7–10History Elective 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new History Elective 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the History Elective 7–10 Syllabus (2019).
2026 and 2027 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028 – Start teaching the 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. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Life Skills
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 historically outlines how historical concepts and skills are to be integrated with all other content in this focus area as part of the process of historical inquiry.
LoadingSelect one option for investigation. Choose from either a Focus on historical approaches or a Focus on historical narratives, or a combination of both. Students study content from the content groups Thinking and working historically and The nature of history.
Use relevant historical concepts and skills
Engage in the process of historical inquiry, including the use of sources
Explore approaches, methods or tools used in history OR organise historical events or actions in chronological order
Explore historical sources to learn about life in the past
Organise historical events or actions in chronological order
Communicate ideas about the past through oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Tools and methods used to investigate the past
Methods used to present and share historical and archaeological materials
Protection and preservation of historical and archaeological materials
Significance of the selected option in understanding the past
Ethical considerations related to excavation, repatriation and/or ownership of the past
Location and time period of the selected option
Key groups or individuals in the selected option
Key events in relation to the selected option
Different experiences of groups or individuals in the selected option
Significance of the selected option in understanding the past
Impact and/or legacy of the selected option