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
Students can investigate the following options
Relating to Historical context 4 (core): The making of the modern world (1750–c. 1945)
- The Industrial Revolution
- The movement of peoples
- Imperialism in Asia
- Key ideas and movements
- The Holocaust
Relating to Historical context 5 (core): The modern world
- Rights and freedoms of Australian women
- Migration experiences
- Popular culture
- The environmental movement
Relating to content in either Stage 4 or Stage 5:
- School-developed topic
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
Create written texts to analyse historical concepts related to rights and freedoms of Australian women
Development of universal suffrage movements in Britain, New Zealand and/or the United States
Overview of the rights and freedoms of women prior to the Second World War (WWII) both globally and in Australia
Role of at least ONE significant individual in the fight for the rights and freedoms of women in Australia prior to WWII
The significance of WWII on the rights and freedoms of Australian women
The experiences and representation of women in Australian politics and the workplace
Significance of legislation in Australia relating to women’s rights and freedoms
Role of at least ONE significant individual in the fight for the rights and freedoms of women after WWII
The role of organisations and international law in improving the lives of women and girls in Australia and globally
At least ONE of the following impacts and legacies:
The impact of inequalities and discrimination on the lives of women in Australia
The fight for the rights and freedoms of women nationally and globally