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 migration experiences
Size and composition of Australia’s population in 1945
Overview of patterns of migration to Australia after the Second World War (WWII), including the influence of significant world events on migration
The impact of the White Australia policy on migration to Australia
The introduction of the ‘Multicultural’ policy by the Whitlam and Frazer governments in the 1970s
Overview of the Australian Government’s changing migration policies after 1978
The impact of at least ONE world event or development on migration to Australia
The experiences of the journey and hardships faced by migrants and refugees, with a particular focus on the experiences of at least ONE group since 1945
At least ONE of the following impacts and legacies:
The contribution of migrants to Australia’s social, cultural and economic development and changing identity as a multicultural society
The impact of migration on Australia’s international relationships with countries of origin
The impact of migration policies on the size and composition of Australia’s population in this period