Education in the Empire of Australia - Empire of Australia Canon

The subjects of study at qualified universities, colleges, and schools is as follows:

Education & the Shaping of Minds

The study of how knowledge is transmitted, habits formed, and authority reproduced across generations.

Early Formation
The cultivation of cognition, language, empathy, and discipline in the earliest years of life.
Middle Formation
Instructional methods for developing reasoning, cooperation, and moral intuition in pre-adolescent citizens.
Late Formation
Advanced pedagogical strategies for adolescents transitioning into civic and economic adulthood.
Imperial Pedagogy
The education of leaders, administrators, and rulers in judgment, restraint, and long consequence.

The disciplined shaping of beauty, meaning, and shared symbols.

Resonant Sound (Music)
The theory and practice of structured sound as emotional, mnemonic, and ceremonial force.
Embodied Motion (Dance)
The use of the human body to encode story, ritual, and social order through movement.
Dramatic Assembly (Theatre)
The staging of conflict, myth, and moral inquiry before a gathered public.
Visual Testimony (Art)
The creation of enduring images to record power, faith, dissent, and memory.
Form & Utility (Physical Design)
The shaping of everyday objects where function, symbolism, and craft intersect.
Letters & Memory (Literature)
The written preservation of thought, narrative, and imagination across time.
Built Authority (Architecture)
The design of spaces that order human behavior, power, and collective identity.

The abstract systems by which scarcity, growth, and obligation are measured.

Political Arithmetic (Economics)
The study of production, exchange, labor, and wealth within imperial and global systems.
Pure Number (Mathematics)
The exploration of quantity, pattern, and proof independent of physical form.

The laws governing substance, motion, and transformation.

Natural Philosophy (Physics)
The investigation of energy, motion, light, and the fundamental workings of the universe.
Green Matter (Non-Animal Biology)
The study of plants, fungi, and microbial life as foundations of ecosystems and food systems.
Transformative Substances (Chemistry)
The manipulation and understanding of matter through reaction and combination.
Deep Time (Geology)
The study of the earth’s structure, minerals, and the long memory of stone.

The care, repair, and understanding of animate life.

Human Form (Human Biology)
The structure and function of the human body across its lifespan.
Beasts & Companions (Animal Biology)
The study of non-human animals in wild, domestic, and imperial contexts.
Restorative Practice (Medicine & Healing)
The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness and injury.
The Inner Chamber (Psychology)
The study of thought, emotion, behavior, and the unseen forces shaping choice.

How people organize, remember, and conflict with one another.

Great Movements (Macro Interactions)
The study of empires, migrations, economies, and mass social change.
Circles of Power (Small-Group Dynamics)
How councils, crews, families, and conspiracies function and fail.
The Spoken Bond (Interpersonal Dynamics)
Face-to-face influence, trust, manipulation, and empathy.
Chronicles & Witness (Historical Studies)
The recording and interpretation of past events and their contested meanings.
Peoples & Customs (Anthropology)
The comparative study of cultures, rituals, and ways of living.

The transmission of thought across distance, difference, and time.

Tongues & Teaching (Language Pedagogy)
The acquisition and instruction of spoken and written languages.
Signalcraft (Communication Technology)
The tools and systems used to transmit information rapidly and securely.
Persuasion & Address (Rhetoric)
The structured use of language to convince, inspire, or command.
Diplomatic Speech (Negotiation & Mediation)
The management of conflict through language, ceremony, and compromise.

The architecture of authority and restraint.

Justice as Thought (Justice Theory)
Philosophical approaches to fairness, punishment, and obligation.
The Art of Rule (Government Theory)
Competing models of governance, sovereignty, and legitimacy.
Hands of the State (Civil Service)
The practical administration of law, records, and public works.
Law in Motion (Imperial Law & Procedure)
The applied practice of courts, contracts, and legal enforcement.

The circulation of goods, people, and power.

Market Weaving (Trade Systems)
The organization of exchange networks across regions and cultures.
Path & Burden (Logistics)

To be educated in the Empire is not merely to know, but to be made fit for consequence.