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Year 10 History Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences ASHAHISY10

Year 10 History Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.

What Students Should Know

By the end of Year 10, students explain the historical significance of the period between 1918 and the early 21st century. They explain the causes and effects of events, developments, turning points or movements in 20th century Australia and internationally, leading up to and through the Second World War, and the post-war world. They describe social, cultural, economic and/or political aspects, including international developments, related to the changes and continuities in Australian society over this historical period. Students explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on Australian and global history.

 

Students develop and modify a range of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry. They locate, select and compare a range of primary and secondary sources and synthesise the information in sources to use as evidence in historical inquiry. They analyse the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources. Students evaluate the accuracy, usefulness and reliability of sources as evidence. They sequence events and developments to analyse cause and effect, and patterns of continuity and change, connected to a period, event or movement. They evaluate perspectives of significant events and developments, and explain the important factors that influence these perspectives. They compare and evaluate different and contested historical interpretations. Students use historical knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and historical arguments that synthesise evidence from sources.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 28 Content Descriptors:

Knowledge and understanding

Second World War

AC9HH10K01 the causes, outbreak and course of the Second World War and the significance of Australian involvement AC9HH10K02 the places where Australians fought, and their perspectives and experiences during the Second World War, such as the fall of Singapore, prisoners of war (POWs), the Battle of Britain and Kokoda AC9HH10K03 the significant events and turning points of the Second World War, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb AC9HH10K04 the effects of the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on the continuities and changes on the Australian home front, such as the changing roles of women and First Nations Australians, and the use of wartime government controls AC9HH10K05 the significance of the Second World War to Australia’s immediate post-war economic, political and social development, and Australia’s international relationships in the 20th century AC9HH10K06 the commemoration of the Second World War, including different historical interpretations and debates

Building modern Australia

AC9HH10K07 the effects of significant post–Second World War world events, ideas and developments on Australian society AC9HH10K08 the causes of changes in perspectives, responses, beliefs and values on migration that have influenced Australian society since 1945 AC9HH10K09 the causes of First Nations Australians' campaigns for rights and freedoms before 1965, such as discriminatory legislation and policies, the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations AC9HH10K10 the contributions of significant individuals and groups in the campaign for the recognition of the rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they brought change to Australian society AC9HH10K11 the significant events and methods in the movement for the civil rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they contributed to change AC9HH10K12 the significant events, individuals and groups in the women’s movement in Australia, and how they have changed the role and status of women AC9HH10K13 the continuing efforts to create change in the civil rights and freedoms in Australia, for First Nations Australians, migrants and women

The globalising world

AC9HH10K14 changing historical perspectives over time in relation to the developments in technology, public health, longevity, standard of living in the 20th century, and concern for the environment and sustainability AC9HH10K15 the origins and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Australia’s involvement in the development of the declaration AC9HH10K16 causes and effects of the significant events and developments of the major global influences on Australia in the post-Second World War period AC9HH10K17 changing social, political, economic, cultural, environmental and technological conditions, and the causes of a major global influence in Australia AC9HH10K18 continuities and changes in perspectives, responses, beliefs and values that have influenced the Australian way of life AC9HH10K19 the effects of global influences on Australia’s changing identity as a nation and its international relationships AC9HH10K20 different historical interpretations and debates during the second half of the 20th century

Skills

Questioning and researching

AC9HH10S01 develop and modify a range of historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry AC9HH10S02 locate, identify and compare primary and secondary sources to use in a historical inquiry

Using historical sources

AC9HH10S03 identify the origin and content of sources, and explain the purpose and context of primary and secondary sources AC9HH10S04 explain the usefulness of primary and secondary sources, and the reliability of the information as evidence

Historical perspectives and interpretations

AC9HH10S05 analyse cause and effect, and evaluate patterns of continuity and change AC9HH10S06 compare perspectives in sources and explain how these are influenced by significant events, ideas, locations, beliefs and values AC9HH10S07 analyse different and contested historical interpretations

Communicating

AC9HH10S08 create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge evidence from sources

At a Glance

Strand Substrand CDs Elaborations
Knowledge and understanding Second World War 6 29
Knowledge and understanding Building modern Australia 7 26
Knowledge and understanding The globalising world 7 33
Skills Questioning and researching 2 7
Skills Using historical sources 2 9
Skills Historical perspectives and interpretations 3 11
Skills Communicating 1 4
Total 28 119

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 10 History?
By the end of Year 10, students explain the historical significance of the period between 1918 and the early 21st century. They explain the causes and effects of events, developments, turning points or movements in 20th century Australia and internationally, leading up to and through the Second World War, and the post-war world. They describe social, cultural, economic and/or political aspects, including international developments, related to the changes and continuities in Australian society over this historical period. Students explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on Australian and global history. Students develop and modify a range of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry. They locate, select and compare a range of primary and secondary sources and synthesise the information in sources to use as evidence in historical inquiry. They analyse the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources. Students evaluate the accuracy, usefulness and reliability of sources as evidence. They sequence events and developments to analyse cause and effect, and patterns of continuity and change, connected to a period, event or movement. They evaluate perspectives of significant events and developments, and explain the important factors that influence these perspectives. They compare and evaluate different and contested historical interpretations. Students use historical knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and historical arguments that synthesise evidence from sources.
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
28 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Knowledge and understanding: 6, Knowledge and understanding: 7, Knowledge and understanding: 7, Skills: 2, Skills: 2, Skills: 3, Skills: 1).
How does this compare to Year 9?
The Year 9 History standard (ASHAHISY9) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 10 expectations extending what was introduced in Year 9.
Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?
Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.