11–12Earth and Environmental Science 11–12 Syllabus (2025)
The new Earth and Environmental Science 11–12 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
2026 and 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 Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) 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 new syllabus
Content
Life Skills
- EES-LS-05
identifies the impacts of human or natural activities on the environment
- EES-LS-08
identifies natural hazards and their features
- EES-LS-09
demonstrates responses to natural hazards in the environment
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.
Teachers select relevant Working scientifically outcomes and content to integrate with this focus area based on the strengths and needs of individual students.
LoadingIdentify natural hazards
Describe natural hazards that have occurred in the local area or region
Participate in a scientific investigation to explore the impacts of a natural hazard on people, plants and animals
Identify Aboriginal Oral traditions as valid evidence of past volcanic activity in Australia
Identify Aboriginal Oral traditions as valid evidence of past tsunami and earthquake activity in Australia
Explore the occurrence of earthquakes
Explore the occurrence of volcanic eruptions
Explore the cause of destructive ocean waves
Recognise significant natural hazards in Australia
Recognise dangers and safe behaviours for personal safety during a natural hazard
Explore the use of warning systems in the home
Engage with government advice for dealing with natural hazards
Identify the roles of services, government agencies and volunteers in assisting during a natural hazard
Explore how Cultural burning reduces the impact of bushfires
Identify how warnings of natural hazards can be communicated
Demonstrate the use of digital applications to obtain up-to-date information about natural hazards
Develop a safety and preparation plan for a natural hazard
Plan a personal emergency evacuation plan
Participate in a secondary-source investigation of the effectiveness of technologies that provide data to help predict hazard events
Identify how native plants survive and have adapted to fire or flood
Participate in a scientific investigation to explore the impacts on humans and the environment of a natural hazard that has occurred in Australia
Explore the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples caring for Country or Place after hazard events
Investigate how the impacts of volcanoes and earthquakes can be minimised