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 12
Students investigate key features of the history of ONE of the following options, focusing on political and social change, and the role of individuals and groups.
The historical concepts and skills content is to be integrated as appropriate.
- The Nuclear Age 1945–2021
- Civil rights in the United States 1945–1972
- The Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa 1948–1994
- The struggle for democracy in Burma 1948–2021
- From the Cultural Revolution to Tiananmen Square 1966–1989
- The changing world order 1989–2016
The nature and impact of racial segregation and forms of discrimination in the United States
The formation and ideologies of groups supporting civil rights
The role and influence of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), including Brown v Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955–1956, and the 1957 desegregation of Little Rock Central High School
The nature and impact of civil rights groups and actions from 1958 to 1963, including ‘sit-ins’, the Freedom Rides and the March on Washington
Opposition to civil rights, including the Ku Klux Klan and the White Citizens’ Councils (WCC)
The reasons for the Voting Rights Act 1965
The significance of nationwide riots in 1967 and the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968
The influence of Malcolm X and the activities of the black power movement to 1972
The leadership and achievements of women activists in the period, including Ella Baker
The role and significance of Martin Luther King
The role of Federal governments in supporting or resisting change: Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson
The extent of political and social change in the period