Year 10 Health – Term 3 (WA Curriculum): Building Healthy and Respectful Communities

What this unit covers

In Term 3, Year 10 Health in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Building Healthy and Respectful Communities”.

Students explore how social, economic and environmental factors influence community health while developing skills to promote respectful relationships within their 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. Mapping Our Community Health: Identifying Social Determinants
2. Income and Employment: How Economic Factors Shape Health Outcomes
3. Knowledge is Power: Analyzing Health Awareness in Different Communities
4. Building Strong Networks: The Role of Family and Friends in Health
5. Community Connections: How Social Support Systems Impact Wellbeing
6. Environmental Health Factors: Creating Healthier Community Spaces
7. Emotional Intelligence in Relationships: Developing Appropriate Responses
8. Challenging Gender Assumptions: Breaking Down Stereotypes in Relationships
9. Recognizing Disrespectful Relationships: Warning Signs and Red Flags
10. Taking Action: Strategies for Addressing Unhealthy Relationship Dynamics

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.