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 Aboriginal Country as historical record
Teachers select at least ONE depth study option from the list below:
- Aboriginal sites and material culture from the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs
- Country as a living archive for Aboriginal Peoples
- Repatriation and the return to Country
- Oral traditions in Aboriginal historical Practice
- Shared histories, experiences and personal testimonies related to Aboriginal Country
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 by Aboriginal Peoples to record, interpret and share history
Explain the different interpretations of selected written sources, oral sources or material culture
Create written texts to analyse historical concepts related to Aboriginal Country as historical record
Features and significance of Aboriginal sites and Aboriginal Peoples’ material culture from the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs
Changing practices in the investigation of Aboriginal sites and material culture from the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs
Ethical considerations related to the investigation of Aboriginal sites and material culture from the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs