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11–12Geography Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation from 2024
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Outcomes

Life Skills
Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-01

identifies features and characteristics of places and environments

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-04

explores the interactions between people’s activities and physical environments

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-07

participates in sustainable management practices for places and environments

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-10

uses geographical skills and/or tools to participate in geographical inquiry

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-02

explores interactions and spatial characteristics in places and/or environments

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-05

explores geographical processes that form and transform places and environments

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-08

uses geographical information from a variety of sources

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-11

collects and uses geographical data and information

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-03

describes how places and environments change

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-06

describes geographical opportunities and challenges and the perspectives of people and organisations

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-09

identifies the importance of geographical methods used in geographical inquiry

Life Skills for Stage 6
GE-LS-12

communicates geographical information