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 12
Sustainability and sustainable development, including pillars of sustainability – social, economic, environmental and cultural
Principles of ecologically sustainable development – precautionary principle, intergenerational equity, conservation of biological diversity and ecological integrity
Opportunities and challenges in planning for and achieving global sustainability
Including:- the role of global forums, agreements and cooperation
- levels of action at a range of scales, from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to practices in local communities, including actions by governments, intergovernmental organisations (IGOs), non-government organisations (NGOs), corporations, community organisations and individuals
- Indigenous Peoples’ practices and benefit sharing
- political, economic, technological, social, cultural and environmental influences
The reasons for evaluating and monitoring global sustainability
A range of criteria for evaluating the sustainability of economic activities
Students study ONE global economic activity, for example:
- agriculture
- energy production
- fishing
- forestry
- manufacturing
- mining
- tourism.
For the global economic activity studied, students:
- evaluate the sustainability of the activity, using one or more criteria
- examine a range of strategies for sustainability
- critically analyse ONE strategy.
Students investigate:
The nature and spatial patterns of the global economic activity
Influences on the global economic activity
Including:- biophysical
- economic
- technological
- political/organisational
Current trends and future directions