Teacher resources

Teach students the basics of share investment in a fun, educational and innovative way.

Schools Sharemarket Game

  • Free to enter
  • Open to Australian school students (years 7-12)
  • Total prize pool over $25,000
  • Certificates of participation can be printed for all students who participate.

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Teacher professional development

Brush up on your own knowledge of the sharemarket before teaching the students.

Using www.asx.com.au in the classroom

Once you've learned how the sharemarket works, keep up to date by accessing all this website has to offer. View our guide to using www.asx.com.au in the classroom

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Sharemarket lesson plans

All lesson plans are provided in PDF format.

 # Lesson plans Teacher notes
 1 Introduction to the sharemarket (276KB) Lesson 1 (105KB)
 2 How the sharemarket works - primary market (216KB)  Lesson 2 (102KB)
 3 How the sharemarket works - secondary market (313KB) Lesson 3 (112KB)
 4 Why do share prices change? (245KB) Lesson 4 (112KB)
 5 The role of the Australian Securities Exchange (258KB) Lesson 5 (106KB)
 6 Getting ready to invest (341KB) Lesson 6 (106KB)
 7 How to buy and sell shares (230KB) Lesson 7 (103KB)
 8 Keeping track of your share investments (313KB) Lesson 8 (103KB)
 RA Company research assignment (200KB) Guidance notes for assignment (176KB)

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Each lesson includes:

  • Student activities
  • Information written specifically for students in middle to upper secondary school
  • Assignment & homework ideas
  • Famous quotes & websites to visit
  • Supplementary teacher notes and answers

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