Learning Map
Personal & Social DevelopmentResponsible Decision-Makingusually ages 7–9

Basic digital citizenship

Understand basic digital citizenship — being kind online, protecting personal information, recognising that people behind screens are real people with real feelings, and knowing what to do if something online makes them uncomfortable

How to tell they’ve got it

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When your child is chatting with friends online or playing multiplayer games, do they treat people kindly and know not to share personal details like their address or school name?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Everyday Safety Awarenessages 5–7Digital citizenship builds on basic safety awareness
Vocabulary: ethics and citizenshipages 7–11Digital citizenship as a concept requires knowing the term and vocabulary of 'rights', 'responsibility', and 'ethical'
Understanding Bullyingages 7–9Digital citizenship benefits from understanding bullying (cyberbullying)
Basic digital citizenshipthis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
Online Identity and Misinformationages 12–13Advanced ethical decision-making depends on earlier decision-making foundations

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9HP4P08medium confidenceYear 3–4 · Personal, social and community health

describe and apply protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies in a range of online and offline situations

AC9HP6P08medium confidenceYear 5–6 · Personal, social and community health

analyse and rehearse protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies that can be used in a range of online and offline situations

AC9HP2P05low confidenceYear 1–2 · Personal, social and community health

identify and demonstrate protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies they can use to help them and others stay safe

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

PH2-RRS-02high confidencePDHPE K-6 · Stage 2
PH3-RRS-02high confidencePDHPE K-6 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HC6K07medium confidenceCivics and Citizenship · Levels 5 and 6 · Knowledge and Understanding strand
VC2HP6P07low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 5 and 6 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand
VC2HP4P07low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Bystanders and Upstandersages 7–9 Stop, Think, Then Chooseages 7–9 Understanding Bullyingages 7–9 Vocabulary: ethics and citizenshipages 7–11

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