Year 9 Humanities

Year 9 Humanities Incursion – Electoral Education Centre

On Thursday 2 November, Year 9 students as part of their studies of Civics and Citizenship were visited by the Electoral Education Centre to learn about the process of preferential voting. The incursion allowed students to build upon their knowledge and understanding of what it means to live in a democracy and the freedoms experienced by Australians in exercising their democratic right to vote and thus choosing who will represent their interests in both Federal and State politics. Students thoroughly enjoyed the incursion and were given the opportunity to take part in a mock election to see first-hand how votes are formally counted and how a winner is decided using the preferential voting system.

Mr A McGoorty (Humanities Teacher)