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.
Recognise the use of digital production in everyday life
Identify features of video and audio used in digital production
Recognise a range of digital production styles
Identify ways a digital production is designed for a target audience
Identify and use specialist digital production techniques
Recognise ways Loading use digital production to preserve and share Culture, Storytelling and Cultural Expressions in productions
Recognise the use of time in digital productions
Use annotated storyboards or shot lists to communicate design ideas or chosen multimedia features
Create user instructions for a digital production using oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Interact safely and respectfully with others while capturing images, video or audio, including gaining, giving and denying consent
Identify sources of free music, sounds or images
Select the appropriate file format for different types of media
Engage in the capturing of video or audio using software, hardware or equipment
Experiment with shot types when capturing video footage
Use software to apply filters to modify video footage
Use a microphone or recording tool to record sound
Use special effects in a digital production, including green screen, sound effects or motion
Plan the timings of the video or audio
Save digital files in appropriate formats and locations
Use introductory or end text credits in a digital production
Use software editing features to edit a video or audio file, including cutting clips, adding transitions or changing sound
Create text for a digital production using oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Test the alignment of a digital production to the plan
Test the functionality of a digital production, including navigation, interactive elements and media playback