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 histories of the medieval and early modern world
Teachers select at least ONE depth study option from the list below:
- A dynasty or royal house from a country or region in the medieval or early modern world
- Law and justice in a medieval or early modern society
- Significant group or individual in a medieval or early modern society
- Slavery and slave trades in the medieval or early modern world
- The Golden Age of Piracy
- The Reformation and Counter-Reformation
- Trade, pilgrimage and cultural exchanges across the medieval or early modern world
- Women in the medieval or early modern 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 Histories of the medieval and early modern world
Explain the different interpretations of selected written sources, oral sources or material culture
Create written texts to analyse historical concepts related to the medieval and early modern world
Background and historical context of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Key developments and features of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Experiences of different groups or individuals during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation
Impact and legacy of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation