11–12Aboriginal Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2026)
The new Aboriginal Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2026) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Aboriginal Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2010).
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 Aboriginal Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2010) 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
Life Skills
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
Students investigate Aboriginal Peoples’ connections to land, water and sky Country through the study of ONE option from the list below:
- Aboriginal Peoples’ connection to Country 1960 to present
- Aboriginal Peoples’ Cultural Knowledges, Practices and Languages 1960 to present.
Loading are to be integrated throughout this focus area based on the strengths and needs of individual students.
Loading are to be integrated throughout this focus area based on the strengths and needs of individual students.
The importance of Cultural Knowledges and Practices to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
The importance of Language for Aboriginal Peoples
The diversity of ways that Aboriginal Peoples express and celebrate their Cultural Knowledges, Practices and Languages
Aboriginal Peoples’ initiatives to support their Cultural Knowledges, Practices and Languages
The importance of regaining rights to Country for Aboriginal Peoples’ Cultural Knowledges, Practices and Languages
The recognition and celebration of Aboriginal Peoples’ Cultural Knowledges, Practices and Languages achievements
The importance of respecting and valuing Aboriginal Cultural Knowledges or Practices
Ways that permission to share Aboriginal Cultural Knowledges, Practices or Languages is given or received through Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP)
The importance of ICIP for protecting Aboriginal Cultural Knowledges, Practices and Languages
The dynamic nature of ICIP
Ways in which Aboriginal media promotes Aboriginal Peoples’ Cultural Knowledges, Practices and Languages
The importance of reclaiming Aboriginal Languages
How key government policies and legislation including the Aboriginal Languages Act 2017 (NSW) has contributed to the reclaiming of Aboriginal Peoples’ Cultural Knowledges, Practices and Languages