Celebrate NAIDOC – 50 Years of Deadly

A red circular image with fine intricate lines of Indigenous patterns with a dark background
Paraulpi by Zaachariaha Fielding, the 2026 National NAIDOC Week poster competition winner.

This resource focuses on the National NAIDOC Week 2026 theme ‘50 Years of Deadly’. It provides curriculum-aligned activities for primary and secondary students that centre Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, perspectives, histories and stories. Activities are free to download and print.

Download PDF booklet:
SBS Learn NAIDOC Week 2026 Teacher Resource (PDF)

This teacher resource is organised into school years, containing:

  • Key questions to prompt meaningful discussions,
  • Targeted reading lists appropriate to year level with suggested activities,
  • Selected videos accompanied by activities,
  • Individual, pair and collaborative activities for the classroom,
  • Extension activities to extend learning, and
  • Further resources and suggested links

Australian Curriculum

Cross Curriculum Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Sustainability 

General Capabilities
Literacy
Numeracy
Information and Communication Technology Capability
Critical and Creative Thinking
Personal and Social Capability
Ethical Understanding and Intercultural Understanding 

Foundation
English: AC9EFLE01, AC9EFLA03, AC9EFLE03
HASS: AC9HSFK02, AC9HSFK04
HPE: AC9HPFP01, AC9HPFP03, AC9HPFM03  
Science: AC9SFH01
The Arts:
Visual Arts – AC9AVAFC01, AC9AVAFP01, AC9AVAFE01 
Media Arts – AC9AMAFE01, AC9AMAFP01   

Year 1
English: AC9E1LE02, AC9E1LY02, AC9E1LA09 
HASS:  AC9HS1K04 
HPE:   AC9HP2M03
Science: AC9S1U01, AC9S1H01 
The Arts:
Visual Arts – AC9AVA2E01, AC9AVA2E02  
Technology: 
Design and technology – AC9TDE2K01, AC9TDE2K02 

Year 2
English: AC9E2LA01, AC9E2LA02, AC9E2LA09,
HASS: AC9HS2K02, AC9HS2K04,
HPE: AC9HP2M03 
Science: AC9S2U03
The Arts:
Visual Arts – AC9AVA2E01, AC9AVA2E02 
Technology: 
Design and technology – AC9TDE2K01, AC9TDE2K02 

Year 3
English: AC9E3LA01, AC9E3LE01, AC9E2LY03 
HASS: AC9HS3K02, AC9HS3K03, AC9HS3K04
HPE: AC9HP4P01, AC9HP4P05
Science: AC9S3H02
Technology: 
Design and technology – AC9TDE4K01 
The Arts:
Drama – AC9ADR4E02 
Visual Arts – AC9AVA4E02 
Music – AC9AMU4E02 

Year 4
English: AC9E4LA01, AC9E4LA11, AC9E4LE03, AC9E4LY05
HASS: AC9HS4K01, AC9HS4K06, AC9HS4K09
HPE: AC9HP4P01, AC9HP4P05
Science: AC9S4U01, AC9S4U04
Technology: 
Design and technology – AC9TDE4K01 
The Arts:
Drama – AC9ADR4E02 
Visual Arts – AC9AVA4E02 
Music – AC9AMU4E02 

Year 5
English: AC9E5LA01, AC9E5LE01
HASS:  AC9HS5K04
HPE: AC9HP6P01, AC9HP6M05, AC9HP6P05 

Year 6
English: AC9E6LA07
HPE: AC9HP6P01, AC9HP6M05, AC9HP6P05 

Year 7
English:  AC9E7LE01
HASS:
Civics and Citizenship –  AC9HC7K04
Geography – AC9HG7K07, AC9HG7K01, AC9HG7K08,
History –  AC9HH7K07
HPE: AC9HP8P02, AC9HP8P05, AC9HP8M05
Science:  AC9S7H01
Technology: 
Design and Technology – AC9TDE8K01, AC9TDE8K06 
The Arts:
Media Arts – AC9AMA8E02 
Visual Arts – AC9AVA8E01, AC9AVA8E02, AC9AVA8D01 

Year 8
English: AC9E8LA01, AC9E8LE01, AC9E8LE02, AC9E8LY06, AC9E8LY07, AC9E8LY08
HASS:
Civics and Citizenship –  AC9HC8K06
Geography – AC9HG8K03
HPE: AC9HP8P02, AC9HP8P05, AC9HP8M05 
Technology: 
Design and Technology – AC9TDE8K01, AC9TDE8K06 
The Arts:
Media Arts – AC9AMA8E02  
Visual Arts – AC9AVA8E01, AC9AVA8E02, AC9AVA8D01 

Year 9
English: AC9E9LE01, AC9E9LA07 
HASS:
Economics and Business – AC9HE9K04  
Geography – AC9HG9K04 
HPE: AC9HP10P05
Science: AC9S10U07 
Technology: 
Design and Technology – AC9TDE10K01, AC9TDE10K02, AC9TDE10K04, AC9TDE10K05  
The Arts: 
Media Arts – AC9AMA10E02, AC9AMA10C02 
Music – AC9AMU10E02 

Year 10
English: AC9E10LA01, AC9E10LE01 
HASS
Geography – AC9HG10K03 
History – AC9HH10K04, AC9HH10K09, AC9HH10K10, AC9HH10K20
HPE: AC9HP10M05
Science: AC9S10H03 
Technology: 
Design and Technology – AC9TDE10K01, AC9TDE10K02, AC9TDE10K04, AC9TDE10K05  
The Arts: 
Media Arts – AC9AMA10E02, AC9AMA10C02 
Music – AC9AMU10E02