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Stage 3

English Talking and Listening TS3.1 Communicates effectively for a range of purposes and with a variety of audiences to express well-developed, well organised ideas dealing with more challenging topics.
TS3.2 Interacts productively and with autonomy in pairs and groups of various sizes and composition, uses effective oral presentation skills and strategies and listens attentively.
TS3.3 Critically analyses techniques used by writers to create certain effects, to use language creatively, to position the reader in various ways and to construct different interpretations of experience.
TS3.4 Evaluates the organisational patterns of some more challenging spoken texts and some characteristic language features.

reading RS3.5 Reads independently an extensive range of texts with increasing content demands and responds to themes and issues.
RS3.6 Uses a comprehensive range of skills and strategies appropriate to the type of text being read.
RS3.7 Critically analyses techniques used by writers to create certain effects, to use language creatively, to position the reader in various ways and to construct different interpretations of experience.
RS3.8 Identifies the text structure of a wider range of more complex text types and discusses how the characteristic grammatical features work to influence readers’ and viewers’ understanding of texts.

writing WS3.9 Produces a wide range of well-structured and well-presented literary and factual texts for a wide variety of purposes and audiences using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and written language features.
WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.
WS3.11 Spells most common words accurately and uses a range of strategies to spell unfamiliar words.
WS3.12 Produces texts in a fluent and legible style and uses computer technology to present these effectively in a variety of ways.
WS3.13 Critically analyses own texts in terms of how well they have been written, how effectively they present the subject matter and how they influence the reader.
WS3.14 Critically evaluates how own texts have been structured to achieve their purpose and discusses ways of using related grammatical features and conventions of written language to shape readers’ and viewers’ understanding of texts.
 
mathematics working mathematically   WMS3.1 Asks questions that could be explored using mathematics in relation to Stage 3 content.
  WMS3.2 Selects and applies appropriate problem-solving strategies, including technological applications, in undertaking investigations.
  WMS3.3 Describes and represents a mathematical situation in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions.
  WMS3.4 Gives a valid reason for supporting one possible solution over another.
  WMS3.5 Links mathematical ideas and makes connections with, and generalisations about, existing knowledge and understanding in relation to Stage 3 content.

Number NS3.1 Orders, reads and writes numbers of any size.
NS3.2 Selects and applies appropriate strategies for addition and subtraction with counting numbers of any size.
NS3.3 Selects and applies appropriate strategies for multiplication and division.
NS3.4 Compares, orders and calculates with decimals, simple fractions and simple percentages.
NS3.5 Orders the likelihood of simple events on a number line from zero to one.

Pattern and Algebra  PAS3.1a Records, analyses and describes geometric and number patterns that involve one operation using tables and words.
PAS3.1b Constructs, verifies and completes number sentences involving the four operations with a variety of numbers.

Data DS3.1 Displays and interprets data in graphs with scales of many-to-one correspondence.

Measurement MS3.1 Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths, distances and perimeters.
MS3.2 Selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate area, including the area of squares, rectangles and triangles.
MS3.3 Selects and uses the appropriate unit to estimate and measures volumes and capacity, including the volume of rectangular prisms.
MS3.4 Selects and uses the appropriate unit measuring device to find the mass of objects
MS3.5 Uses twenty-four hour time and am and pm notation in real-life situations and constructs timelines.

Space and Geometry SGS3.1 Identifies three-dimensional objects, including particular prisms and pyramids, on the basis of their properties, and visualises, sketches and constructs them given drawings of different views.
SGS3.2a Manipulates, classifies and draws two-dimensional shapes and describes side and angle properties.
SGS3.2b Measures, constructs and classifies angles.
SGS3.3 Uses a variety of mapping skills

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Physical education

ALS3.6 Shows how to maintain and improve the quality of an active lifestyle.
PDHPE
GSS3.8 Applies movement skills in games and sports that require communication, cooperation, decision-making and observation of rules.
PDHPE
GYS3.10 Demonstrates coordinated actions of the body when performing gymnastic sequences.
PDHPE
INS3.3 Acts in ways that enhance the contribution of self and others in a range of cooperative situations.
PDHPE
MOS3.4 Refines and applies movement skills creatively to a variety of challenging situations.
PDHPE
DAS3.7 Performs a range of dance styles and sequences confidently.
PDHPE

 

B

Identity 

GDS3.9 Explains and demonstrates strategies for dealing with life changes.
PDHPE
IRS3.11 Describes roles and responsibilities in developing and maintaining positive relationships.
PDHPE
COS3.1 Communicates confidently in a variety of situations. INS3.3
PDHPE
MUS3.1 Sings, plays and moves to a range of music, individually and in groups, demonstrating a knowledge of musical concepts.
Creative Arts
MUS3.2 Improvises, experiments, selects, combines and orders sound using musical concepts.
Creative Arts
MUS3.4 Identifies the use of musical concepts and symbols in a range of musical styles.
Creative Arts
VAS3.1 Investigates subject matter in an attempt to represent likenesses of things in the world.
Creative Arts
VAS3.2 Makes artworks for different audiences, assembling materials in a variety of ways.
Creative Arts
VAS3.3 Acknowledges that audiences respond in different ways to artworks and that there are different opinions about the value of artworks.
Creative Arts
VAS3.4 Communicates about the ways in which subject matter is represented in artworks.
Creative Arts
CCS3.2 Explains the development of the principles of Australian democracy.
HSIE
CUS3.3 Describes different cultural influences and their contribution to Australian identities.
HSIE

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A

Living land

DAS3.1 Performs and interprets dances from particular contexts, using a wide range of movement skills and appropriate expressive qualities.
Creative Arts
DAS3.2 Explores, selects, organises and refines movement using the elements of dance to communicate intent.
Creative Arts
DAS3.3 Discusses and interprets the relationship between content, meaning and context of their own and others’ dances.
Creative Arts
DRAS3.1 Develops a range of in-depth and sustained roles.
Creative Arts
DRAS3.2 Interprets and conveys dramatic meaning by using the elements of drama and a range of movement and voice skills in a variety of drama forms.
Creative Arts
DRAS3.3 Devises, acts and rehearses drama for performance to an audience.
Creative Arts
DRAS3.4 Responds critically to a range of drama works and performance styles.
Creative Arts
MUS3.3 Notates and discusses own work and the work of others. MUS3.1, MUS3.2, VAS3.1, VAS3.2, VAS3.3, VAS3.4
Creative Arts
ENS3.5 Demonstrates an understanding of the interconnectedness between Australia and global environments and how individuals and groups can act in an ecologically responsible manner.
HSIE
ENS3.6 Explains how various beliefs and practices influence the ways in which people interact with, change and value their environment.
HSIE
PHS3.12 Explains the consequences of personal lifestyle choices.
PDHPE
PSS3.5 Suggests, considers and selects appropriate alternatives when resolving problems.
PDHPE
SLS3.13 Describes safe practices that are appropriate to a range of situations and environments.
PDHPE
DMS3.2 Makes informed decisions and accepts responsibility for consequences.
PDHPE
DMS3.8 Develops and resolves a design task by planning, implementing, managing and evaluating design processes.
SciTech
BES3.1 Creates and evaluates built environments, demonstrating consideration of sustainability and aesthetic, cultural, safety and functional issues.
SciTech
UTS3.9 Evaluates, selects and uses a range of equipment, computer-based technology, materials and other resources to meet the requirements and constraints of investigation and design tasks.
SciTech

 

D

Making informed choices

SSS3.8 Explains the structures, roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes of State and federal governments and explains why Australians value fairness and socially just principles.
HSIE
Creative Arts DRAS3.1, DRAS3.3, DRAS3.4
PDHPE IRS3.11, PHS3.12, SLS3.13, PSS3.5, COS3.1, DMS3.2, INS3.3
ICS3.2 Creates and evaluates information products and processes, demonstrating consideration of the type of media, form, audience and ethical issues. DMS3.8, UTS3.9
SciTech

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F

Physical phenomena 

INVS3.7 Conducts their own investigations and makes judgments based on the results of observing, questioning, planning, predicting, testing, collecting, recording and analysing data, and drawing conclusions.
SciTech
PPS3.4 Identifies and applies processes involved in manipulating, using and changing the form of energy. UTS3.9
SciTech
Creative Arts MUS3.1, MUS3.4
PDHPE ALS3.6, GDS3.9, DMS3.2, PHS3.12

 

G

Traditions and heritage

CCS3.1 Explains the significance of particular people, groups, places, actions and events in the past in developing Australian identities and heritage. CCS3.2
HSIE
Creative Arts DRAS3.1, DRAS3.2, DRAS3.3, DRAS3.4, MUS3.1, MUS3.2, MUS3.3, MUS3.4, VAS3.1, VAS3.2, VAS3.3, VAS3.4

C

Interconnecting growth and change

PDHPE COS3.1, INS3.3, GDS3.9, IRS 3.11
Creative Arts DAS3.1, DAS3.2, DAS3.3, MUS3.1, MUS3.2, MUS3.4, VAS3.1, VAS3.2, VAS3.3, VAS3.4
HSIE ENS3.5, CCS3.2
LTS3.3 Identifies, describes and evaluates the interactions between living things and their effects on the environment. INVS3.7
SciTech

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E

Global and social issues

SSS3.7 Describes how Australian people, systems and communities are globally interconnected and recognises global responsibilities.
HSIE
Creative Arts VAS3.1, VAS3.2, VAS3.3, VAS3.4, DRAS3.1, DRAS3.2, DRAS3.3, DRAS3.4
PDHPE GDS3.9, PHS3.12, DMS3.2
ESS3.6 Recognises that the earth is the source of most materials and resources, and describes phenomena and processes, both natural and human, that form and change the earth over time. INVS3.7, UTS3.9
SciTech

 

H

Symbol systems

Creative Arts DAS3.1, DAS3.2, DAS3.3, DRAS3.1, DRAS3.2, DRAS3.3, DRAS3.4, MUS3.1, MUS3.2, MUS3.4, VAS3.1, VAS3.2, VAS3.3, VAS3.4
CUS3.4 Examines how cultures change through interactions with other cultures and the environment.
HSIE
PDHPE MOS3.4, DAS3.7
PSS3.5 Creates and evaluates products and services, demonstrating consideration of sustainability, aesthetic, cultural, safety and functional issues. DMS3.8, UTS3.9
SciTech

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key Creative Arts Creative Arts outcome

Outcomes are written in full once only.
The outcome code is used when the outcome is repeated.

Physical education is a separate group for programming to ensure all students participate in 120 minutes of planned activity each week

HSIE HSIE outcome
PDHPE PDHPE outcome
SciTech Science & Technology outcome

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