Level: Year 9
Length: One Semester
Recommended background: Satisfactory completion of Year 8 HASS
Content:
This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to manage their personal finances and be informed and active citizens in their own communities. There are two units of study, Economics and Personal Budgeting and Civics and Citizenship.
In the Economics and Personal Budgeting unit, students will study:
- Introductory macroeconomics, including: markets forces, the economic problem and types of resources
- Personal financial management, including: taxes and taxation, superannuation, budgeting and developing short, medium and long term financial goals.
- Foreign trade, including looking at Australia’s exports and imports.
In the Civics and Citizenship unit, students will study:
- Australia’s political system, including its history and development.
- Citizen’s rights and responsibilities in their community and in an increasingly interconnected world.
- Australia’s legal and justice systems with a focus on the criminal justice system and young people and the law.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Achievement Standards. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes. Students understanding and skills will be assessed in a variety of tasks this will include:
SAT 1: Personal Budgeting Report – exploring personal finance
SAT 2: Global Pitch Presentation – exploring international trade
SAT 3: Political Issues Study – exploration of current legal issues
SAT 4: Legal Studies Test
A ongoing folio of student formative classwork will also be assessed as part of the course.
Leads to: Year 10 Globalisation, Law & Business