7–10History 7–10 Syllabus
The new History 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
- HI5-CON-01
accounts for continuity and change over a period of time in relation to a historical context
- HI5-CPP-01
accounts for different contexts and perspectives of the past
- HI5-INQ-01
assesses the value and limitations of sources as part of a historical inquiry
Content in Working with historical concepts and skills outlines how historical concepts and skills are to be integrated with all other content in this focus area as part of process of historical inquiry.
Loading...Evaluate and use relevant historical concepts and skills
Engage in historical inquiry, integrating information from a range of sources as evidence where appropriate
The consequences of the Industrial Revolution on living and working conditions
The impact of imperialism, immigration and slavery on the movement of peoples
The American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution as a foundation for modern day human rights, rule of law in governance and democratic ideals
The rise of nation-states
The causes of the First World War
The impact of the Paris Peace Conference in shaping the world after WWI
Reasons for the proliferation of political ideologies in the interwar period