During remote learning in Year 9 Humanities, we have been focusing on the study of Economics. This unit involves understanding the Australian economy, its participants (such as consumers and producers), globalisation and fast fashion.

I have come to understand how the Australian economy works and how it benefits us. I have also learnt how globalisation plays a major role in the world and the positives and negatives that come along with it. We also studied supply and demand, which was a focus on the desire consumers have for goods and services (demand) and the amount of goods and services that are available to consumers (supply).

I particularly liked learning about globalisation because I was able to understand how big of a role it has on the world and why it is so important. I also really enjoyed learning about supply and demand and how one affects the other. I have really enjoyed the Economics unit and all that was covered within it.

Alexandra Savona, 9 Wonga

During our Civics & Citizenship unit, we learnt about referendums - an important vote made by the people of Australia. We also learnt all the steps of what happens when there is a referendum, like how it has to be passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are 76 people in the senate and 151 in the House of Representatives. Our main assessment task was based upon the 1967 Referendum, and how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders petitioned for ten years to get 100,000 signatures to change two phrases in the constitution (book of Australia’s laws). These changes would allow Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders to be able to vote and be counted in the census. Overall, in this unit we were able to take away the hard work the Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders put in to find equality through the referendum. We were also able to take away the knowledge of voting for the near future when we are old enough to vote.

Danny Jacobson, 8 Bunjil

Over the past term in Geography, I’ve studied general geographical factors and their connections to global humanitarian issues. In the past few weeks, we’ve focused on human wellbeing in both Australia and India, identifying and analysing their similarities and differences to write an investigative report on geography’s connection to wellbeing factors by means of spatial variation. Furthermore, we’ve been able to practice analysis by identifying a wide range of both qualitative and quantitative factors which actively impact human wellbeing. I’ve taken away many things from my learning - by learning about other countries and proceeding to differentiate them from Australia, it has provided an insight into our privilege as a first-world country and how our issues widely differ from those in less fortunate countries. As a person who loves numbers, analytics and statistics, I really enjoyed being able to use my skills and apply them to yet another area of study outside of the math field, which is exactly what I was able to do in Geography!

Talia Silvio, 10 Lingiari