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
Year 11
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.
Students may investigate one or more of the following options, part of an option or elements of the content as appropriate. Content from the options can also be combined for an integrated study or combined with any of the case studies.
- The investigation of historic sites and sources
- The contestability of the past
- The construction of modern histories
- The representation and commemoration of the past
The nature and location of historical sites
The condition of historical sites
The importance of historical sites
Sources can be used to ask and answer questions about the past
Different sources can provide different interpretations of the past
How historic sites can provide historians with an understanding of events, people and developments in the past
Ways historians record history
Ways to store digital records
Ways to store paper records
Ways to preserve historical records