Humanities & Social Sciences

Dedicated lessons across key curriculum areas to give students practical and applied knowledge of Australia’s tax and superannuation systems.

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Instructions

What type of information or news is this?

Work in groups of 4 to complete this task. Read each hypothetical scenario and answer the questions that follow.…

  • Civics & Citizenship
  • Year 9
  • explainer
 

Explainer

Forest ecosystems and sustainable development

Australia has 125 million hectares of forest (16% of the land area). Of Australia’s native forest, 3.5% is old growth…

  • Geography
  • Year 10
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

Approaches to sustainable development of forest ecosystems

Complete the table below by considering the positive and negative social, economic and environmental impacts of each…

  • Geography
  • Year 10
  • worksheets
 

Worksheet

Scams and identity theft

Part 1: What is identity and why is it important? According to Article 8 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child…

  • NSW Commerce
  • Stage 5
  • worksheets
 

Explainer

Super investment options

When it comes to choosing a super investment option, your future could depend on the decisions you make now – so take a…

  • NSW Commerce
  • Stage 5
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

Superannuation risks and rewards

Investigate the balance between risk and reward.  The following is an approximate of superannuation returns over…

  • NSW Commerce
  • Stage 5
  • worksheets
 

Worksheet

Australian of the Year

Society needs models and the qualities demonstrated by models influence how many people behave.  Do you agree…

  • Civics & Citizenship
  • Year 9
  • worksheets
 

Worksheet

What would I do with a windfall?

Imagine you have inherited $10,000. You have 3 options: save it invest it  deposit it in your superannuation…

  • NSW Commerce
  • Stage 5
  • worksheets
 

Explainer

Saving, investing and super

What is the difference between saving and investing? Have you ever saved up to buy something? Maybe you are putting…

  • NSW Commerce
  • Stage 5
  • explainer
 

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Responsibilities of workplace participants

Everyone is the workplace has obligations and/or responsibilities in relation to both tax and super. Whether you’re an…

  • NSW Commerce
  • Stage 5
  • explainer
 

Explainer

Tax, super and pay slips

Income taxAustralia has a progressive tax system. This means that the more people earn, the more tax they pay and the…

  • NSW Commerce
  • Stage 5
  • explainer
 

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My responsibilities in relation to tax

Submitting a tax returnA tax return is the form you use to tell the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) how much income…

  • NSW Commerce
  • Stage 5
  • explainer