11–12Ancient History 11–12 Syllabus (2024)
The new Ancient History 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Ancient History Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
2025 and 2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabuses for Year 11
- Start implementing the 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 the new syllabuses for Year 12
- Start implementing the new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2028
- First HSC examination for the new syllabus
Content
Year 11
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.
Examples of objects that would provide someone in the future with information about their daily lives
Loading from the Loading world and what they tell us
How objects can deteriorate over time if they are not preserved
Location of the Loading of Pompeii and Herculaneum
The natural features of Campania
Effects of a volcanic eruption
When and where the eruption of 79 CE occurred
What happened as a result of the eruption of 79 CE
The main groups of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum
The everyday life of a citizen
Key elements of political life
How religion was practised
The health and diet of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum
The Loading of different groups of people who lived in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Comparisons between life in Pompeii and Herculaneum and life today
The value of Loading in understanding life in Pompeii and Herculaneum
How artefacts from Pompeii or Herculaneum were discovered
Strategies for excavation and Loading
Considerations for the study of human remains
How artefacts from Pompeii or Herculaneum have been preserved
The importance of Loading of these sites
The Loading of reconstructions of these sites
The advantages and disadvantages of tourism