Years 1–9 The Arts: Visual art assessments

This page contains past curriculum documents. For current curriculum resources, visit the P–10 Australian Curriculum section.

Year 1: In the gallery
Image source: Granddaughter paints self-portrait by roberthuffstutter / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Children create, display and reflect on a 2D portrait using the visual arts elements of colour and line to express feelings.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 570 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- In the gallery: Year 1 The Arts — Visual Arts assessment (ZIP, 2482 kB)
Year 1: Let's create a picture!
Image source: Created by Alex (Age 8) by MrsGooding / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Children use visual arts elements to create a 2-D illustration of a descriptive sentence.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 1076 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Lets create a picture: Year 1 The Arts — Visual Arts assessment (ZIP, 2954 kB)
Year 3: Colour my world
Description:
Children use colour to create and interpret visual art works that express a feeling.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 512 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Indicative response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Colour my world: Year 3 The Arts — Visual Arts assessment (ZIP, 6927 kB)
Year 5: Art journey
Image source: Brushes by Phillie Casablanca / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Students create an artwork using visual arts elements and concepts to express an idea about a journey.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 649 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Art journey: Year 5 The Arts — Visual Arts assessment (ZIP, 4306 kB)
Year 5: Imachinations
Description:
Students design, construct, display and reflect on an “imachination” based on the book The Arrival.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 518 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Imachinations: Year 5 The Arts — Visual Arts assessment (ZIP, 6156 kB)
Year 7: Beyond observation
Description:
Students create, display and respond to a series of observational drawings, abstracting one drawing using a grid drawing exercise.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 515 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- Beyond observation: Year 7 The Arts — Visual Arts assessment (ZIP, 9530 kB)
Year 9: All at sea
Image source: Monaco by Metro Centric / CC BY 2.0
Description:
Students create, display and respond to a sculpture for a school or community space using the sea as a stimulus.
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (DOCX, 512 kB)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Related resource: Clay etiquette, processes and states
- Sample response
- Student booklet
Download the full assessment (zip file):
- All at sea: Year 9 The Arts — Visual Arts assessment (ZIP, 5565 kB)