11–12Law and the Community Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025)
The new Law and the Community Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Citizenship and Legal Studies Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2010).
2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Continue to teach the Citizenship and Legal Studies Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2010) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
Content
Life Skills
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
Relevant Loading should be integrated with each focus area based on the strengths and needs of individual students.
Rights and responsibilities as a consumer
Factors that influence consumer decision-making
Types of consumer contracts
Consumer contract terms and conditions
Legal consequences of a breach of contract
Ways to respond to a breach of contract
Purpose of product promotion
Ways to promote products and services
Reliability of information provided in marketing and advertising of a product or service
Unfair practices in marketing and advertising
Strategies to protect against marketing scams
Types of credit
Benefits and risks of using credit to pay for goods or services
Ways to access information and support relating to credit services
Types of faults
Consumer rights and responsibilities in relation to faults
Strategies to respond to faults
Ways to access information relating to faults
Purpose of product recalls
Ways to respond to product recalls
Providers of goods or services
Reasons for and against competition in the marketplace