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The following codes and icons are used in the Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 Syllabus.

Outcome coding

Syllabus outcomes have been coded in a consistent way. The code identifies the subject, Year and outcome number. For example:

Outcome coding diagram showing outcome code ESS12-12 where 'ESS' is Earth and Environmental Science, '12' is Year 12 and '12' is Outcome 12

Outcome code Interpretation
EES11/12-1 Earth and Environmental Science – outcome number 1
EES11-8 Year 11 Earth and Environmental Science – outcome number 8
EES12-12 Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science – outcome number 12

Working Scientifically outcomes 1–7 are common across Year 11 and Year 12.

Knowledge and Understanding outcomes in Year 11 are numbered 8–11.

Knowledge and Understanding outcomes in Year 12 are numbered 12–15

Coding of Australian Curriculum content

Australian Curriculum content descriptions included in the syllabus are identified by an Australian Curriculum code which appears in brackets at the end of each content description, for example:

Conduct investigations, including using map and field location techniques and rock and soil sampling and identification procedures, safely, competently and methodically for the collection of valid and reliable data (ACSES003).

Australian curriculum content coding diagram showing code ACSES003 where 'AC' is Australian Curriculum, 'S' is Science, 'ES' is Earth and Environmental Science and '003' is the element code

Where a number of content descriptions are jointly represented, all description codes are included, for example (ACSES001, ACSES002, ACSES003).

Learning across the curriculum icons

Learning across the curriculum content, including cross-curriculum priorities, general capabilities and other areas identified as important learning for all students, is incorporated and identified by icons in the syllabus.

Cross-curriculum priorities

Hand - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures learning across the curriculum icon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Flower with an a - Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia learning across the curriculum icon Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia

Leaves - Sustainability learning across the curriculum icon Sustainability

General capabilities

Gears - Critical and creative thinking learning across the curriculum icon Critical and creative thinking

Scales - Ethical understanding learning across the curriculum icon Ethical understanding

Computer - Information and communication technology capability learning across the curriculum icon Information and communication technology capability

Globe - Intercultural understanding learning across the curriculum icon Intercultural understanding

Book - Literacy learning across the curriculum icon Literacy

Calculator - Numeracy learning across the curriculum icon Numeracy

Two people - Personal and social capability learning across the curriculum icon Personal and social capability

Other learning across the curriculum areas

Australia - Civics and citizenship learning across the curriculum icon Civics and citizenship

Puzzle piece - Difference and diversity learning across the curriculum icon Difference and diversity

Star - Work and enterprise learning across the curriculum icon Work and enterprise

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