11–12Visual Arts 11–12 Syllabus (2026)
The new Visual Arts 11–12 Syllabus (2026) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Visual Arts Stage 6 Syllabus (2016).
2027
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Visual Arts Stage 6 Syllabus (2016) for Year 12
2028, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2029
- First HSC examination for the new syllabus
Content
Year 11
Content from Loading is to be integrated as appropriate in Art criticism and art history.
Investigate how Viewpoints provide ways to generate and shape critical and historical investigations of concepts and meanings in the visual arts
Investigate case studies examining Viewpoints to develop positions about meaning and value that engage subjective, cultural, structural and contemporary interpretations
Apply an understanding of Viewpoints to build and shape investigations of concepts and meanings in art criticism and art history
Apply knowledge of the variations in the relationships between the Artworld concepts through Viewpoints to create different accounts of practice
Adopt a reflective understanding of the practices that inform how writers and critics develop intentions, choices and judgements when interpreting art
Adopt an understanding of how the Artworld concepts and the relational networks among them can be explained critically and historically
Analyse how critical interpretations and historical accounts represent a range of meanings and judgements to support an informed point of view