7–10Design Innovation Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new Design Innovation Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028. The Design and 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 a range of materials used in everyday products
Explore the properties and characteristics of a range of materials
Explore materials, technologies and Cultural Practices used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Identify design opportunities in the local area
Identify a need in a familiar context
Explore existing Loading to address a need
Collect information about the needs of end users
Recognise and locate a range of resources to support idea generation
Collect and store Loading safely
Develop a Loading to outline a design solution
Generate ideas for a design solution
Develop criteria to test a product
Explore a range of graphical communication techniques to represent ideas
Present ideas and information using oral, visual, written or multimodal texts
Explore the suitability of design ideas
Communicate ideas, techniques or solutions when designing
Develop problem-solving skills to manage projects
Follow regulations, standards and codes of practice when designing and producing
Explore resources to produce design solutions
Select materials appropriate for production
Participate in using measurements when designing solutions
Participate in calculating quantities of materials for production
Select tools for certain stages of the production process
Identify risks and hazards, and demonstrate safe work practices
Make prototypes, working models or mock-ups to explore design solutions
Follow a sequence to produce a design solution
Measure materials when producing a design solution
Count quantities of materials when producing a design solution
Participate in innovating or modifying a design
Use tools and equipment safely in design processes
Collaborate to test design solutions against a set of criteria
Reflect on the design process
Create an oral, visual, written or multimodal text to communicate about the final design solution