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Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences ASHASHASY6

Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 6 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 6, students explain the roles of significant people, events and ideas that led to Australian Federation, democracy and citizenship. They explain the causes and effects of migration to Australia since Federation. They explain the geographical diversity of places and the effects of interconnections with other countries. Students explain the key institutions, roles and responsibilities of Australia’s levels of government, and democratic values and beliefs. They explain influences on consumers and strategies for informed consumer and financial choices.

Students develop questions, and locate, collect and organise information and data from a range of primary and secondary sources. They evaluate sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives. Students evaluate a range of information and data formats to identify and describe patterns, trends or inferred relationships. They evaluate evidence to draw conclusions. Students propose actions or responses and use criteria to assess the possible effects. Students select and organise ideas and findings from sources, and use a range of 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

AC9HS6K01 significant individuals, events and ideas that led to Australia’s Federation, the Constitution and democratic system of government AC9HS6K02 changes in Australia's political system and to Australian citizenship after Federation and throughout the 20th century that impacted First Nations Australians, migrants, women and children AC9HS6K03 the motivation of people migrating to Australia since Federation and throughout the 20th century, their stories and effects on Australian society, including migrants from the Asia region

Geography

AC9HS6K04 the geographical diversity and location of places in the Asia region, and its location in relation to Australia AC9HS6K05 Australia’s interconnections with other countries and how these change people and places

Civics and Citizenship

AC9HS6K06 the key institutions of Australia’s system of government, how it is based on the Westminster system, and the key values and beliefs of Western democracies AC9HS6K07 the roles and responsibilities of the 3 levels of government in Australia

Economics and Business

AC9HS6K08 influences on consumer choices and strategies that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices

Skills

Questioning and researching

AC9HS6S01 develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems AC9HS6S02 locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats

Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

AC9HS6S03 evaluate information and data in a range of formats to identify and describe patterns and trends, or to infer relationships AC9HS6S04 evaluate primary and secondary sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives

Concluding and decision-making

AC9HS6S05 develop evidence-based conclusions AC9HS6S06 propose actions or responses to issues or challenges and use criteria to assess the possible effects

Communicating

AC9HS6S07 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 13
Knowledge and understanding Geography 2 9
Knowledge and understanding Civics and Citizenship 2 11
Knowledge and understanding Economics and Business 1 6
Skills Questioning and researching 2 8
Skills Interpreting, analysing and evaluating 2 8
Skills Concluding and decision-making 2 8
Skills Communicating 1 2
Total 15 65

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences?
By the end of Year 6, students explain the roles of significant people, events and ideas that led to Australian Federation, democracy and citizenship. They explain the causes and effects of migration to Australia since Federation. They explain the geographical diversity of places and the effects of interconnections with other countries. Students explain the key institutions, roles and responsibilities of Australia’s levels of government, and democratic values and beliefs. They explain influences on consumers and strategies for informed consumer and financial choices. Students develop questions, and locate, collect and organise information and data from a range of primary and secondary sources. They evaluate sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives. Students evaluate a range of information and data formats to identify and describe patterns, trends or inferred relationships. They evaluate evidence to draw conclusions. Students propose actions or responses and use criteria to assess the possible effects. Students select and organise ideas and findings from sources, and use a range of 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 5?
The Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences standard (ASHASHASY5) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 6 expectations extending what was introduced in Year 5.
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.