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.
Investigating history and heritage
Teachers select at least ONE option from the list below:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Cultural heritage
- Built and urban heritage
- Heritage institutions and preservation practices
- Intangible heritage – stories, folklore and oral traditions
- Local and community heritage
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.
LoadingUse relevant historical concepts and skills
Engage in the process of historical inquiry, including the use of sources
Explore approaches, methods, or tools to investigate history and heritage
Explore heritage sites or material culture 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
Tangible elements of the past
Intangible elements of the past
A place, building, object, story or tradition that is protected
Ways to support or be involved in heritage preservation
Examples of historical buildings, landmarks, living heritage sites or historic cities
Ways to investigate selected historical buildings, landmarks, living heritage sites or historic cities
Ways to protect selected historical buildings, landmarks, living heritage sites or historic cities
Changes in the ways selected historical buildings, landmarks, living heritage sites or historic cities are investigated and protected
Reasons selected historical buildings, landmarks, living heritage sites or historic cities are significant
Ethical responsibilities for protecting or caring for the selected historical building, landmark, living heritage site or historic city