11–12Ancient History 11–12 Syllabus
The new Ancient History 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabuses for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Ancient History Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabuses for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2028
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Year 12
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 may investigate one or more of the following options, part of an option or elements of the content as appropriate. Content from the options can also be combined for an integrated study or combined with any of the case studies.
- The investigation of ancient sites and sources
- The representation of the ancient past
- Conservation and reconstruction of ancient sites
- Cultural heritage and the role of museums
- The treatment and display of human remains
Examples of real sources, fakes and forgeries
Problems identifying real sources, fakes and forgeries, including the identification and origin of artefacts, human remains and documents, and the reliability of writers who did not witness the events they describe
Why people create fakes and forgeries
Difficulties with scientific and comparative dating techniques for documents and objects
Challenges in the process of undertaking a historical investigation
Sources that demonstrate how a person, site, society or event has been represented over time
Different representations of the past
Reasons why a person, site or event might be represented differently in different sources
Various ways a person, society or event from the ancient past has been represented over time