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Humanities and social sciences / Year 6 / Knowledge and Understanding / Civics and citizenship

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Curriculum content descriptions

The shared values of Australian citizenship and the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens (ACHASSK147)

Elaborations

investigating how people become Australian citizens
discussing the Australian citizenship pledge and comparing it to the former oath of allegiance to the monarch to explore notions of allegiance
clarifying the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizenship and comparing these to the rights and responsibilities of non-citizens
exploring how laws protect human rights (for example, gender, disability, race and age discrimination law)
exploring the experiences of people who have migrated to Australia and who have taken up Australian citizenship (for example, those of Asian heritage)

General capabilities

Personal and social capability
Ethical understanding

ScOT terms

Australian culture, Migration, Citizenship

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