7–10Communication Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new Communication Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028. The Graphics Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2019) will not be available after December 2029.
2026 and 2027 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
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.
Manual drawing and sketching may include the use of digital software or Loading , including eye gaze technology.
Content for this focus area is applied using one or more from the following Drawing systems contexts:
- Architectural drawing
- Cabinet drawing
- Engineering drawing
- Landscape drawing
- Product drawing
Recognise drawings used to communicate information in everyday contexts
Identify types of drawings used in graphic contexts
Identify information that can be communicated in drawings
Engage with equipment to produce sketches
Use equipment to produce a drawing
Recognise a range of drawing standards used in a technical drawing
Identify symbols used in a drawing
Identify how proportion and scale in a drawing relate to everyday objects or environments
Identify basic measurements represented in a technical drawing
Make accurate measurements in a technical drawing of an everyday object
Test the accuracy of a manual drawing
Engage with computer-aided design (CAD) software and its functions
Explore techniques used in CAD to create drawings that communicate ideas or information
Use CAD software to develop a drawing
Select symbols from CAD libraries to communicate information
Identify common file formats used in CAD
Participate in using CAD applications to develop a 3-dimensional (3D) model, animation or rendered image
Participate in the use of CAD software to represent a component of a product
Explore how advanced manufacturing technologies are used to make products
Recognise the front view, top view and side view of familiar objects
Identify features of an orthogonal drawing
Produce a drawing of an object or part of an object from the front view, top view or a side view
Produce an assembly drawing or part of an assembly drawing
Identify how objects are represented in an orthogonal drawing
Recognise a variety of 3D drawings
Identify the features of a pictorial drawing
Explore how an exploded pictorial drawing shows the components of an object
Use pictorial drawing techniques to represent a 3D object
Identify how thick and thin lines are used to enhance a pictorial drawing
Experiment with Loading techniques to enhance a pictorial drawing