Curiculum Overview
Year 6 is a culminating year of primary schooling where students consolidate and extend their learning while preparing for the academic, social and organisational demands of secondary school. The Year 6 curriculum is aligned to the Australian Curriculum Version 9 in Health and Physical Education, English, Mathematics and Science. The Year 6 curriculum supports students to become independent learners, critical thinkers and confident communicators.
English and Mathematics (daily learning)
English and Mathematics remain daily priorities in Year 6, with high expectations for independence, accuracy, fluency and application of skills across learning areas.
English: In Year 6, students continue to strengthen reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through structured literacy approaches, including LEM Phonics, to support accurate spelling, word knowledge and fluent reading—particularly of complex, multisyllabic and subject-specific vocabulary. Students analyse and evaluate a wide range of literary, informative and persuasive texts, compare texts across modes (including digital and visual texts), and create well-structured written and spoken texts for different purposes and audiences, using precise language, effective text structures and correct grammar and punctuation.
Mathematics (PR1ME Maths): Mathematics is taught using PR1ME Maths, a structured and evidence-based program aligned to the Australian Curriculum. Students apply and extend their understanding of number, fractions, decimals and percentages, and use efficient strategies across the four operations. Learning includes measurement, geometry, data and probability, with a strong emphasis on reasoning, problem-solving, modelling real-world situations and clearly explaining mathematical thinking.
Learning across all areas
Throughout the year, students also engage in learning across:
Science – investigating physical, chemical, biological and Earth sciences through inquiry
HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) – exploring history, geography, civics and citizenship, and economic understanding
Health and Physical Education – developing leadership, personal health knowledge and respectful relationships
The Arts – creating and responding through visual arts, music, drama and dance
Technologies – designing, producing and evaluating solutions using digital systems and design processes
Students are increasingly expected to research, question, plan, create, evaluate and reflect, applying learning skills across subjects and contexts.
Wellbeing, leadership and learning behaviours
Year 6 places a strong emphasis on student wellbeing, leadership and responsibility. Students are supported to manage workloads, collaborate effectively, set goals, respond to feedback and take increasing ownership of their learning. Opportunities are provided for students to develop leadership skills and contribute positively to the school community.
Our approach in Year 6
Learning in Year 6 includes:
explicit teaching of advanced literacy and numeracy skills
structured literacy routines and explicit vocabulary instruction
clear learning intentions and success criteria
opportunities for collaboration, discussion, debate and problem-solving
increasing student voice, independence and self-management
This approach supports students to leave primary school as capable, confident and resilient learners, well prepared for the transition to secondary schooling and future learning success.
Term Overviews
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