Unit 1: Investigating the Ancient World Ancient History
This unit involves an investigation of how the ancient world has been represented. This involves an exploration of the remaining sources and how they have been interpreted. This unit focuses on issues relevant to the investigation of the ancient world …
Unit 1: Investigating the Ancient World | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Ancient Societies Ancient History
This unit involves an investigation of how people lived in the ancient world through an examination of the evidence of the social, political and economic institutions and structures of TWO societies. Students will also study ONE significant feature of …
Unit 2: Ancient Societies | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: People, Power and Authority Ancient History
This unit involves an investigation of ONE ancient society across a broad historical period, with a particular emphasis on the nature and exercise of power and authority in that society. Students also study ONE individual who had a significant impact …
Unit 3: People, Power and Authority | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: Reconstructing the Ancient World Ancient History
This unit involves an investigation of a significant historical period through an analysis of relevant archaeological and written sources. Students will examine how these sources have been used to construct an understanding of the relevant social, political, …
Unit 4: Reconstructing the Ancient World | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th century Modern History
This unit examines significant movements for change in the 20th century that led to change in society, including people’s attitudes and circumstances. These movements draw on the major ideas described in Unit 1, have been closely connected with democratic …
Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th century | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: Global transformations Geography
This unit focuses on the process of international integration (globalisation) as a conceptual ‘lens’ through which to investigate issues in human geography. In doing so, it integrates the sub disciplines of economic and cultural geography, and political …
Unit 4: Global transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1: Understanding the Modern World Modern History
This unit examines developments of significance in the modern era, including the ideas that inspired them and their far-reaching consequences. Students examine TWO topics, including at least ONE study of a development or turning point that has helped …
Unit 1: Understanding the Modern World | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Modern Nations in the 20th century Modern History
This unit examines the characteristics of modern nations in the 20th century; the crises that confronted nations, their responses to these crises and the different paths nations have taken to fulfil their goals. Students study the characteristics of TWO …
Unit 3: Modern Nations in the 20th century | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: The Modern World since 1945 Modern History
This unit examines some significant and distinctive features of the modern world within the period 1945 – 2010, in order to build students’ understanding of the contemporary world - that is, why we are here at this point in time. These include changes …
Unit 4: The Modern World since 1945 | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities Ancient History
The seven general capabilities of Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding, and Intercultural understanding are identified where …
Representation of General capabilities | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities Modern History
The seven general capabilities of Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding, and Intercultural understanding are identified where …
Representation of General capabilities | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Ancient History
Rationale The Ancient History curriculum enables students to study life in early civilisations based on the analysis and interpretation of physical and written remains. The ancient period, as defined in this curriculum, extends from the development of …
Rationale/Aims | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Ancient History Ancient History
Units In Ancient History, students study the key institutions, structures and features of ancient societies and develop a broader and deeper comprehension of the origins, impact and legacy of ideas, beliefs and values of the ancient world. The Ancient …
Structure of Ancient History | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Geography
Rationale The study of Geography draws on students’ curiosity about the diversity of the world’s places and their peoples, cultures and environments. It enables students to appreciate the complexity of our world and the diversity of its environments, …
Rationale/Aims | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities Geography
The general capabilities encompass the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that, together with the Geography curriculum content and the cross-curriculum priorities, will help students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century. The …
Representation of General capabilities | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Modern History
Rationale The Modern History curriculum enables students to study the forces that have shaped today’s world and provides them with a broader and deeper comprehension of the world in which they live. While the focus is on the 20th century, the curriculum …
Rationale/Aims | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Modern History Modern History
Units In Modern History, students study the forces that have shaped the modern world and develop a broader and deeper comprehension of the world in which they live. The Modern History curriculum consists of four units. For each unit there are five to …
Structure of Modern History | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH010
Analyse and account for the different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past
ACHAH010 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1: Investigating the Ancient World | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH011
Evaluate critically different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective
ACHAH011 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1: Investigating the Ancient World | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH041
The different interpretations and representations of Masada (from the ancient past to the more recent past, to today) including the notion of the event as a Roman victory, and re-evaluations of Masada as a symbol of Jewish persecution
ACHAH041 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1: Investigating the Ancient World | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum