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
- AH-11-05
analyses different types of sources for evidence to support a historical account or argument
- AH-11-06
explains differing interpretations and representations of the past
- AH-11-07
communicates historical understanding, applying historical knowledge, terms and concepts
Students discuss contemporary methods and issues involved in the investigation of Loading history through a study of at least ONE of the following focus area options:
- The investigation of ancient sites and Loading
- The Loading of the ancient past
- Conservation and Loading of ancient sites
- Cultural Loading and the role of museums
- The treatment and display of human remains.
The content may be taught as a standalone unit or teachers may develop an integrated study incorporating selected elements of 2 or more of the above 5 options. Content may also be integrated into Case studies, Features of ancient societies and the Historical investigation.
The changing nature of archaeological excavation, recording techniques and methods of analysis
Problems of authenticity and methods of authentication
Challenges associated with reconstructing the past using archaeological Loading
The value and limitations of Loading texts, inscriptions, petroglyphs and iconography to an understanding of the ancient past