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Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences ASHASHASY5

Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 5 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 Year 5, students explain the causes for the establishment of the British colonies in Australia after 1800. They explain the roles of significant individuals or groups in the development of an Australian colony and the impact of those developments. They explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces. Students explain the key values and features of Australia’s democracy and how people achieve civic goals. They explain the nature of resources, and how they meet needs and wants.

Students develop questions and locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources. They evaluate sources to determine origin and perspectives. Students evaluate information and data to identify and describe patterns or trends. They suggest conclusions based on evidence. Students consider criteria in proposing actions or responses. Students select ideas and findings from sources and use relevant terms and conventions, to present descriptions and explanations.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 15 Content Descriptors:

Knowledge and understanding

History

AC9HS5K01 the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 AC9HS5K02 the impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment AC9HS5K03 the role of a significant individual or group, including First Nations Australians and those who migrated to Australia, in the development of events in an Australian colony

Geography

AC9HS5K04 the influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place AC9HS5K05 the management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences

Civics and Citizenship

AC9HS5K06 the key values and features of Australia’s democracy, including elections, and the roles and responsibilities of elected representatives AC9HS5K07 how citizens (members of communities) with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal

Economics and Business

AC9HS5K08 types of resources, including natural, human and capital, and how they satisfy needs and wants

Skills

Questioning and researching

AC9HS5S01 develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems AC9HS5S02 locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats

Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

AC9HS5S03 evaluate information and data in a range of formats to identify and describe patterns and trends, or to infer relationships AC9HS5S04 evaluate primary and secondary sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives

Concluding and decision-making

AC9HS5S05 develop evidence-based conclusions AC9HS5S06 propose actions or responses to issues or challenges and use criteria to assess the possible effects

Communicating

AC9HS5S07 present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas, findings and viewpoints from sources, and using relevant terms and conventions

At a Glance

Strand Substrand CDs Elaborations
Knowledge and understanding History 3 12
Knowledge and understanding Geography 2 6
Knowledge and understanding Civics and Citizenship 2 10
Knowledge and understanding Economics and Business 1 3
Skills Questioning and researching 2 8
Skills Interpreting, analysing and evaluating 2 6
Skills Concluding and decision-making 2 11
Skills Communicating 1 2
Total 15 58

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences?
By the end of Year 5, students explain the causes for the establishment of the British colonies in Australia after 1800. They explain the roles of significant individuals or groups in the development of an Australian colony and the impact of those developments. They explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces. Students explain the key values and features of Australia’s democracy and how people achieve civic goals. They explain the nature of resources, and how they meet needs and wants. Students develop questions and locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources. They evaluate sources to determine origin and perspectives. Students evaluate information and data to identify and describe patterns or trends. They suggest conclusions based on evidence. Students consider criteria in proposing actions or responses. Students select ideas and findings from sources and use relevant terms and conventions, to present descriptions and explanations.
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
15 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Knowledge and understanding: 3, Knowledge and understanding: 2, Knowledge and understanding: 2, Knowledge and understanding: 1, Skills: 2, Skills: 2, Skills: 2, Skills: 1).
How does this compare to Year 4?
The Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences standard (ASHASHASY4) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 5 expectations extending what was introduced in Year 4.
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.