7–10Geography 7–10 Syllabus
The new Geography 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
Stage 5
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.
Content in Thinking and working geographically outlines how geographical concepts, inquiry skills and tools are to be integrated with the content in this focus area.
Engage with relevant geographical concepts
Participate in geographical inquiry for the purpose of observing data, collecting and recording data and information, presenting findings and drawing conclusions
Use relevant geographical tools
Communicate ideas about landscapes and landforms through oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Familiar landscapes and landforms
Location of a familiar landscape and landform
Different features of landscapes or landforms
Geomorphic processes that change and shape a landscape or landform
Changes to a familiar landscape or landform due to geomorphic processes
Landscapes and landforms shaped by human processes
Methods used to protect landscapes or landforms on various scales
Value of landscapes or landforms
Individual actions that contribute to protection of a local landscape or landform
Ways Aboriginal Peoples manage and care for Country
Types of geomorphic hazards
Causes of a geomorphic hazard
Impacts of a geomorphic hazard on people and the environment
Ways to keep safe during a geomorphic hazard
Community responses to and management of a geomorphic hazard