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Creative Arts

Visual and Motion Design 7–10 (2025)

Secondary (7–10) · Published 2025

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Outcomes

Stage 4Years 7–8
VMD4-ADJ-01Critical and historical practice

in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8

VMD4-ADJ-01Critical and historical studies: Viewpoints

in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8

VMD4-ADJ-01Designing and making: Artworld concepts

in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8

VMD4-ADJ-01Design practice

in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8

VMD4-ADJ-01Critical and historical studies: Artworld concepts

in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8

VMDLS-DMV-01Designing and making: Viewpoints

engages with Viewpoints when designing or making design artworks

VMD4-ADJ-01Designing and making: Viewpoints

in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8

VMDLS-CHP-01Critical and historical practice

responds to critical and historical design practice

VMDLS-DSP-01Critical and historical practice

demonstrates safe design practices

VMDLS-CHC-01Critical and historical studies: Artworld concepts

identifies how meaning has been created in design artworks

VMDLS-DMC-01Designing and making: Artworld concepts

engages with Artworld concepts when designing, making or exhibiting design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-01Design practice

demonstrates safe design practices

VMDLS-DSP-02Design practice

experiments and makes choices when designing or making design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-03Design practice

expresses self or communicates ideas in design artworks

VMDLS-CHV-01Critical and historical studies: Viewpoints

communicates ideas about design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-01Critical and historical studies: Viewpoints

demonstrates safe design practices

Stage 5Years 9–10
VMD5-CHP-01Critical and historical practice

investigates and interprets aspects of design practice to represent critical and historical perspectives

VMD5-CHV-01Critical and historical studies: Viewpoints

interprets meaning and significance of design artworks and the world using Viewpoints

VMD5-DMC-01Designing and making: Artworld concepts

makes and refines design artworks to represent and communicate different ideas informed by an understanding of Artworld concepts and their relationships

VMD5-DSP-01Design practice

selects and applies aspects of Design practice to represent and communicate points of view in a body of work

VMD5-CHC-01Critical and historical studies: Artworld concepts

analyses and interprets design artworks using the Artworld concepts and their relationships in Critical and historical studies

VMDLS-DMV-01Designing and making: Viewpoints

engages with Viewpoints when designing or making design artworks

VMD5-DMV-01Designing and making: Viewpoints

applies and evaluates Viewpoints to refine artistic intent and represent and communicate meaning in design artworks

VMDLS-CHP-01Critical and historical practice

responds to critical and historical design practice

VMDLS-DSP-01Critical and historical practice

demonstrates safe design practices

VMDLS-CHC-01Critical and historical studies: Artworld concepts

identifies how meaning has been created in design artworks

VMDLS-DMC-01Designing and making: Artworld concepts

engages with Artworld concepts when designing, making or exhibiting design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-01Design practice

demonstrates safe design practices

VMDLS-DSP-02Design practice

experiments and makes choices when designing or making design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-03Design practice

expresses self or communicates ideas in design artworks

VMDLS-CHV-01Critical and historical studies: Viewpoints

communicates ideas about design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-01Critical and historical studies: Viewpoints

demonstrates safe design practices

Life SkillsYears 7–10
VMDLS-DMC-01Designing and making: Artworld concepts

engages with Artworld concepts when designing, making or exhibiting design artworks

VMDLS-DMV-01Designing and making: Viewpoints

engages with Viewpoints when designing or making design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-01Design practice

demonstrates safe design practices

VMDLS-DSP-02Design practice

experiments and makes choices when designing or making design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-03Design practice

expresses self or communicates ideas in design artworks

VMDLS-CHC-01Critical and historical studies: Artworld concepts

identifies how meaning has been created in design artworks

VMDLS-CHV-01Critical and historical studies: Viewpoints

communicates ideas about design artworks

VMDLS-DSP-01Critical and historical studies: Viewpoints

demonstrates safe design practices

VMDLS-CHP-01Critical and historical practice

responds to critical and historical design practice

VMDLS-DSP-01Critical and historical practice

demonstrates safe design practices