K–6Human Society and its Environment K–6 Syllabus (2024)
The new Human Society and its Environment K–6 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027. The Geography K–10 Syllabus (2015) and History K–10 Syllabus (2012) will not be available after December 2028.
2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – 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 1
- HS1-ACH-01
describes interactions between Aboriginal Peoples and Country
- HS1-HIS-01
describes the ancient past and changes in communication over time, using stories, images, objects and sites as evidence
Locate and discuss objects and sites that evidence Aboriginal Peoples as the oldest living continuous Loading in the world
Identify and describe significant Aboriginal sites across NSW and relate them to Loading Stories
Identify ways in which Aboriginal Peoples share and celebrate their Cultures and Histories
Read and recount stories, myths or legends from ancient peoples, places and cultures in China, Egypt, Greece and Rome
Identify and compare ancient objects from China, Egypt, Greece and Rome
Identify and describe designs, sites and structures from ancient times that endure today
Locate places identified in ancient stories, myths and legends from China, Egypt, Greece and Rome using maps, globes and images
Recognise that archaeologists locate and study objects and sites as Loading of evidence of a time and place
Examine ways people communicated with each other in the past
Identify ways people communicate with each other in the present
Describe ways communication has changed over time by comparing stories, images, objects and sites as evidence
Describe ways Loading have communicated over time by comparing stories, images, objects or sites as evidence
Sequence significant changes in communications that connected Australia to the world
Draw conclusions about why communications have changed over time using Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary
Use past and present tense to describe change over time
Use time connectives to sequence information and events
Create compound sentences using coordinating conjunctions to compare, describe or give an opinion on the past
Group simple and compound sentences into paragraphs to recount a sequence of events or a story from the past