Skip to content

A NSW Government website

Welcome to the NSW Curriculum website

NSW Curriculum
NSW Education Standards Authority

7–10History Elective 7–10 Syllabus (2025)

Implementation from 2028
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Outcomes

Stage 4
Stage 5
Life Skills
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

HIE5-APP-01

explains how different historical approaches are used to construct historical meaning

HIE5-NAR-01

explains how history is constructed and represented through historical narratives

HIE5-CPP-01

accounts for different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the past

HIE5-SOU-01

analyses evidence from a range of sources using historical skills and concepts

HIE5-INQ-01

assesses the value and limitations of sources as part of a historical inquiry

HIE5-COM-01

communicates historical arguments using historical terms and concepts for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-CON-01

makes personal connections to people and events from the past

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-APP-01

identifies ways history can be recorded

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-APP-02

identifies how different methods can be used to understand and interpret the past

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-NAR-01

engages with historical narratives to understand the past

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-CPP-01

identifies historical contexts of people and events

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-CPP-02

identifies different experiences and understandings of the past

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-SOU-01

selects and interprets information from sources

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-INQ-01

engages with the historical inquiry process

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-INQ-02

identifies the importance of sources to investigate the past

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-INQ-03

identifies reliable sources when investigating the past

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-COM-01

uses the language of time to communicate about the past

Life Skills for Stage 4/5
HIELS-COM-02

communicates ideas about the past using historical terms