Key Ideas and Learning Outcomes for Each Band Level

Prep Year

BEGINNING LEARNING OUTCOMES

Year 1
CHRISTIAN
BELIEFS (CB)

CB 1.1

CB 1.2

CB 1.3

Children explain their

ideas about God and who
God is

Children identify stories

about Jesus and discuss
what Jesus said and did

Children demonstrate an
awareness of the
Christian belief that God
creates people and loves
them unconditionally

CHRISTIAN
CHURCH (CC)

CC 1.1

CC 1.2

CC 1.3

Children tell what they

learn about God and his
story in the Bible

Children identify different

Christian churches in
their community

Children share their

experiences of Christian
prayer, worship and
celebrations

CHRISTIAN
LIVING (CL)

CL 1.1

CL 1.2

CL 1.3

Children describe ways

God cares for individual
people

Children hear stories

about Gods helpers and
discuss ways they are
helped and can help
others

Children discuss their

experiences of Gods
world and demonstrate
how they can care for it

CW 2.2

CW 1.3

Children begin to explore

spirituality by describing
experiences of awe and
wonder

Children make
connections between
their actions and
consequences for
themselves and others

CHRISTIANITY CW 1.1
Children identify and
IN THE
acknowledge that people
WORLD (CW)
think and live differently

BAND A LEARNING OUTCOMES

3

Year 2

Year

CHRISTIAN
BELIEFS (CB)

CB 2.1

CB 2.2

CB 2.3

Students discuss and

describe Christian beliefs
about God and the
blessing God gives
people

Students gather and

present information
about the life and
teachings of Jesus
(Who is Jesus?)

Students analyse rescue

stories from the Bible

CHRISTIAN
CHURCH (CC)

CC 2.1

CC 2.2

CC 2.3

Students investigate and

explain significant
features of the Bible and
its importance for
Christians

Students draw
conclusions about the
purposes of the Christian
church in the local
community
(What is a church?)

Students research and

describe key Christian
practices and
celebrations
(Here I Am to Worship)

CHRISTIAN
LIVING (CL)

CL 2.1

CL 2.2

CL 2.3

Students investigate and

represent peoples
relationships with God
and with each other
(Why did God Create Us
and Spiritual
Relationship)

Students gather
information about how
God helps all people and
describe how God equips
people to help others

Students explore and

describe what it means to
live and care for the
world

CW 2.2

CW 2.3

Children begin to explore

spirituality by describing
experiences of awe and

Children make
connections between
their actions and

CHRISTIANITY CW 2.1
Children identify and
IN THE
acknowledge that people
WORLD (CW)
think and live differently

(Need to add to Here I

Am to Worship Unit)

wonder
(Why did God Create Us
and Spiritual
Relationship)

consequences for
themselves and others

Key Ideas and Learning Outcomes for Each Band Level

BAND B LEARNING OUTCOMES
5

Year 4

Year

CHRISTIAN
BELIEFS (CB)

CB 3.1

CB 3.2

CB3.3

Students explore and

report on Christian beliefs
about the nature of God
as Father, Son and Holy
Spirit

Students research the

social and cultural
context in which Jesus
live and draw conclusions
about how he chose to
respond to people and
events

Students investigate and

summarise what the
Bible says about sin and
grace

CHRISTIAN
CHURCH (CC)

CC 3.1

CC 3.2

CC 3.3

Students recognise and

analyse biblical textural
features and investigate
the purpose of the Bible

Students research key

events in the history of
Christianity and reflect on
their significance over
time and place

Students investigate and

describe the purposes
and significance of
worship and sacramental
practices of the Lutheran
church

CHRISTIAN
LIVING (CL)

CL 3.1

CL 3.2 Students

CL 3.3

Students examine and

reflect on the belief that
God creates people to
live in community

investigate and analyse

how God motivates,
equips and uses
Christians to serve others

Students explore and

respond to the Christian
belief that God has given
people responsibility for
the world

CW 3.2

CW 3.3 (Yr4 T2

Students explore and

reflect on expressions of
Christian spirituality as
described in the New
Testament and
experienced in the school
community

even)

CHRISTIANITY CW 3.1
Students research and
IN THE
describe the relationship
WORLD (CW)

between Christianity and

Judaism

Students describe
connections between
what Christians believe
and the decisions they
make

BAND C LEARNING OUTCOMES

Year 6

CHRISTIAN
BELIEFS (CB)

CB 4.1

CB 4.2

CB 4.3

Students analyse
Christian beliefs about
the ways God reveals
himself as one God:
Father, Son and Holy
Spirit

Students investigate and

evaluate the significance
of Jesus the Christ, his
life, death and
resurrection for Christians

Students examine and

reflect on the impact of
sin, evil and grace in the
world

CHRISTIAN
CHURCH (CC)

CC 4.1

CC 4.2

CC 4.3

Students develop skills to

examine scripture and
analyse its culture and
historical contexts

Students examine the

development of Christian
communities to compare
how beliefs and practices

Students compare and

contrast the origins
intention and diversity of
Christian worship

CHRISTIAN
LIVING (CL)

of these communities
reflect their social and
historical contexts

practices

CL 4.1

CL 4.2

CL 4.3

Students draw
conclusions about the
influence of the other on
self-identity in light of
Christian beliefs about
the worth of the
individual

Students analyse the

concept of Christian love
and service as a response
to faith

Students explore ways

Christians interpret and
act on their calling as
stewards in Gods world

CW 4.2

CW 4.3

Students examine
peoples need for
spirituality and identify
how Australians see to
fulfil it

Students apply decisionmaking processes to

ethical issues and explain
how and why people hold
different ethical positions

CHRISTIANITY CW 4.1
Students compare ideas
IN THE
and beliefs about God
WORLD (CW)

and the nature of human

beings in monotheistic
religions

Key Ideas and Learning Outcomes for Each Band Level

BAND D LEARNING OUTCOMES

CHRISTIAN
CB 5.1
Students explore and
BELIEFS (CB)

reflect on the nature of

God Father, Son and
Holy Spirit as creator
and sustainer of each
individual and all things

CB 5.2

CB 5.3

Students analyse and

interpret the message
and the identity of Jesus
the Christ for all people

Students apply Christian

beliefs about the intrinsic
value of human life within
the context of sin and evil

CHRISTIAN
CHURCH (CC)

CC 5.1

CC 5.2

CC 5.3

Students examine the

nature and purpose of
the Bible as Gods
inspired word and
critically discuss its
relevance to
contemporary contexts

Students critique the

interaction of the
Christian church with
society, past and present

Students analyse
worship, the sacraments
and prayer as vital to the
Christian experience

CHRISTIAN
LIVING (CL)

CL 5.1

CL 5.2

CL 5.3

Students analyse
Christian beliefs about
the responsibilities of
living in relationship with
God, self and others

Students reflect on the

concept of Christian
vocation and its
significance for self and
others

Students apply principles

of Christian stewardship
to social, political,
environmental and
economic issues

CW 5.2

CW 5.3

Students research secular

and religious spirituality
and evaluate their impact
on societies past and
present

Students analyse and

compare perspectives of
different ethical and
religious frameworks on
contemporary ethical
issues

CHRISTIANITY CW 5.1
Students identify
IN THE
philosophical approaches
WORLD (CW)
and religious beliefs and
explain how they
influence individuals and
societies

Teaching Cycle

Each year level is to cover six learning outcomes each year.

Where composite classes are involved they are to able to
choose the lower the level followed by the higher level the
following year or a mix three from each year with the alternate
three from each year level being taught the following year. This
should be done in consultation with all teachers concerned and
a plan written up so it can be followed over the two year cycle.
When the whole school becomes straight classes outcomes will
be easier to map.