HISTORY and HASS in the WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM

HISTORY and HASS in the WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM Presented by Helen Walter at ----- District High School 26 th August 2016

Different Curriculums • The requirements of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) curriculum set by the WA School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) are different to the national Australian Curriculum set by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).

• After December 2016 in Western Australia the curriculum for History will no longer be a separate subject but will be incorporated into the Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) curriculum. HASS HISTORY History Geography Civics & Citizenship Economics & Business

Main Changes • Number of depth studies in Years 7 – 10 reduced • Mandated depth studies • Additional content optional • Reporting requirements

Mandated Depth Studies Year 7 – The Ancient World • Depth Study 1: Investigating the ancient past • Depth Study 2: Investigating one ancient society (Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China)

History Year 7 Scope & Sequence Year Level History from 2017 in WA in HASS History in Australian Curriculum 7 The Ancient World (Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China) The Ancient World (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, Rome, India, China and the Maya) Overview Depth Study 1: Investigating the ancient past Depth Study 2: Investigating one ancient society (Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, China) Depth Study 2: The Mediterranean world - Egypt or Greece or Rome Depth Study 3: The Asian world - India or China

Mandated Depth Studies Year 8 – The Ancient to the Modern World • Depth Study 1: Investigating medieval Europe (c. 590 c. 1500) • Depth Study 2: Investigating the Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa (14 th century plague)

History Year 8 Scope & Sequence Year Level History from 2017 in WA in HASS History in Australian Curriculum 8 The Ancient to the Modern World Overview Depth Study 1: Investigating medieval Europe (c. 590 -c. 1500) Depth Study 1: The Western and Islamic world - The Ottoman Empire (c. 1299 -c. 1683) or Renaissance Italy (c. 1400 -c. 1600) or The Vikings (c. 790 -c. 1066) or Medieval Europe (c. 590 -c. 1500) Depth Study 2: Investigating the Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa (14 th century plague) Depth Study 2: The Asia-Pacific world - Angkor/Kmer Empire (c. 802 -c. 1431) or Japan under the Shoguns (c. 794 -1867) or The Polynesian Expansion across the Pacific (c. 790 -1756) Depth Study 3: Expanding contacts - Mongol expansion (c. 1206 -c. 1368) or The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa (14 th century plague) or The Spanish Conquest of the Americas (c. 1492 -1572)

Mandated Depth Studies Year 9 – The Making of the Modern World • Depth Study 1: Investigating the Industrial Revolution (1750 -1914) • Depth Study 2: Investigating World War I (1914 -1918)

History Year 9 Scope & Sequence Year Level History from 2017 in WA in HASS History in Australian Curriculum 9 The Making of the Modern World Overview Depth Study 1: Investigating the Industrial Revolution (17501914) Depth Study 1: Making a better world? - The Industrial Revolution (1750 -1914) or Progressive ideas and movements (1750 -1918) or Movement of peoples (1750 -1901) Depth Study 2: Investigating World War I (1914 -1918) Depth Study 2: Australia and Asia- Asia and the World or Making a Nation Depth Study 3: World War I (1914 -1918)

Mandated Depth Studies Year 10 – The Modern World and Australia • Depth Study 1: Investigating World War II (1939 -1945) • Depth Study 2: Investigating Rights and Freedoms (1945 the present)

History Year 10 Scope & Sequence Year Level History from 2017 in WA in HASS History in Australian Curriculum 10 The Modern World and Australia Overview Depth Study 1: Investigating World War II (1939 -1945) Depth Study 1: World War II (1939 -1945) Depth Study 2: Investigating Rights and Freedoms (1945 -the present) Depth Study 2: Rights and Freedoms Depth Study 3: The globalising world - Popular culture (1945 present) or Migration experiences (1945 present) or The environment movement (1960 s-present)

Optional Additional Content • Other depth studies from the AC can be included in individual teacher’s programs after mandated content has been taught

Reporting Requirements from 2017 Humanities Schools will Schools may choose to report to and Social report one parents at a more detailed Sciences grade (A–E) level, for example, Civics and as a minimum Citizenship, Economics and Citizenship; for Business, Geography, Economics Humanities History. and Social Business; Sciences. Geography; History Source - SCSA

Implementation Timeline • Full implementation of HASS , including teaching, assessing and reporting by schools will be in place with first reporting to parents by the end of Semester 1, 2017

Further Information • School Curriculum and Standards Authority - SCSA • http: //k 10 outline. scsa. wa. edu. au/ Australian Curriculum - AC • http: //www. australiancurriculum. edu. au/