| The History faculty at Rose Bay Secondary College offers a wide range of curriculum choices that are interesting, relevant and challenging to both junior and senior students. In years 7–10 (stages 4 and 5) students study History in mandatory courses and elective courses covering a wide range of historical periods, personalities, and issues that show the continuum of the human experiences across time and culture. Students canvass topics from the Ancient World including Egypt, China, Greece, Australia and Medieval Society. Senior students in stage 6 are offered the choice of doing the following subjects as 2 unit courses: Modern History, Ancient History and Society and Culture. Students are also offered the additional 1 unit Extension History course in Year 12.
Through these courses students develop understanding of significant historical and cultural events, people, concepts, and issues and skills in undertaking historical inquiry and communication their evaluations and deductions. Students at our college enjoy success at both the School Certificate and the HSC, with a high percentage scoring in the top bands of these statewide courses.
In years 9 and 10, students can choose from a 100 or 200 hour elective.Thematic studies within these electives offer students the opportunity to enjoy the study of history for its intrinsic interest. Students may study content relating to; Legends, Great Killers in History, Crime and Punishment, Historical Mysteries, Great Dictators and Warfare and Terrorism. Embedded within these units is an emphasis on the construction of history, the development of students’ understanding of the nature of history and the ways in which different perspectives/interpretations of the past are reflected in a variety of historical constructions.
Appropriate units of work are designed for the selective students in line with the history syllabus; these are intended to extend the students’ skills and understanding beyond the core curriculum. The content, process and product are all differentiated which means the outcomes, assessment and reporting must also be different to reflect what is happening in the classroom. Core curriculum is compacted to only those skills or content areas that are not already mastered, providing time for more challenging learning experiences to enhance achievement levels.
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We are a large faculty in the school that is constantly growing. All members of our staff welcome questions or suggestions that will help improve the quality of students learning experiences.
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