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 Australian histories
Teachers select at least ONE option from the list below:
- Australia’s roles in international conflict and diplomacy
- Australian women
- Colonial life in pre-Federation Australia
- Linguistic diversity of Aboriginal Peoples
- Selected group in Australian history
- Transformative periods of social and economic change
- Turning points in Australian democracy
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 historical sources to learn about the life in Australia in the past
Organise historical events in chronological order
Communicate ideas about the past through oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Common experiences for people living in Australia
Diversity of people living in Australia
Responsibilities as a citizen of Australia
Australian values
A significant change to Australian society or the economy
People related to the change
Reasons for the change
Key events or actions related to the change
Different experiences of groups or individuals related to the change
Impact and legacy of a significant change on Australian people