Humanities & Social Sciences

YEAR 7

HISTORY

The ancient world (Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China)

The location and timeframe of ancient civilisations.

Depth study 1: Investigating the ancient past

Depth study 2: Investigating one ancient society (Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China)

GEOGRAPHY

Water in the world

Place and liveability

ECONOMICS & BUSINESS

Producing and consuming

CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP

Designing our political and legal system

YEAR 8 HASS

HISTORY

The ancient to the modern world

Key features of the medieval world (feudalism, trade routes, voyages of discovery, contact and conflict)

Depth study 1: Investigating medieval Europe (c.590–c.1500)

Depth study 2: Investigating the Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa (14th century plague)

GEOGRAPHY

Landforms and landscapes

Changing nations

CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP

Democracy and law in action

ECONOMICS & BUSINESS

Participation and influences in the market place

YEAR 9 HASS

HISTORY

The making of the modern world

The important features of the modern period (1750–1918)

Depth study 1: Investigating the Industrial Revolution (1750–1914)

Depth study 2: Investigating World War I (1914– 1918)

GEOGRAPHY

Biomes and food security

Geographies of interconnections

CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP

Your democratic rights

ECONOMICS & BUSINESS

Australia and the global economy

YEAR 10 HASS

HISTORY

THE MODERN WORLD AND AUSTRALIA

The inter-war years between World War I and World War II, including the Treaty of Versailles, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression

Depth study 1: Investigating World War II (1939–45)

Depth study 2: Investigating rights and freedoms (1945–the present)

GEOGRAPHY

Environmental change and management

Geographies of human wellbeing

CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP

Justice at home and overseas

ECONOMICS & BUSINESS

Economic performance and living standards