AC9HE10K04 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

the importance of Australia’s superannuation system and how this system affects consumer and financial decision-making

Elaborations

• 1 explaining the importance of Australia’s superannuation system in relation to human and financial wellbeing in retirement and the government’s ability to maintain a welfare payment system for the common good
• 2 identifying why individuals make decisions about superannuation investment options and how their circumstances, such as age, employment status, dependents and anticipated retirement age, affect these decisions
• 3 explaining how individuals manage a personal superannuation fund; for example, who contributes, taxation, consolidating superannuation funds, finding lost superannuation and tracking the performance of a superannuation account

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