Australian Flag

Year 5 has been investigating Australia’s cultural diversity. After completing some research the students were asked to redesign the Australian flag and write an explanation of their design. This allowed the students to apply their learning in a creative way.

Multiculturalism means many cultures. Australia is one of the most multicultural countries in the world. I know Australia is multicultural because many people (26%) were born overseas. Also sadly 18% have experienced discrimination due to their skin colour or religion.

I chose the symbol of two hands to represent peace between humanity and to show love between two cultures.

I chose the sun to symbolise energy and positivity. I also put little people around it in different colours to represent different cultures.

I also added a bit of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s flag to remind everyone of the first people on this land. 

Amelia Brogan
Year 5

My flag was designed to represent many different cultures together. Multiculturalism means Australia holds many cultures; the top 5 being  Mandarin, Arabic, Vietnamese, Cantonese and Punjabi. So many different languages are spoken, over 300 plus languages and those are just the top five! 

The symbols on my flag

I chose the holding hands symbol to show that skin colour doesn’t matter.

I chose the world in a heart to show that everyone is the same in this world and to show that no one should be alone.

I chose the dove constellation of peace to let everyone know that you shouldn’t fight and to help others if they fall.

Keira Toal