Civics and Citizenship in practice
St Matthews School Strathfield
KLA: HSIE
Syllabus: HSIE K-6
Stage: ES1 to S3
Audience: Professional
Description: Civics and citizenship education promotes students' participation in Australia's
democracy by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, values and dispositions of active and
informed citizenship.
Learning resource type: Unit of work
Version published: November 2009
Rationale
Civics and citizenship education promotes students' participation in Australia's democracy by
equipping them with the knowledge, skills, values and dispositions of active and informed
citizenship. It entails knowledge and understanding of Australia's democratic heritage and
traditions, its political and legal institutions and the shared values of freedom, tolerance, respect,
responsibility and inclusion. They examine decision-making processes at state and federal levels
and explain the structures, roles and responsibilities of Government. Students apply knowledge of
participatory democracy to formulate plans and create possible solutions illustrating fairness and
social justice for school, local, national and global problems.
Unit Title: State and Federal Government
Stage 3
Outcomes and Indicators
Outcomes
Indicators
SSS3.8
Explains the structures, roles,
responsibilities and decsion
making processes of State and
Federal governments and
explains why Australians value
fairness and socially just
principles.
Duration 11 weeks
Outlines the broad democratic
political
What do you know about the
Australian
Assessment