7–10Commerce 7–10 Syllabus
The new Commerce 7–10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
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.
This content aligns with course content from the following focus areas:
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The role of businesses
Types of businesses
Goals of businesses
What businesses need to do to be successful
Ways that businesses can increase sales
Ethical and social ways businesses contribute to society
What entrepreneurs do
Characteristics of an entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs from a range of backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants and people with disability
Features of a small business
Reasons for starting a small business
Factors to consider when planning to start a small business
Staffing and resourcing a small business
Ways to promote a small business
Laws that apply to a small business
Purpose of the goods and services tax (GST)
What financial records are
How financial records are used
Reasons for maintaining financial records
Types of financial statements
How to interpret financial statements
Target markets for different goods and services
Types of promotional techniques for target markets
The role of the media in promoting goods and services
The impact of technology, including social media, on promoting and selling goods and services
The responsible use of promotional practices
Investigate a current issue in relation to the business environment
Communicate solutions and/or actions in response to the current issue investigated
Create an oral, visual, written or multimodal text to communicate ideas relating to the business environment