Sydney Distance Education High School Preliminary Course Overview

The Preliminary course aims to establish an historical body of knowledge from pre-contact
times to the 1960s as a background for the HSC course. While references will need to be made to contemporary issues (post-1960s), any in-depth study of these issues must only be undertaken in the HSC course. During the Preliminary course students and teachers will undertake consultation with the local Aboriginal communities.

Aboriginality and the Land - online links and activities

• Introduction
• Aboriginality and the Land
• Assessment Task 1: Open Book
• Comparative Case Study

Heritage and Identity - online links and activities

• Heritage and Identity
• Local Case Study
• Assessment Task 2: Research Task

Colonialism Racism and Prejudice - online links and activities

• Colonialism, Racism and Prejudice - Local Case study
• Assessment Task 3: Preliminary Examinations
• Assessment Task 4: Ongoing Learning Outcomes