Year 4 HASS – Term 4 (WA Curriculum): Being a Citizen in Australia and the World

What this unit covers

In Term 4, Year 4 HASS in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Being a Citizen in Australia and the World”.

Students explore Australian citizenship, democratic values, and their connections to the global community through understanding rights, responsibilities, and cultural diversity.

Lesson sequence (8 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. What Does It Mean to Be an Australian Citizen?
2. Our Rights and Responsibilities as Young Citizens
3. How Democracy Works in Australia
4. Exploring Different Cultures in Our Community
5. Comparing Australia with Countries in Africa
6. Discovering Europe and Its Connection to Australia
7. Presenting Our Findings About Global Citizenship
8. Reflecting on Our Learning and Taking Action

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Skills codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 4

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 4 runs from Monday 12 October to Thursday 17 December — 10 weeks for WA public schools. With 8 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.