11–12Geography 11–12 Syllabus
The new Geography 11–12 Syllabus (2022) is to be implemented from 2024.
2024, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Geography Stage 6 Syllabus (2009) for Year 12
2024, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2025
- First HSC examination for 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.
As part of this focus area, teachers may choose for students to undertake an individual, collaborative or class investigation on a sustainable economic activity. Students may complete a whole investigation, part of an investigation or selected aspects of the investigation.
Examples of sustainable economic activities that could be investigated have been provided. Teachers may choose their own example for investigation.
Examples of a sustainable economic activity:
- energy production, eg a wind farm
- agriculture, eg a permaculture, organic or biodynamic farm
- forestry, eg a small-scale, family and/or Indigenous-owned and operated business
- fishing, eg pole and line fishing
- mining, eg use of equipment, alternative energy sources and waste-disposal procedures that are sustainable
- manufacturing, eg making furniture from recycled timbers, producing textiles from hemp or recycled fibres
- tourism, eg ecotourism, an Aboriginal-owned and managed art collective.
Recognise the concept of ‘think globally, act locally’
Describe actions by people and communities that are sustainable
Identify sustainable management strategies
Recognise why land and natural resources need protection
Explore strategies for the protection of land and natural resources at a range of scales
Recognise how human actions contribute to changes in natural and human environments
Identify examples of sustainable management
Demonstrate how individual and collective action can have a positive impact on the local environment
Participate in individual and collective actions that have a positive impact on a regional or national scale, such as social media campaigns
Identify factors that might hinder sustainable action
Explore individual and collective action for social sustainability at a range of scales
Participate in an individual or collective action for social sustainability
Explore individual and collective action for economic sustainability at a range of scales
Recognise data on a utility bill
Compare 2 household or workplace electricity bills for energy efficiency
Participate in a local community campaign that raises awareness of an economically sustainable activity
Explore actions for environmental sustainability
Explore individual and collective action for environmental sustainability at a range of scales
Participate in an individual or collective action for environmental sustainability
Recognise the importance of land to Aboriginal cultures and economic independence
Identify Aboriginal perspectives on actions for social, economic and environmental sustainability
Outline environmental sustainable management practices used by Indigenous Peoples around the world
Explore some challenges to sustainable management solutions
Communicate a solution to a sustainable management challenge
The scale of the sustainable economic activity
The environmental, social and/or economic characteristics of the activity
Opportunities for environmental, social and/or economic sustainability in the activity
Challenges to the implementation and maintenance of sustainable practices
An evaluation of the success of the sustainable activity