7–10Commerce 7–10 Syllabus (2024)
The new Commerce 7–10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Commerce 7–10 Syllabus (2019).
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching the 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. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Stage 4
- CO4-ADJ-01
in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8
Teachers select options from:
- Our economy
- Running a business
- Promoting and selling
- Investing
- Law in action
- Political and community involvement
- The travel consumer
- Towards independence
- School-developed option.
The reasons individuals and businesses may choose to invest
The range of ways to finance investments
Appropriate investment options for people in different situations
Evaluation of ethical investment options
The relationship between risk and return
The factors influencing an investment portfolio
Strategies for monitoring the returns of an investment portfolio
The importance of risk mitigation strategies
Constructing, monitoring and evaluating a hypothetical investment portfolio while considering risk mitigation
The role of the financial services industry
The responsibilities of lenders and financial advisers
Types of government agencies that protect investors, including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Investigate a current issue in relation to investing and communicate findings using relevant subject-specific terminology in written, oral, visual or multimodal form
Create written texts to explain and analyse aspects of investing