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
Stage 4
- HIE4-ADJ-01
in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8
Investigating constructed lives
Teachers select at least ONE depth study option from the list below:
- Biographical study of a historical figure
- Biographical study of a group in history
- Comparative biographical study
- Personal narratives or oral histories
- Unsung lives
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.
LoadingEvaluate and use relevant historical concepts and skills
Engage in historical inquiry, analysing and integrating information from a range of sources as evidence
Examine the different approaches, methods and tools used in a biographical study
Explain the different interpretations of selected written sources, oral sources or material culture
Create written texts to analyse historical concepts related to a biographical study
Features of a comparative biographical study
Changing practices in relation to researching constructed lives in the selected comparative biographical study
Significance of the selected comparative biographical study, and the relationship(s) between selected historical figures or groups, for understanding the past
Ethical considerations related to the investigation of the selected comparative biographical study