicating

AC9HSFS05 share narratives and observations, using sources and terms about the past and places

At a Glance

Strand Substrand CDs Elaborations
Knowledge and understanding History 2 5
Knowledge and understanding Geography 2 8
Skills Questioning and researching 2 5
Skills Interpreting, analysing and evaluating 1 2
Skills Concluding and decision-making 1 4
Skills Communicating 1 3
Total 9 27

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences?
By the end of Foundation, students identify significant people and events in their own lives, and how significant events are celebrated or commemorated. Students recognise the features of familiar places, why some places are special to people and the ways they can care for them. Students pose questions, and sort and record information from observations and provided sources. They share a perspective and draw conclusions. Students use sources and terms to share observations about places and the past.
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
9 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Knowledge and understanding: 2, Knowledge and understanding: 2, Skills: 2, Skills: 1, Skills: 1, Skills: 1).
Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?
Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.