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 Australian histories
Teachers select at least ONE depth study option from the list below:
- Australia’s role 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.
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 Australian histories
Explain the different interpretations of selected written sources, oral sources or material culture
Create written texts to analyse historical concepts related to Australian history
Background and historical context of colonial life in pre-Federation Australia
Key events, figures and patterns in colonial life in pre-Federation Australia
Experiences of colonial life for different groups or individuals in pre-Federation Australia
Impact and legacy of colonial life in pre-Federation Australia