P–10 History Australian Curriculum and resources
Foundation (F) in the Australian Curriculum refers to the year before Year 1. In Queensland this year of schooling is called the Preparatory Year or Prep (P).
In 2011 - 2012, Queensland teachers have the opportunity to become familiar with the new P–10 History curriculum by auditing and reviewing current programs and engaging with targeted professional development.
In 2013, Queensland schools will plan, teach, assess and report on History across the year levels using the Australian Curriculum which can be accessed on the Australian Curriculum website.
Assessment
Assessment advice and guidelines
P–2 curriculum, assessment and reporting: Advice and guidelines is a resource to support curriculum planning, teaching and learning, assessing and reporting across P–2 as Queensland moves to teaching and learning informed by the Australian Curriculum.
P–2 curriculum, assessment and reporting: Advice and guidelines incorporates the three interim information statements published by the Queensland Studies Authority (QSA) in December 2011: Planning learning in P–2, Assessment in P–2 and Reporting in P–2.
Australian Curriculum learning areas
Standards advice and guidelines
- Updated Using the Learning area standards descriptors (PDF, 134 kB)
- New Learning area standards descriptors glossary (PDF, 51 kB)
- AV - Introducing standards and assessment
Learning area standards descriptors
The draft LASDs will undergo a 12-month validation process in 2012. Following the completion of the validation process, the LASDs will be revised for publication on the QSA website by 7 December 2012.
You are invited to provide feedback on the LASDs to inform the revision. Please complete this survey and return it to the QSA by Friday 6 July 2012.
- New Understanding and skills construct of the Australian Curriculum achievement standards (PDF, 127 kB)
- Prep LASD — History (PDF, 67 kB) (DOC, 370 kB)
- Year 1 LASD - History (PDF, 63 kB) (DOC, 391 kB)
- Year 2 LASD — History (PDF, 71 kB) (DOC, 372 kB)
- Years 3-4 LASD — History (PDF, 101 kB) (DOC, 378 kB)
- Years 5-6 LASD — History (PDF, 102 kB) (DOC, 376 kB)
- Years 7-8 LASD — History (PDF, 98 kB) (DOC, 382 kB)
- Years 9-10 LASD – History (PDF, 107 kB) (DOC, 387 kB)
Reporting advice and guidelines
Year plans
Curriculum and assessment planning within schools occurs at three levels: whole school, year and unit. Each plan complements the others as they work together to support student learning.
Year level curriculum and assessment planning identifies the specific teaching, learning and assessment in a learning area for the year. It clarifies the curriculum intent and ensures coverage, balance and responsiveness across the year. It is informed by the whole school plan and guides the development of unit overviews.
QSA has provided advice and guidelines on assessment and standards, which can be accessed on the Assessment tab.
- Prep to Year 2 year plan – History template (DOT, 271 kB)
- Year 3 to Year 6 year plan – History template (DOT, 273 kB)
- Year 7 to Year 10 year plan – History template (DOT, 133 kB)
- New Prep plan - History exemplar (DOC, 340 kB)
- New Year 1 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 344 kB)
- New Year 2 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 361 kB)
- New Year 3 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 352 kB)
- New Year 4 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 359 kB)
- New Year 5 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 344 kB)
- New Year 6 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 339 kB)
- New Year 7 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 272 kB)
- New Year 8 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 241 kB)
- New Year 9 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 288 kB)
- New Year 10 plan - History exemplar (DOC, 262 kB)
Unit overviews
Unit overviews identify the specific curriculum content, teaching strategies, and approaches to assessment and resources. They are informed by the whole school plan and the year level plan.
- New Prep to year 2 unit overview - History template (DOT, 425 kB)
- New Year 3 to Year 6 unit overview - History template (DOT, 425 kB)
- New Year 7 to Year 10 unit overview - History template (DOT, 426 kB)
Coming soon: History unit overview exemplars.
Multiple years
Planning for multiple year levels
Year level plans for multiple year levels
Year level curriculum and assessment planning identifies the specific teaching, learning and assessment in a learning area for a designated span of year levels for the year. It clarifies the curriculum intent and ensures coverage, balance and responsiveness across the year. It is informed by the whole school plan and guides the development of unit overviews.
Unit overviews for multiple year levels
Unit overviews identify the specific curriculum content, teaching strategies, and approaches to assessment and resources. They are informed by the whole school plan and the year level plan.
Coming soon: History year plan and unit overview for multiple year levels templates and exemplars.
Audit tools
The audit tools can be used to map a school's current course to Australian Curriculum content descriptions.
- Foundation (Prep) Year audit tool — History (DOC, 521 kB)
- Year 1 audit tool — History (DOC, 472 kB)
- Year 2 audit tool — History (DOC, 474 kB)
- Year 3 audit tool — History (DOC, 524 kB)
- Year 4 audit tool — History (DOC, 528 kB)
- Year 5 audit tool — History (DOC, 523 kB)
- Year 6 audit tool — History (DOC, 531 kB)
- Year 7 audit tool — History (DOC, 688 kB)
- Year 8 audit tool — History (DOC, 748 kB)
- Year 9 audit tool — History (DOC, 693 kB)
- Year 10 audit tool — History (DOC, 690 kB)
Mapping
The curriculum mapping identifies areas of similarity as well as areas of difference between the Queensland curriculum and the Australian Curriculum. The mapping has been updated to incorporate changes to version 3.0 of the Australian Curriculum.
- New Foundation (Prep) Year curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 55 kB)
- New Year 1 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 51 kB)
- New Year 2 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 51 kB)
- New Year 3 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 62 kB)
- New Year 4 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 56 kB)
- New Year 5 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 57 kB)
- New Year 6 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 57 kB)
- New Year 7 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 62 kB)
- New Year 8 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 62 kB)
- New Year 9 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 62 kB)
- New Year 10 curriculum mapping — History (PDF, 72 kB)
Current Queensland History curriculum documents
- Early Years Curriculum Guidelines
- Year 1 Learning Statements
- Essential Learnings — SOSE
- Year 10 Guidelines — History
Last updated: 15 May 2012

