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The following codes and icons are used in the History K–10 Syllabus.

Outcome coding

Syllabus outcomes have been coded in a consistent way. The code identifies the subject, stage, outcome number and the way content is organised.

Early Stage 1 to Stage 5 are represented by the following codes:

Stage Code
Early Stage 1 e
Stage 1 1
Stage 2 2
Stage 3 3
Stage 4 4
Stage 5 5

In the History syllabus, the outcome codes indicate the subject, stage and outcome number. For example:

History K-10 outcome code key.

Outcome code Interpretation
HT2-1 History, Stage 2 - Outcome number 1
HT5-4 History, Stage 5 - Outcome number 4
HTLS-12 History, Life Skills - Outcome number 12

Coding of the Australian Curriculum content

The syllabus includes all the Australian Curriculum content descriptions for History. The content descriptions are identified by an Australian Curriculum code which appears in brackets at the end of each content description, for example:

Differences in family structures and roles today, and how these have changed or remained the same over time (ACHHK028).

History Australian Curriculum code key.

Where a number of content descriptions are jointly represented, all description codes are included, eg (ACDSEH002, ACDSEH003, ACDSEH004).

The Australian Curriculum History codes are:

Code Interpretation
ACHHK Australian Curriculum, History, Historical Knowledge
ACHHS Australian Curriculum, History, Historical Skills
ACDSEH Australian Curriculum, Depth Study, Elective, History

Years 7–10 example identifying the depth study and elective:

History Australian Curriculum code key 7–10 example.

Depth study code Interpretation
ACDSEH037 Australian Curriculum, Depth Study, Elective, History, Element code

Learning across the curriculum icons

Learning across the curriculum content, including cross-curriculum priorities, general capabilities and other areas identified as important learning for all students, is incorporated and identified by icons in the syllabus.

Cross-curriculum priorities

Hand - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures learning across the curriculum icon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Flower with an a - Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia learning across the curriculum icon Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia

Leaves - Sustainability learning across the curriculum icon Sustainability

General capabilities

Gears - Critical and creative thinking learning across the curriculum icon Critical and creative thinking

Scales - Ethical understanding learning across the curriculum icon Ethical understanding

Computer - Information and communication technology capability learning across the curriculum icon Information and communication technology capability

Globe - Intercultural understanding learning across the curriculum icon Intercultural understanding

Book - Literacy learning across the curriculum icon Literacy

Calculator - Numeracy learning across the curriculum icon Numeracy

Two people - Personal and social capability learning across the curriculum icon Personal and social capability

Other learning across the curriculum areas

Australia - Civics and citizenship learning across the curriculum icon Civics and citizenship

Puzzle piece - Difference and diversity learning across the curriculum icon Difference and diversity

Star - Work and enterprise learning across the curriculum icon Work and enterprise

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