Overview
Course description
The Geography 7–10 Syllabus includes 2 courses:
- Geography 7–10
- Geography Life Skills 7–10
The focus of learning for all courses in the Geography 7–10 Syllabus is described below.
In the study of Geography, students develop an interest in and engagement with the world. They develop knowledge and understanding of the interactions between people, places and environments across a range of scales, and the skills to become informed, responsible and active citizens.
What students learn
Students learn skills to undertake geographical inquiry and fieldwork to build and extend knowledge and understanding about people, places and environments. They propose explanations for significant patterns, trends, relationships and anomalies in geographical phenomena. Students learn to apply geographical concepts including place, space, environment, interconnection, scale, sustainability and change to identify questions and guide their investigations.
The study of Geography also provides opportunities for students to learn to use a range of geographical tools including maps, fieldwork, data and graphs, spatial technologies and additional geographical representations.
Students have the opportunity to learn about geographical processes that influence the features of places and environments across a range of scales. They investigate how places are valued differently and analyse interconnections between people, places and environments and propose explanations for distributions, patterns and spatial variations over time and across scales. Students explore methods used by Aboriginal Peoples to sustain and manage Country and how this enhances the wellbeing of Aboriginal Communities. Students draw connections between these methods and the broader concept of Custodianship of Country.
Students learn about geographical phenomena, the liveability of places, and management strategies in Years 7 to 8 and investigate changing environments, global differences in human wellbeing, and strategies to address challenges now and in the future in Years 9 to 10.
Course requirements
The course requirements for Geography 7–10 and Geography 7–10 Life Skills are the same.
To meet the mandatory curriculum requirements by the end of Year 10, schools must timetable 100 hours of mandatory Geography throughout Years 7–8 and 100 hours of mandatory Geography throughout Years 9–10.
Focus areas can be programmed in a broadly equivalent way. Hours may depend on where fieldwork is included.
Further information for Geography 7–10
- Course number: TBA
- Course hours: 200
- Enrolment type: Mandatory
- Endorsement type: Board developed
- Study via self-tuition: No
Exclusions
Students may not access Life Skills outcomes and other outcomes from the same subject.
Fieldwork
Fieldwork is an essential part of the study of Geography. All students must undertake fieldwork in Stage 4 and Stage 5 and complete approximately 10 hours per stage. Fieldwork could include pre-fieldwork activities and post-fieldwork activities.
Students with disability may require adjustments and/or additional support in order to engage with inquiry skills and tools, including fieldwork.
Further information for Geography Life Skills 7–10
- Course number: TBA
- Course hours: 200
- Enrolment type: Mandatory
- Endorsement type: Board developed
- Study via self-tuition: No
Exclusions
Students may not access Life Skills outcomes and other outcomes from the same subject.
For Geography Life Skills 7–10:
- Students are required to demonstrate achievement of one or more Geography Life Skills 7–10 outcomes.
- Outcomes and content should be selected to meet the particular needs of individual students.
- The focus areas provide possible frameworks for addressing the Geography Life Skills 7–10 outcomes and content and are suggestions only. Teachers have the flexibility to select, group and sequence outcomes and content to meet the needs, strengths, goals, interests and prior learning of their students.
- Fieldwork is an essential part of the study of Geography. All students should have the opportunity to participate in fieldwork to develop their understanding and demonstrate achievement of Geography Life Skills 7–10 outcomes.
- Students with disability may require adjustments and/or additional support in order to engage with inquiry skills and tools, including fieldwork.
RoSA Information
To meet the mandatory curriculum requirements for the RoSA by the end of Year 10, schools must timetable:
- 100 hours of mandatory Geography throughout Years 7–8 and 100 hours of mandatory Geography throughout Years 9–10.