The Religion and Life General course provides students with opportunities to learn about religion and explores the relationships between religion, society and individuals. It examines the nature of religion and how it offers individuals and their communities an understanding of the world around them.
Students develop an understanding of ways in which people discover, understand and express their religious beliefs. They explore one or more religions and investigate the characteristics of religion, origins, foundations, cultural influences and development over time. They analyse the role religion has played in human affairs and explore issues of concern to religion.
Through the Religion and Life General course, students learn skills that will enable them to understand the role religion plays in society and in the lives of people. They use a range of primary and secondary sources and employ a variety of methods to investigate information. These methods include research, observation, analysis, and discussion.
Structure of the syllabus
The Year 12 syllabus is divided into two units which are delivered as a pair.
The focus of this unit is the role religion plays in the lives of people. It explores how people interact with and respond to religion. Students consolidate the skills required for conducting an inquiry, processing information and communicating findings about religion and life.
The focus for this unit is the interplay between religion and life. Students explore how religion responds to and interacts with issues that arise within society. They further develop research skills for conducting an inquiry, processing information and communicating findings about the interplay between religion and life.
Mrs Cassie Naden
Head of Religious Education
Cassie.Naden@cewa.edu.au