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
Students study TWO options from:
- Popular culture
- Social conformity and non-conformity
- Social inclusion and exclusion
- Worldview
The Loading content is to be integrated as appropriate.
The nature and role of worldviews in shaping what people believe, who they identify with, how they make sense of the world and what values guide their actions
The influence of cultural context, life experience and education on the development of individual and group worldviews
How ideologies are constructed from worldviews and provide guidance for actions
The influence of beliefs and traditions on change and resistance to change within worldviews
The mechanisms that communicate and spread worldviews within communities and groups, including institutions, law, policy, media and cultural practices
How worldviews are maintained, contested and changed
The impact of dominant and alternative worldviews in shaping society over time
Focus group as a social research method for understanding worldview
Students investigate ONE worldview from authoritarian, collectivist, democratic, environmentalist, feminist, humanist or socialist.
The relationship between the worldview’s underlying principles and philosophy and its historical development
The nature and extent of global following
The influence on individual and collective identity
The role of symbols, stories and nomenclature
The nature and influence of power and authority in the worldview
The nature and influence of gender roles and status in the worldview
The nature and impact of dissent on internal cohesion
Change and resistance to change within the worldview
The influence of technology on continuity and change in the worldview
Acceptance and rejection at the micro, meso and macro levels of wider society