11–12Society and Culture 11–12 Syllabus (2026)
The new Society and Culture 11–12 Syllabus (2026) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Society and Culture Stage 6 Syllabus (2013).
2027
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Society and Culture Stage 6 Syllabus (2013) for Year 12
2028, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2029
- First HSC examination for the 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 Loading content is to be integrated as appropriate to the strengths and needs of individual students.
Things that are personally important
How personal experiences can influence what is important to people
The way things that are important shape people’s values
Values that might be shared by others
Why people might have different values
The way that values shape a worldview
Other factors that shape a worldview
How worldviews shape individual behaviour
How worldviews shape the world around us
How technology impacts the ways people share and express worldviews
Tensions or conflict arising from different worldviews
Reasons that individuals or groups within a worldview may be resistant to changing their perspective
Ways to use data to develop an understanding of and respect for the worldviews of others
Students investigate ONE worldview from authoritarian, collectivist, democratic, environmentalist, feminist, humanist or socialist.
Core ideas of the selected worldview
Significant individuals associated with a worldview
Expressions of the worldview through practices, symbols or stories
The impact of the worldview on expressions of identity
The nature of power and authority in the worldview
The nature of gender roles and status in the worldview
The role of technology in changes to how people engage with and express the selected worldview
Ways the worldview connects people
Ways that the worldview is accepted or rejected
Continuity and change within the worldview