Our Nation's Story
In Grade 9 HaSS, we learn how Australia became what it is today. Our recent topic, "Making an Australian Nation," looked at early settlement. We studied how convicts lived and the deep history of First Nations peoples.

We also looked at the early interactions between European settlers and First Nations peoples. Students explored different viewpoints to understand how these groups met and what happened when settlers arrived and began to claim land. We discussed the impact this had on First Nations peoples and their way of life.