11–12Biology Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025)
The new Biology Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Living World Science Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Continue to teach the Living World Science Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
Content
Life Skills
- BI-LS-07
identifies infectious and non-infectious diseases
- BI-LS-08
identifies the causes and symptoms of common diseases
- BI-LS-09
examines treatment and prevention methods of common diseases
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 Working scientifically outcomes and content should be integrated with each focus area based on the strengths and needs of individual students.
Identify familiar non-infectious diseases
Identify the symptoms of common non-infectious diseases in the community
Identify that non-infectious diseases cannot be spread from one person to another
Identify environmental factors that may be linked to non-infectious diseases
Identify lifestyle factors that may be linked to non-infectious diseases
Identify the causes and effects of a specific disease
Explore ways to reduce the incidence of non-infectious diseases
Explore the Aboriginal use of native grasses to prevent nutritional disease
Communicate management strategies for a non-infectious disease
Identify familiar infectious diseases
Identify ways that infectious diseases can spread
Participate in a scientific investigation to explore how a disease can be spread through direct and indirect contact in a group of people
Demonstrate ways to prevent the spread of disease to another person
Explore ways the local community can prevent the spread of disease during an outbreak
Identify causes of infectious diseases
Identify that the immune system works to fight germs in the body
Outline the body’s immune response to infections
Recognise the role of vaccines in preventing diseases
Explore how a person may recognise symptoms of a bacterial infection
Demonstrate what a person should do after a bacterial infection has been confirmed
Demonstrate understanding that antibiotics are a form of treatment for bacterial infections
Explore the uses of Aboriginal bush medicine and other medicinal plants as antibiotics
Demonstrate understanding that antivirals are a form of treatment for viral infections
Explore the importance of informing medical practitioners about allergies to antibiotics or conditions that affect the use of antibiotics
Demonstrate understanding of the impacts of antibiotic overuse
Identify ways that food and water can become contaminated
Demonstrate safe food handling and storage practices to prevent contamination
Identify where local drinking water comes from
Demonstrate ways to prevent water contamination
Recognise that drinking water is treated for safe consumption
Identify common infectious and non-infectious diseases in the community
Explore data to recognise prevalence and mortality rates of infectious and non-infectious diseases in the community