Year 9 & 10 History is a mandatory course designed to provide students with an understanding of Australia’s evolving role in the International Community. Additionally, the course provides opportunities for students to explore the way different groups of people have shaped our identity.  

Year 9 Course concentrates on:  

This thematic study focuses on the lives of people who fought in and were affected by the two World Wars. The emphasis in WW1 concentrates on the Gallipoli campaign while that of WW2 centres on war in the Pacific theatre. An examination of life on the Home Front during both conflicts is examined through first-hand accounts which deal with such events as: 

• The conscription debate (WW1) 

• The changing role of women (both wars) 

• Internment of enemy “aliens” and other government controls over citizens (both wars) 

• Japanese imperial expansion, their attacks on Sydney and Darwin (WW2) 

• Changing technologies in war (both wars) 

• Impact of the natural environment on the strategies of selected battles (both wars) 

• Changing relations between Australia and Britain and the USA (WW2) 

• Treatment of prisoners of war (both male and female) (mainly WW2) 

• Changing perspectives on the Anzac legend (both wars) 

Year 10 Course concentrates on:  

Australia in the Vietnam War Era:

• This topic focuses on the reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War and the political, social and cultural changes that resulted from it. Students also investigate the impact of this conflict not only on Australian soldiers, but also on civilians in Australia, Vietnam and the USA.  

Changing Rights and Freedoms:

• Why do we need “Rights”? How did we acquire them? 

• What happens if you don’t have any? 

• In this topic we investigate the impact of the US Civil Rights Movement from the 1870’s through to the 1960’s. We will then determine its impact on Australian society from the end of the 1930’s till the present day with special case studies focusing on Indigenous Australians. 

Popular Culture since the 1950's:

• Television has changed Australian society through the phenomenon of Pop culture. This influences our music, fashion, eating habits, friends and values. By focusing our attention on the television, we will gain a better understanding of its impact on our lives since its humble beginnings in 1956. We will witness how it has influenced our national identity, how we are viewed as a player on the world stage in sport, the arts and in war. Additionally, we will investigate how the different genres of TV programs have not only brought the world into our homes, but, with increased prosperity and the integration of TV with computers, have changed and determined our viewing habits. Finally, we will also examine the impact of watching television from only at set times to being available 24/7

NESA Syllabus information – History

Evidence collection and evaluation, critical thinking and communication, advanced written communication, data analysis, interpersonal interaction/co-operation and debate, deductive and inductive reasoning, differentiated empathy, multi-modal presentation skills.   

An A4 exercise book for each topic and a BYOD device  

• architect

• legal professions

• marketing

• interior design

• teacher

• diplomat

• human resource management

• archaeologist

• museum curator

• travel consultant

• archivist

• gaming software designer

• photography

• editor

• writer (novelist, etc.)

• journalist

• philologist

• set production and designer.

• As they become available – museum exhibitions, Interactive incursions with expert reenactment troupes, guest speakers. 

• Nil