Syllabus Review
Consultation is an important part of the Authority's curriculum and assessment development and review process.
Teachers and stakeholders of the Year 11 and Year 12 ATAR Modern History course and Ancient History course are invited to review the proposed draft syllabuses.
The proposed draft syllabuses for Ancient History are available to download below.
- Ancient History Year 11 and 12 Summary of Changes
- Consultation Draft Year 11 ATAR Ancient History Syllabus
- Consultation Draft Year 12 ATAR Ancient History Syllabus
- Use the link below to complete the consultation survey.
- 2023 Ancient History Years 11 and 12 consultation survey
The proposed draft syllabuses for Modern History are available to download below.
- Modern History Year 11 and 12 Summary of Changes
- Consultation Draft Year 11 ATAR Modern History Syllabus
- Consultation Draft Year 12 ATAR Modern History Syllabus
- Use the link below to complete the consultation survey.
- 2023 Modern History Years 11 and 12 consultation survey
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) is the statutory authority responsible for the development and accreditation of courses and the standards, assessment and certification of student achievement.
The Authority gathers a range of information through monitoring the implementation of its courses. This involves:
- analysis of enrolment and completion data
- consideration of issues identified in school moderation processes
- analysis of trends in external assessment results
- interaction with teachers and liaison with subject associations that contribute practitioner views
- input from the Authority’s Curriculum Advisory Committees (CACs), key stakeholders and representative groups
- outcomes of focus groups or consultation meetings.
The information gathered during this monitoring period, provides the basis for the Authority to identify courses to be reviewed. The review of a course may result in no change, minor, moderate or major revisions to the course syllabus/es.
The syllabuses of the following courses are currently being reviewed:
- Years 11 and 12 Integrated Science (General)
- Years 11 and 12 Physical Education Studies (ATAR)
- Years 11 and 12 Ancient History (ATAR)
- Years 11 and 12 Engineering Studies (ATAR)
- Years 11 and 12 Human Biology (General)
- Years 11 and 12 Modern History (ATAR)
- Years 11 and 12 Physics (ATAR)
Updates about the review of these course syllabuses will be communicated via the Authority's 11to12 Circular. Further information is also available on the relevant course page.