Year 9 Health – Term 3 (WA Curriculum): Building Respectful and Inclusive Communities

What this unit covers

In Term 3, Year 9 Health in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Building Respectful and Inclusive Communities”.

Students explore how attitudes, behaviours and relationships impact community wellbeing, developing skills to promote respect, prevent discrimination and build healthy communities.

Lesson sequence (10 lessons)

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

1. Understanding Community Attitudes and Their Impact on Wellbeing
2. Recognising Prejudice and Discrimination in Our Communities
3. Exploring the Effects of Marginalisation on Mental Health
4. Challenging Homophobia and Supporting LGBTQ+ Community Members
5. Building Foundations for Respectful Relationships
6. Effective Communication Skills for Healthy Relationships
7. Understanding Rights and Responsibilities in Relationships
8. Promoting Gender Equality in School and Community Settings
9. Preventing Violence and Abuse Through Respectful Relationships
10. Creating Action Plans for Inclusive and Healthy Communities

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content 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 3

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 3 runs from Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September — 10 weeks for WA public schools. With 10 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.