Edition:Original published version updated: February 2002 – Board Bulletin/Official Notices Vol 11 No 1 (BOS 06/02), August 2003 – Board Bulletin/Official Notices Vol 12 No 4 (BOS 33/03), June 2009 - Assessment and Reporting information updated
Edition:Original published version updated: April 2000 - Board Bulletin/Offical Notices Vol 9 No 2 (BOS 13/00), October 2009 - Assessment and Reporting information updated, July 2010 - Revised syllabus published online
"This document has been produced by the Board of Studies NSW on behalf of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities in collaboration with the Board of Studies Victoria, Curriculum Council of Western Australia, Northern Territory Board of Studies, Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia, and the Tasmanian Secondary Assessment Board." -- (Back of title page)
"Mandatory History in Stage 4 includes the unit of study, Indigenous Peoples, Colonisation and Contact History, through which students explore the nature and impact of colonisation and contact between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia and in one other location. In Stage 5 students study the shared history of Australia in the twentieth century, including a major focus on the changing nature of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations. Mandatory Geography in Stage 5 includes the study of Aboriginality and the Australian identity, concepts and experiences of citizenship for Australian Aboriginal communities and strategies for reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. The Aboriginal Studies Stage 6 Syllabus builds on this knowledge and understanding." -- (Page 6)
Broad learning areas K-6: English, mathematics, science and technology, human society and its environment, creative and practical arts, health, physical education and personal development. - Broad learning areas 7-12: English, mathematics, science, human society and its environment, languages other than English/modern and classical languages, technology and applied studies, creative arts, health and physical education and fitness