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 historical themes
Teachers select at least ONE depth study option from the list below:
- Contributions of women in a historical context
- Histories of a selected group across different eras
- History of crime and punishment
- History of scientific and medical innovations
- History of spies and espionage
- Popular culture in historical contexts
- Propaganda and mass media across different eras
- Revolutions that changed the world
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 how historical narratives can be used to represent a historical context related to a thematic study
Explain the different interpretations of selected written sources, oral sources or material culture
Create written texts to analyse historical concepts related to a thematic study
Background and influence of a selected popular culture over time
Key developments in relation to a selected popular culture
Experiences of different groups or individuals related to a selected popular culture in a historical context
Impact and legacy of a selected popular culture in a historical context