Teacher information
Ready to inspire the next generation of informed, engaged citizens? This is your chance to make civics come alive in your classroom.
Get students thinking, creating and engaging with Australia’s democracy by designing their own cards that break down key concepts in fun, visual ways. It’s curriculum-aligned, skill-building, and seriously powerful learning.
Free to enter, the Informed Competition lets students in Years 7–10 showcase their creativity and civic knowledge.
All participants earn a certificate for their participation, and the winning group scores a custom card deck featuring their own designs!
Empower your students to shape Australia’s future!
Curriculum Links
The competition materials have all been developed to align with curriculum priorities, content and outcomes from across Australia, as well as key Australian civic readiness tests:
- The Australian Curriculum v.9: HASS
- The Victorian Curriculum version 2.0: The Humanities
- The NSW Curriculum – Stages 3 and 5 History (released 2024) and Stage 5 Commerce Syllabus (2019)
- The Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship (2012)
- The NSW Civics and Citizenship Education Benchmarks for years 6 and 10 (2002)
- The NAP-CC years 6 and 10 Demonstration Tests
Specific curriculum references are available on each topic page.
FAQS
What do I do as a teacher?
- Test students’ knowledge through a pre-learning civics and citizenship quiz before you start
- Guide students through civics and citizenship content using the 13 topic cards and the resources provided
- Facilitate the card design activity and competition (see competition details)
- Collect and submit final student entries for your class via email or the enter here page
- Re-test your students with the quiz provided to see what they have learned!
Who Can Enter and Win?
Open to students in Years 7–10 across Australia
How long does it take?
Flexible: from one class period up to two weeks, or as a student-led activity
Does it cost anything? What can we win?
- Free to enter!
- All participants receive a certificate from the Rule of Law Education Centre:
- Emerging Citizen (Years 7–8)
- Ready Citizen (Years 9–10)
- The winning group gets a card deck featuring their own designs
What support do teachers receive?
Each entry pack includes:
- 13 discussion cards
- Informative fact sheets
- Blank card templates for students
- A benchmark survey for pre and post learning
- Full competition details and entry instructions
- Curriculum-linked questions and topic ideas
- Supporting resources aligned with the Australian, NSW and Victorian Curriculums
Key dates
After 2025, the competition will be run twice a year in order to enable access for students covering relevant content in different terms.
Semester Two 2025
Competition Opens:
9am AEST Monday August 11
Competition Closes:
11.59pm AEDT Friday November 14
Winners will be announced Friday November 20 in early celebration of Eureka Day!
Contact us
If you have any questions or would like to know more details about anything to do with the Informed Competition, please get in touch with us at education@ruleoflaw.org.au