Achievement Standard History Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students suggest reasons for change and continuity over time. They describe the effects of change on societies, individuals and groups. They describe events and developments from the perspective of different people who lived at the …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard History Year 8

By the end of Year 8, students recognise and explain patterns of change and continuity over time. They explain the causes and effects of events and developments. They identify the motives and actions of people at the time. Students explain the significance …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard History Year 9

By the end of Year 9, students refer to key events and the actions of individuals and groups to explain patterns of change and continuity over time. They analyse the causes and effects of events and developments and make judgements about their importance. …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard History Year 10

By the end of Year 10, students refer to key events, the actions of individuals and groups, and beliefs and values to explain patterns of change and continuity over time. They analyse the causes and effects of events and developments and explain their …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

PDF documents History

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: History are available as PDF documents.  History: Sequence of content 7-10 History: Sequence of achievement 7-10 

PDF documents | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Rationale History

History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students’ curiosity and imagination. Awareness of history is an essential characteristic of any society, and historical knowledge is fundamental to understanding ourselves and others. …

Rationale | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH001

How historians and archaeologists investigate history, including excavation and archival research

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH001 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH129

The role of a significant individual in ancient Egyptian history such as Hatshepsut or Ramses II

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH129 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH130

The role of a significant individual in ancient Greek history such as Leonidas or Pericles

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH130 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH131

The role of a significant individual in ancient Rome’s history such as Julius Caesar or Augustus

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH131 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH133

The role of a significant individual in Indian history such as Chandragupta Maurya or Ashoka

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH133 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH132

The role of a significant individual in ancient Chinese history such as Confucius or Qin Shi Huang

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH132 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH078

The extent of the Mongol expansion as one of the largest land empires in history

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH078 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Structure History

The Australian Curriculum: History is organised into two interrelated strands: historical knowledge and understanding and historical inquiry and skills. Historical knowledge and understanding strand This strand includes personal, family, local, state …

Structure | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACOKFH024

developments in technology, public health, longevity and standard of living during the twentieth century, and concern for the environment and sustainability

ScOT Terms

ACOKFH024 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 9 History

The making of the modern world The Year 9 curriculum provides a study of the history of the making of the modern world from 1750 to 1918. It was a period of industrialisation and rapid change in the ways people lived, worked and thought. It was an era …

Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 7 History

The ancient world The Year 7 curriculum provides a study of history from the time of the earliest human communities to the end of the ancient period, approximately 60 000 BC (BCE) – c.650 AD (CE). It was a period defined by the development of cultural …

Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Aims History

The Australian Curriculum: History aims to ensure that students develop: interest in, and enjoyment of, historical study for lifelong learning and work, including their capacity and willingness to be informed and active citizens knowledge, understanding …

Aims | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 8 History

The ancient to the modern world The Year 8 curriculum provides a study of history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period, c.650– 1750 AD (CE). This was when major civilisations around the world came into contact with …

Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 10 History

The modern world and Australia The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s …

Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum