Year 6 HASS – Term 3 (WA Curriculum): Australia's Global Connections and Cultural Diversity

What this unit covers

In Term 3, Year 6 HASS in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Australia's Global Connections and Cultural Diversity”.

Students explore the world's cultural diversity, Australia's connections with other countries, and the historical foundations of Australia's Federation while developing skills in analysing perspectives and making informed decisions.

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. Mapping the World's First Nations Peoples and Their Unique Cultures
2. Investigating the Māori Culture and Connection to Aotearoa/New Zealand
3. Exploring the Orang Asli Peoples of Malaysia and Indonesia
4. Analysing Australia's Short-term Global Connections Through Tourism and Sport
5. Examining Australia's Long-term Connections Through Trade and Migration
6. Investigating Key Figures Who Led Australia to Federation
7. Comparing Different Perspectives on Australia's Constitutional Influences
8. Evaluating the Effects of Australia's Global Connections on People and Places

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 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 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.