Checked 29 September 2026 against QCAA primary sources. Local labels ENG-U1 and GM-U1-T1 are SubjectNest shorthand, not official QCAA codes. The exact official unit/topic titles are quoted only as identifiers; descriptions below are paraphrases. QCAA's site and school's current program control when versions change.
| Local label | Primary source and exact point used | Narrow instructional link |
|---|---|---|
ENG-U1 |
QCAA English General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Perspectives and texts, PDF pp. 19–22 (printed pp. 17–20) | Examine how literary and nonliterary texts represent people, ideas and events; consider audience, purpose, context, language, medium, selection and omission; create and revise responses. The original paired messages and reflection here are our texts, not QCAA examples. |
EE-U1 |
QCAA Essential English Applied senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Language that works, PDF pp. 17–20 (printed pp. 15–18) | A separate Applied starter with work-related fictional texts, audience/action/inference and short source-bound revisions. Unit 1 has no numbered Topic 1. Ten 25-minute lessons sample the 55-hour unit; the school’s authentic text selection and assessment program remain open. See its crosswalk and rights ledger. |
GM-U1-T1 |
QCAA General Mathematics General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Money, measurement, algebra and linear equations, Topic 1 Consumer arithmetic, PDF p. 17 (printed p. 15) | Practise rates, wages, percentages, budgets, unit cost and repeated computations/spreadsheets using a fictional model. We cover a slice of Topic 1, not all Unit 1 topics or the 14 notional hours assigned to Topic 1. |
ACC-U1-T1 |
QCAA Accounting General senior syllabus 2025 v1.4 PDF, Unit 1 Real-world accounting, Topic 1 Introduction to accounting, printed p. 12 | Ten 25-minute lessons practise account elements, ownership, the equation, profit versus operating cash and stakeholder questions with explicitly fictional amounts. The 2026 real-report source slot is a teacher selection procedure, not copied annual-report data. Topic 2, the full 55-hour unit, real-report reading and school assessment remain open. See the Accounting crosswalk and rights ledger. |
BUS-U1-T1 |
QCAA Business General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Business creation, Topic 1 Fundamentals of business, printed pp. 13–15 | A separate elective starter on case-bound stage, factors, SWOT, functions and criteria. Ten 25-minute lessons are fictional practice; Unit 1’s two authentic business case studies and the 55-hour unit remain to be provided by a school. See the Business crosswalk and rights ledger. |
AH-U1-T1 |
QCAA Ancient History General senior syllabus 2025 v1.4 PDF, Unit 1 Investigating the Ancient World, Topic 1 Digging up the past, printed pp. 15–17 | Ten 25-minute source-inquiry sessions examine Budj Bim on Gunditjmara Country as the Ancient Australia site example. Source kind, dated feature versus whole landscape, living custodianship and permission are taught explicitly. One/two-site selection, Topic 2's ancient society and feature, full 55-hour unit and school assessment remain open. No Traditional Owner endorsement is claimed. See the Ancient History crosswalk and source/rights register. |
BIO-U1-T1 |
QCAA Biology General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Cells and multicellular organisms, Topic 1 Cells as the basis of life, printed pp. 20–22 | A separate elective starter on typical cell models, named organelle jobs and the cell-to-system hierarchy. Ten 25-minute lessons sample this 15-hour topic; they include no live practical and do not complete its science inquiry program. See the Biology row crosswalk and rights ledger. |
CHEM-U1-T1 |
QCAA Chemistry General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Chemical fundamentals — structure, properties and reactions, Topic 1 Properties and structure of atoms, printed pp. 20–22 | A separate elective starter on simple atom/ion/isotope notation and model limits. Ten 25-minute paper lessons sample this 20-hour topic; orbital configurations, mass spectra and practical inquiry remain untaught. See its Chemistry crosswalk and rights ledger. |
DES-U1-T1 |
QCAA Design General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Stakeholder-centred design, Topic 1 Designing for others, printed pp. 13–17 | Ten 25-minute sessions use original invented briefs to practise needs, constraints, criteria, low-fidelity ideas and revision. Fictional statements are not primary stakeholder interviews or user tests. Process-model comparison, real stakeholder research and the rest of the 55-hour unit remain. See the Design crosswalk and rights ledger. |
DS-U1-T1 |
QCAA Digital Solutions General senior syllabus 2025 v1.4 PDF, Unit 1 Creating with code, Topic 1 Understanding digital problems, printed pp. 15–16 | The current QCAA landing page lists v1.4, and this separate starter uses web applications as its example context. Ten 25-minute sessions sample human-need framing, scope, constraints and option evaluation. No learner-built program, real user research or full Topic 1 coverage is claimed. See the Digital Solutions crosswalk and rights ledger. |
ECON-U1-T1 |
QCAA Economics General senior syllabus 2025 v1.4 PDF, Unit 1 Markets and models, Topic 1 The basic economic problem, printed pp. 14–15 | Ten 25-minute sessions use invented scarcity and production-frontier models. Two dated official Australian data capsules give a small real-source exercise; they do not fulfil sustained current-context work or the syllabus's real-world comparison of economic systems. No separate Topic 1 hour count is stated. See the Economics crosswalk and rights ledger. |
GEO-U1-T1 |
QCAA Geography General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Responding to risk and vulnerability in hazard zones, Topic 1 Natural hazard zones, printed pp. 14–16 | Ten 25-minute sessions teach a bounded process→map→exposure→action sequence using invented grids. The required one natural hazard affecting two real places in differently developed countries, spatial-technology work, Topic 2 ecological case study and formal school assessment remain open. The separate five-hour field study belongs to Unit 3 Topic 2. See the Geography crosswalk and rights ledger. |
HEALTH-U1-S1 |
QCAA Health General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Resilience as a personal health resource, Stage 1: Define and understand resilience as a personal health resource, printed pp. 12–16 | Ten 25-minute sessions critique invented public messages and rehearse evidence-bounded inquiry without asking for personal disclosure. Day 10's question is preparatory Unit 1 overview practice, not completed Stage 2. There is no numbered Topic 1; no real health outcome, intervention or complete 55-hour unit is claimed. See the Health crosswalk and rights ledger. |
LEGAL-U1-T1 |
QCAA Legal Studies General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Beyond reasonable doubt, Topic 1 Legal foundations, printed pp. 11–12 | Ten 25-minute sessions sort fictional rules, model bills, allegations and source authority. The genuine Queensland Acts Interpretation Act s 14A is cited only to show purpose-oriented interpretation does not create or extend criminal liability. Authentic current issues, judgments, living First Nations perspectives and school assessments remain open; this is educational material, not legal advice. See the Legal Studies crosswalk and rights ledger. |
MH-U1-T4 |
QCAA Modern History General senior syllabus 2025 v1.4 PDF, Unit 1 Ideas in the Modern World, optional Topic 4 American Revolution, 1763–1783, printed pp. 15–17 | Ten 25-minute source-inquiry sessions use short credited archival fragments. The school chooses two Unit 1 topics and its aspect(s); Topic 4 is not a required first topic. A First Nations perspectives topic (Unit 1 Topic 1 or Unit 2 Topic 1), one Asia-engaging topic across the course, complete contextual/depth/concluding study and formal assessment still require school planning. See the Modern History crosswalk and rights ledger. |
PHYS-U1-T1 |
QCAA Physics General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Thermal, nuclear and electrical physics, Topic 1 Heating processes, printed pp. 19–21 | A separate elective starter on an introductory kinetic model, transfer paths, Celsius/Kelvin, stipulated uncertainty and a narrow no-phase-change Q=mcΔT model. Ten 25-minute paper lessons sample the 15-hour topic; practical inquiry, phase changes, equilibrium, first law and efficiency remain. See the Physics crosswalk and rights ledger. |
MM-U1-T1 |
QCAA Mathematical Methods General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Surds, algebra, functions and probability, Topic 1 Surds and quadratic functions, printed pp. 15–16 | A separate General pathway starter with eight surd and two initial quadratic sessions, 250 minutes altogether. The syllabus allocates 4 hours to surds and 7 to quadratics; this does not complete either subtopic or replace General/Essential Mathematics. See the Methods crosswalk and rights ledger. |
SM-U1-T1 |
QCAA Specialist Mathematics General senior syllabus 2025 v1.4 PDF, Unit 1 Combinatorics, proof, vectors and matrices, Topic 1 Combinatorics, printed pp. 16–17 | Ten 25-minute sessions sample the first Introduction to counting techniques (4 hours) subtopic with original finite examples. At 4 hours 10 minutes of teaching, the starter is slightly longer than that notional allocation; the Permutations and combinations (8 hours) subtopic, later Unit 1 topics, complete unit and formal assessment remain open. See the Specialist Mathematics crosswalk and rights ledger. |
VA-U1 |
QCAA Visual Art General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Art as lens, printed pp. 22–26 | Ten 25-minute studio starts sample Developing, Researching, Reflecting and Resolving through an original paper form, viewpoints and a first process trace. Unit 1 has no numbered Topic 1. The QAGOMA object-record capsule provides one credited source encounter without reusing its artwork; sustained artist research, diverse media, a complete folio, the 55-hour unit and local assessment remain open. See the Visual Art crosswalk and rights ledger. |
MUS-U1 |
QCAA Music General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Designs, printed pp. 20–22 | Ten 25-minute sessions sample its one Area of study: Designs with original A–H miniatures, transparent timed notation, optional generated tones and design reasoning. Unit 1 has no numbered Topic 1. Varied repertoire, full composition/performance/musicology work, the 55-hour unit and local assessment remain open. See the Music crosswalk and rights ledger. |
DAN-U1 |
QCAA Dance General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Moving bodies, printed pp. 22–26 | Ten 25-minute sessions sample the one Area of study: How does dance communicate meaning for different purposes and in different contexts? through original neutral movement scores, opt-in small-range movement and paper choreography. Unit 1 has no numbered Topic 1. Contemporary and another genre/style, historical/cultural origins, authentic Australian including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Asia–Pacific and international work, qualified physical technique/performance, the 55-hour unit and school assessment remain open. See the Dance crosswalk, first-authority pathway and rights ledger. |
DRA-U1 |
QCAA Drama General senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Share, printed pp. 21–23 | Ten 25-minute sessions sample the one inquiry Area of study: How does drama promote shared understandings of the human experience? through original neutral fictional scenes, blocking and evidence-led critique. Unit 1 has no numbered Topic 1. Required Australian voices including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and/or Asia–Pacific perspectives, selected published scripts, professional live/recorded live theatre, assessed acting, the 55-hour unit and local assessment remain open. The first-authority source pathway links, without copying, cultural-rights and theatre resources. See the Drama crosswalk and rights ledger. |
EM-U1-T1-R |
QCAA Essential Mathematics Applied senior syllabus 2025 v1.3 PDF, Unit 1 Number, data and money, Fundamental topic Calculations, Topic 1 Number, first subtopic Ratios (7 hours), PDF p. 17/printed p. 15 | A separate Applied pathway starter on equivalent ratios, part:part versus part:whole, fixed totals and scale. Ten 25-minute lessons total 4 hours 10 minutes, so the 7-hour subtopic remains partial. See the Essential Mathematics row crosswalk and rights ledger. |
QCE-SCOPE |
QCAA QCE handbook: Syllabuses, §4.1 | General senior units are notionally 55 hours each, Units 1–2 precede Units 3–4, and the school plans delivery and assessment. These 25-minute daily slices plus optional integration do not constitute the entire contact hours. |
The English syllabus landing page identifies 2025 v1.3 as current for students completing from 2026; the General Mathematics landing page likewise identifies 2025 v1.3. The Digital Solutions landing page identifies 2025 v1.4; other subject versions are named separately in the table. These are version checks, not a claim that one sequence fits every school. The pinned local ACARA senior v8.4 import inspected at research/sources/acara-senior-v8.4-2026-09-29 contains Ancient History only, so it cannot substantiate these subject mappings. There are no invented AC9 senior codes in this pack.
These are different senior subject choices. A student is not assigned every starter as a universal daily timetable. The twenty-one separate Days 1–10 subject starters each provide public learner checks and teacher keys, print/text aids, partial crosswalks and local hash receipts. The Accounting Topic 2 and real-report holds, Ancient History cultural-authority and Topic 2 holds, Business authentic-case hold, Design stakeholder hold, Digital Solutions programming limit, Economics current-context hold, Geography real-place case-study hold, Health inquiry limit, Legal Studies live-law and community-review hold, Modern History topic-choice hold, Methods topic limit, Specialist Mathematics second-subtopic hold, Visual Art artist-research and folio hold, Music repertoire and performance hold, Dance repertoire, genre and physical-technique hold, Drama theatre and cultural-source hold, Biology model-card limits, Chemistry model limits, Physics model limits, Essential English text-selection hold and Essential Mathematics fictional-world limits apply alongside the local school’s program. A teacher must review any real practical, field context, formal instrument and accessibility arrangement before use.
Weeks 3–4 evidence and limits
The English continuation crosswalk cites the exact QCAA Unit 1 objectives and pages against ten original paired public and literary texts. Its source ledger distinguishes those fictional texts from the official syllabus and font rights. Short passages and starter responses do not satisfy whole-course text selection, complete literary study or local formal assessment requirements.
The General Mathematics continuation crosswalk and version snapshot tie annual-pay periods, piecework/commission, invented budgets, GST, simple interest and repeated spreadsheet computation to selected bullets in Unit 1 Topic 1. The ATO GST ruling is used only to frame fully taxable practice examples. A fictional rate is not an award, a real product classification or personal advice. The pack does not claim the whole 14-hour topic, other Unit 1 topics, or a QCAA assessment instrument.
The Weeks 3–4 integrated crosswalk identifies a partial bridge, not a third QCAA subject. Ten fictional source pairs require learners to test public wording against model arithmetic and state a limit. Its source/rights ledger separates QCAA and ATO factual references from original SubjectNest cards and an offline whole-set lab. The lab's paper route preserves the mathematical question; digital-use evidence requires actual use, not simply reading about it.
The Weeks 5–6 integrated crosswalk adds ten optional source/desk-note bridges across wage layers, percentage bases, invented group accounts, stipulated currency and distinct share measures. It is still a partial English/General Mathematics teaching opportunity, not a third subject, a spreadsheet-use claim or an investment guide. The source/rights ledger attributes QCAA and ASIC MoneySmart while separating the original fictional cards and offline change-base lab. Its paper route remains equivalent for the mathematical target.
The English Weeks 5–6 crosswalk keeps Unit 1 objectives and taught limits explicit for an invented report, scene, editorial note, bulletin, poem and described image. The General Mathematics Weeks 5–6 crosswalk maps selected Topic 1 bullets on model overtime/allowances, mark-up and margin, percent change, stipulated currency conversion, dividend yield and P/E ratios. Its invented exchange rate is an exercise input, never a current rate or investment claim. Income-support payments and other topic matter remain unaddressed. The first 30 planned 25-minute mathematics periods total 12 hours 30 minutes, still short of the Topic 1 subtopic's 14 notional hours and far short of Unit 1's 55 hours.
All four General subject continuation packs distinguish their publicly available new-case teaching checks from secure tests, and each provides a separate teacher-targeted public key. The two maths packs' optional spreadsheets are original and inspectable offline, with paper routes for the same calculations. Their source ledgers and hash receipts should be checked before local adaptation. Direct scripted download of QCAA PDFs returned HTTP 403 during authoring, so their byte hashes are not claimed; the version and pages were checked through official rendered QCAA pages/PDFs. Recheck the live official landing pages before school use.
The QCAA English PDF states © State of Queensland (QCAA) 2026 and a CC BY 4.0 licence subject to stated exceptions, with attribution © State of Queensland (QCAA) 2026 www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/copyright; see QCAA copyright. We link and paraphrase syllabus information, and retain QCAA's own rights. SubjectNest original classroom texts and cards are CC BY 4.0, separate from the PDF font licence. The rights manifest gives file-level scope.
Human review holds before real class use
- A teacher in each relevant subject, including Accounting, Ancient History, Business, Biology, Chemistry, Design, Digital Solutions, Economics, Geography, Health, Legal Studies, Modern History, Physics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Essential English or Essential Mathematics where offered, checks unit timing, subject objectives, language and difficulty against the school's adopted program and each student's prior learning. Any formal assessment instrument, conditions, standards and reporting must be designed/approved locally under QCAA rules. Our Days 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 are teaching checks only, never an A–E grade or QCE result.
- A teacher/access lead confirms readable format, learner-specific adjustments, privacy, calculator policy and whether a choice of response mode preserves the construct. No disability label predicts one preferred format.
- A local reviewer checks invented job/budget examples are clearly fictional and avoid unintended legal/financial claims. Nothing states a current award, minimum wage, tax or benefit amount. Any replacement with live numbers requires a fresh official source check.
- Translation and community cultural review are pending. No First Nations language, culturally specific teaching claim or translated copy has been invented. If adding them, use qualified speakers, community permission, agreed rights and review.
- PDF reading order is not tagged; supply the linked text equivalent or accessible source file. A human should print and inspect each A4 sheet before distribution.
- The everyday English learner texts and maths learner cards omit teacher keys. The four independent English Day 5, English Day 10, maths Day 5 and maths Day 10 cards are separate. Teachers still need to control when those pages are displayed or printed.
Version trigger: Recheck the relevant QCAA subject landing page/PDF when a syllabus is updated, a school changes its sequence, or these materials are reused in another calendar year or jurisdiction. The verifier can check our local files and references; it cannot certify classroom or syllabus approval.