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Digital Technologies Stage 1
Subject outline

Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in November 2016 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2018.

Stage 1 | Subject outline | Capabilities | ICT capability

Information and communication technology (ICT) capability

In this subject students extend and apply their ICT capability by, for example:

  • locating and accessing information using digital technologies
  • using a range of digital technologies to extract, interpret, and model data sets
  • presenting findings using multimodal approaches, including infographics
  • using computational thinking skills and strategies to identify, deconstruct, and solve problems of interest
  • using program‑design skills to develop digital solutions (product, prototype, and/or proof of concept)
  • using digital technologies to work collaboratively on various projects, including creating innovative solutions
  • understanding the impact of ICT, its development and application, and how it shapes and is shaped by social agendas.