In Year 9 Humanities, students study History for one Semester and choose an elective from either Ancient History & Philosophy, Economics & Business, Civics & Citizenship or Geography for the other semester.  If your student completed History in Semester 1, then they will complete their Humanities elective in Semester 2 (and vice versa).

In Year 10 Humanities, all students have completed History in Semester 1.  In Semester 2, students may choose a Humanities elective to complete if they wish.

It is vitally important that students are completing work both in class and for homework in order to prepare themselves for success in Humanities subjects.  These subjects all require the employment of high level thinking and application of high level cognitions.  If students are completing all class work to the best of their ability, homework, study and practice of skills and assessment and using their class time effectively, they should be successful.

Unfortunately we have had some students using AI and plagiariarising their assessment tasks. This usually means that their submission does not adequately address all aspects of the task or the standards upon which they are assessed and does not contain the direct reference to historical sources required of students.

We would like to remind you that it is a requirement that students are able to prove the authorship of their work in all subjects.  In Humanities subjects, this means that students will complete exams analysing sources as well as the requirement to produce research notes and draft work during lessons provided and be able to demonstrate how they have employed feedback to improve their work.  Students in Semester 2 will be expected to complete drafts in class by hand to assist them with proving their authorship.

We look forward to Semester 2 and consolidating understanding and skills with students.