English
23 content descriptions · Language, Literature, Literacy
- AC9E9LA01recognise how language empowers relationships and rolesPlan this
- AC9E9LA02understand how evaluation can be expressed directly and indirectly using devices such as allusion, evocative vocabulary and metaphorPlan this
Mathematics
23 content descriptions · Number, Algebra, Measurement, Space, Statistics, Probability
- AC9M9N01recognise that the real number system includes the rational numbers and the irrational numbers, and solve problems involving real numbers using digital toolsPlan this
- AC9M9A01apply the exponent laws to numerical expressions with integer exponents and extend to variablesPlan this
Science
19 content descriptions · Science understanding, Science as a human endeavour, Science inquiry
- AC9S9U01compare the role of body systems in regulating and coordinating the body’s response to a stimulus, and describe the operation of a negative feedback mechanismPlan this
- AC9S9U02describe the form and function of reproductive cells and organs in animals and plants, and analyse how the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction enable survival of the speciesPlan this
Humanities and Social Sciences
67 content descriptions · Knowledge and understanding, Skills
- AC9HC9K01the role of the Australian Constitution in providing the basis for Australia’s federal system of government and democratic processes, including institutions, and the process for constitutional change through a referendumPlan this
- AC9HC9K02the legislative processes through which federal government policy is shaped, developed and implementedPlan this
Health and Physical Education
19 content descriptions · Personal, social and community health, Movement and physical activity
- AC9HP10P01analyse factors that shape identities and evaluate how individuals influence the identities of othersPlan this
- AC9HP10P02refine, evaluate and adapt strategies for managing changes and transitionsPlan this
Technologies
28 content descriptions · Knowledge and understanding, Processes and production skills
- AC9TDE10K01analyse how people in design and technologies occupations consider ethical, security and sustainability factors to innovate and improve products, services and environmentsPlan this
- AC9TDE10K02analyse the impact of innovation, enterprise and emerging technologies on designed solutions for global preferred futuresPlan this
The Arts
35 content descriptions · Exploring and responding, Developing practices and skills, Creating and making, Presenting and performing
- AC9ADA10E01investigate performers’ and/or choreographers’ use of elements of dance, choreographic devices, genre- or style-specific techniques, conventions and/or production elements to communicate and/or challenge ideas, perspectives and/or meaning in dance across cultures, times, places and/or other contextsPlan this
- AC9ADA10E02investigate the ways First Nations Australian choreographers and/or performers celebrate and challenge multiple perspectives of Australian identity through dancePlan this
Languages
352 content descriptions · Communicating meaning in Arabic, Understanding language and culture, Communicating meaning in Auslan, Communicating meaning in Chinese, Engaging with the ancient Greek world through texts, Communicating meaning in [Language]
- AC9LA10C01initiate, sustain and extend exchanges in familiar and unfamiliar contexts related to students’ own and others’ experiences of the world, adjusting their language in response to othersPlan this
- AC9LA10C02contribute to discussions that involve diverse views to negotiate outcomes, address issues and compare experiencesPlan this
Questions teachers ask
- What does the Australian Curriculum cover in Year 9?
- Year 9 has content descriptions in 8 learning areas: English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, Technologies, The Arts, Languages. Open a learning area to see every content description and its code.