11–12Modern History 11–12 Syllabus
The new Modern History 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabuses for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Modern History Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabuses for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2028
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Life Skills
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
The following options are suggestions only. Teachers may develop their own options to support student interests and abilities. Students may explore one option, part of an option or elements of the content as appropriate.
- Conflict in Europe 1935–1945
- Conflict in the Pacific 1937–1951
- The Cold War 1945–1991
- The Arab–Israeli conflict 1948–2000
- Conflict in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos 1954–1976
- Conflict in the Gulf 1980–2017
The difference between peace and conflict
Personal conflicts in their own lives
Ways in which conflict can occur
Ways in which conflict can be resolved
Why conflicts can be difficult to resolve
Peaceful actions that can resolve conflict
Sources and what they reveal about the conflict
The location of a specific conflict in modern history
Chronology of key events in the conflict
The main causes of the conflict
Groups involved in the conflict
The role of a key individual or group in the conflict
Perspectives of different groups involved in the conflict
Daily conditions for people involved in the conflict
Weaponry used in the conflict
Reliability of sources of information about the conflict
International involvement in the conflict
A turning point in the conflict
Responses to the conflict
Tactics or strategies used by the countries involved in the conflict
A political system that led or contributed to the conflict
Attempts at peacemaking and the success of these attempts
Consequences of the conflict
Representations of the conflict throughout history
An international organisation that has worked towards peace