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
Year 12
The Loading content is to be integrated as appropriate.
The role of, and tensions between, continuity and change in society
The value of social research in the examination of continuity and change
How data is used to measure and analyse social change
Change as evolutionary and transformative
Agents of social change and the rates and directions of change
The influence of technology on social and cultural continuity and change
Individual, group and institutional resistance to change
The influence that continuity and change have on the development of society at the micro, meso and macro levels
The features and processes of conflict, evolutionary, functionalist and interactionist theories of social change, including their strengths and limitations in explaining and predicting social continuity and change
Students investigate continuity and change in ONE country.
The nature of social and cultural continuity
The nature and interaction of power and authority in driving or resisting change
The extent of individual and group agency in continuity and change
The impact of intergroup cooperation and conflict on continuity and change
The influence of technology on the rate and direction of change
The impact of continuity and change on individuals, groups and institutions at the micro, meso and macro levels of society, including benefits and limitations
The nature and impact on ONE of: family and population; government and law; education and health; or gender roles and status
The role of ONE theory of social change in explaining continuity and change
The trends and predictions for changes and continuities in the next 5 to 10 years
The implications of the future predictions for individuals, groups and institutions