Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course

Part I  –  Aboriginality and the Land

Part II –  Heritage and Identity

Part III – International Indigenous Community: Comparative Study

Part IV – Research and Inquiry Methods: Local Community Case Study

                An aspect of the local community from pre-contact to the present 

HSC Course

1960s onwards (120 indicative hours)

 Part I – Social Justice and Human Rights Issues

              A – Global Perspective

 AND 

              B – Comparative Study  

A comparative case study on an Aboriginal and international Indigenous community

Part II

A case study of an Aboriginal community for each topic

              A.  Aboriginality and the Land

OR

              B. Heritage and Identity

 Part III – Research and Inquiry Methods – Major Project 

         Particular Course Requirements:

The Local Community Case Study is an in-depth study of the local community/ies within the parameters of the section identified in the Preliminary course.

The Comparative Case Study is an in-depth study of at least two communities within the parameters of the section identified. The communities are to be compared in terms of the content described. Both the Australian Aboriginal community and international Indigenous community studies may be different for each area of content studied. While schools are encouraged to work with their local Aboriginal community throughout the course, it is not a HSC requirement that the Australian Aboriginal community has to be the local Aboriginal community.

The course requires an international Indigenous community study in both the Preliminary and HSC courses. The course does not require the same international community to be studied: instead it is intended that these community studies will be chosen as they best exemplify course focus and content. The international Indigenous community must be drawn from a location where that community has suffered the loss of sovereignty and ongoing social, cultural, economic and political effects as a consequence of colonialism.

Costs:
Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250 

         Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course 

The Preliminary course is structured to provide students with opportunities to investigate past people, groups, events, institutions, societies and historical sites from the sources available, by applying the methods used by historians and archaeologists. 

Students are required to study Parts I, II and III of the course. 

• Part I: Introduction 

•  Investigating the Past: History, Archaeology and Science                                             

•  Case Studies At least ONE case study should be undertaken

• Part II: Studies of Ancient Societies, Sites and Sources    

• At least ONE study of ancient societies, sites and sources should be undertaken. 

• Part III: Historical Investigation 

• The investigation can be integrated into any aspect of the Preliminary course and need not be completed as one project. It may be conducted individually or as part of a group. The investigation must not overlap or duplicate significantly any topic attempted for the HSC Ancient History or History Extension courses. 

HSC Course

• Part I: Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius – Pompeii and Herculaneum (25%)

• Part II: ONE Ancient Society (25%)

• Part III: ONE Personality in their Times (25%)

• Part IV: ONE Historical Period (25%)

        Particular Course Requirements:

In the Preliminary course, ONE case study must be from Egypt, Greece, Rome or Celtic Europe. 

ONE case study must be from the Near East, Asia, the Americas or Australia. 

Studies in Year 11 must not overlap or duplicate significantly any topic attempted for the HSC Ancient History or History Extension courses. 

The HSC course requires study from at least TWO of the following areas: Egypt, Near East, China, Greece and Rome.

Year 11 Ancient History and / or Modern History is a prerequisite for entry into Year 12 History Extension.

Year 12 Ancient History and / or Modern History is a co-requisite for Year 12 History Extension.

Costs:
Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250. 

         Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course

• Nature of Business (20%) – the role and nature of business

• Business Management (40%) – the nature and responsibilities of management

• Business Planning (40%) – establishing and planning a small to medium enterprise

HSC Course

• Operations (25%) – strategies for effective operations management

• Marketing (25%) – development and implementation of successful marketing strategies

• Finance (25%) – financial information in the planning and management of business

• Human Resources (25%) – human resource management and business performance

        Costs:

Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250. 

         Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course

• Introduction to Economics – the nature of economics and the operation of an economy

• Consumers and Business – the role of consumers and business in the economy

• Markets – the role of markets, demand, supply and competition

• Labour Markets – the workforce and role of labour in the economy

• Financial Markets – the financial market in Australia including the share market

• Government in the Economy – the role of government in the Australian economy

HSC Course 

• The Global Economy – Features of the global economy and globalisation

• Australia's Place in the Global Economy – Australia's trade and finance

• Economic Issues – issues including growth, unemployment, inflation, wealth and management

• Economic Policies and Management – the range of policies to manage the economy

        Costs:

Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250.

         Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course

• Biophysical Interactions  – how biophysical processes contribute to sustainable management

• Global Challenges  – geographical study of issues at a global scale

• Senior Geography Project  – a geographical study of a student's own choosing

HSC Course 

• Ecosystems at Risk  – the functioning of ecosystems, their management and protection

• Urban Places  – study of cities and urban dynamics

• People and Economic Activity  – geographic study of economic activity in a local and global context

        Costs:

Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250. 

         Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course 

• Part I – The Legal System (40% of course time)

• Part II – The Individual and the Law (30% of course time)

• Part III – The Law in Practice (30% of course time)

The Law in Practice unit is designed to provide opportunities for students to deepen their understanding of the principles of law covered in the first sections of the course. This section may be integrated with Part I and Part II.

HSC Course 

• Core Part I:  Crime (30% of course time)

• Core Part II: Human Rights (20% of course time)

• Core Part III: Two options (50% of course time)

Two options are chosen from:

• Consumers 

• Global environmental protection 

• Family 

• Indigenous peoples 

• Shelter 

• Workplace 

• World Order

        Costs:

Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250. 

         Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course (120 hours)

The Year 11 course is structured to provide students with opportunities to develop and apply their understanding of methods and issues involved in the investigation of modern history. Students investigate various aspects of the modern world, including people, ideas, movements, events and developments. 

The course comprises three sections. Students are required to study all three sections of the course.

1: Investigating Modern History (60 hours)

• The Nature of Modern History 

• Case Studies - Each case study should be a minimum of 10 indicative hours. 

                          ONE case study must be from Europe, North America or Australia.

                          ONE case study must be from Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East or Central/South America.

 2: Historical Investigation (20 hours) 

 3:The Shaping of the Modern World (40 hours)

HSC Course (120 hours)

The Year 12 course is structured to provide students with opportunities to apply their understanding of sources and relevant historiographical issues in the investigation of the modern world. 

The course comprises four sections. Students are required to study all four sections of the course.

• Core Study: Power and Authority in the Modern World 1919–1946 (30 hours) 

• ONE National Studies topic  (30 hours) 

• ONE Peace and Conflict topic (30 hours) 

• ONE Change in the Modern World topic (30 hours)          

Students are required to study at least ONE non-European/Western topic

        Particular Course Requirements:

Case studies must not overlap with or duplicate significantly any topic to be attempted in the Year 12 Modern History or History Extension courses.

NB - The historical investigation is designed to further develop relevant investigative, research and presentation skills. The investigation should extend a particular area of individual student or group interest. The investigation may be undertaken as a standalone study or integrated into any aspect of the Year 11 course and need not be completed as one project. It may be conducted individually or collaboratively.  The investigation must not overlap with or duplicate significantly any topic to be attempted in the Year 12 Modern History or History Extension courses.

Year 11 Ancient History or Modern History is a prerequisite for entry into Year 12 History Extension.

Year 12 Ancient History or Modern History is a co-requisite for Year 12 History Extension.

Costs:

Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250. 

         Main Topics Covered:

Preliminary Course 

• The Social and Cultural World (30% of course time)

• Personal and Social Identity (40% of course time) 

• Intercultural Communication (30% of course time)

HSC Course

1: Core  

• Personal Interest Project (30% of course time) . The Personal Interest Project is integrated across the whole HSC course and draws together the interests, research skills and personal experiences of the student 

• Social and Cultural Continuity and Change (30% of course time)

2: Depth studies (40% of course time). Two to be chosen from the following:  

• Popular Culture  

• Belief Systems and Ideologies  

• Social Inclusion and Exclusion  

• Social Conformity and Nonconformity

Particular Course Requirements:
Completion of Personal Interest Project.  A popular choice which allows students to examine an area of specific interest to them as an individual. The focus of this study is the process of socialisation, and the development of personal and social identity in individuals and groups in a variety of social and cultural settings.

Costs:
Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250. 

         Main Topics Covered:

1: Constructing History (Minimum 40 indicative hours)

Key Questions

• • Who are historians?

  • What are the purposes of history?

  • How has history been constructed, recorded and presented over time?

  • Why have approaches to history changed over time?

Case Studies

• • Students develop their understanding of significant historiographical ideas and methodologies by exploring one case study, with reference to three identified areas of debate and the key questions.

2: History Project (Maximum 20 indicative hours) 

• Students will undertake an individual investigative project of their own choice, focusing on an area of changing historical interpretation.

        Particular Course Requirements:

Year 11 Ancient History or Modern History is a prerequisite for entry into Year 12 History Extension.

Year 12 Ancient History or Modern History is a co-requisite for Year 12 History Extension.

Costs:

Most local excursions will be covered by existing fees; some non-compulsory excursions, including overnight excursions or workshops, may incur additional fees up to $250. 

         What Students Learn:

The Work Studies CEC syllabus is designed to assist students in their transition from school to work. It develops knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by students in the transition to work and the skills needed for effective career planning and performance of tasks in the work environment. Integral to the Work Studies syllabus is a focus on the development of essential workplace skills. They are central to the core module and each of the elective modules. Students have an opportunity to practise these skills in appropriate work contexts.

The Work Studies course assists students to:

• recognise the links between education, training, work and lifestyle, and to recognise the economic and social factors that affect work opportunities

• develop an understanding of the changing nature of work and the implications for individuals and society

• undertake work placement to allow for the development of specific job-related skills

• acquire general work-related knowledge, skills and attitudes, transferable across different occupations

• develop their skills in accessing work-related information, presenting themselves to potential employers, and functioning effectively in the workplace.

        Costs:

Nil