The history faculty is focused on providing all students with meaningful experiences to foster a positive and engaging learning environment. Such educational experience develops in them a passion for their learning in any one or more of the wide variety of subjects offered. The teaching and learning activities take into account the skills and concepts necessary for students to work and live in the 21st century.
Faculty Structure:
Students follow a range of mandatory subjects in Years 7-10. This means all students in Years 7 - 10 have one semester (approx. 20 weeks of 2 sessions per week) of Mandatory History.
For more information about the Stage 4 Mandatory History course, including the topics studied, please visit the sub-page:
In Years 9 and 10 students also have the opportunity to study one or more of the following elective courses:
- Elective History: An excellent opportunity for students to become involved in a range of historical studies from eras not covered in the ROSA mandatory courses.
- International Studies: An invitation-only Gifted and Talented course, which is underpinned by anthropological and sociological inquiry. Students in this course have the potential to be accelerated into Preliminary Society and Culture in Year 10 and in turn complete the HSC Society and Culture course in Year 11.
For more information about the Stage 5 elective courses on offer by the History Faculty, please visit the sub-page: Stage 5 Elective History
In the Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12) curriculum, students have the opportunity to study one or more of the following course:
- Ancient History
- Modern History
- Extension History (1Unit, Year 12 only)
- Society and Culture
- Studies of Religion (1 Unit OR 2 Unit)
For more information about the Stage 6 courses on offer by the History Faculty, please visit the sub-page: Stage 6
Homework and Assessment:
Students may be set homework tasks which consolidate their learning and extend their understanding of the material covered in class. This can include:
- Completing the exercises or activities from the lesson on that day
- Research material for the future lessons
- Creating dot point summary notes
- Undertaking practice responses
- Completing formal assessment activities
Curriculum Links:
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_sc/
This site has an alphabetical listing of all syllabus documents relating to the ROSA.
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/
This site has an alphabetical listing of all the syllabus documents relating to the HSC.