# QCAA crosswalk and scope

Live check: **29 September 2026** against [Modern History General senior syllabus 2025 v1.4](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/senior-qce/syllabuses/snr_modern_history_25_syll.pdf), March 2026. Printed page numbers below are the syllabus's own pagination, not PDF viewer page numbers. General Units 1–2 are school assessed; these are public formative exercises, **not school instruments** or evidence of a reported unit result. This is a **250-minute** starter, not a 55-hour unit.

| Syllabus point | Official location | What this pack actually does | Next school action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course design: approximate contextual/depth/concluding study balance of 20:60:20; topic choices should avoid duplication | printed pp10–11 | Starts contextual framing and source-led depth inquiry. It does not claim to meet the intended balance for the full topic. | Map the complete selected topics and aspect(s) across the school's timetable. |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through Unit 1 Topic 1 or Unit 2 Topic 1; at least one topic engaging Asia across course | printed p10 | Names the obligation, supplies no substitute voice. | Choose and review authentic sources, local protocols and Asia topic with school and relevant knowledge holders. |
| Unit 1 *Ideas in the Modern World*: ideas, origins, development, legacies and significance | printed p15 | Investigates consent, liberty and sovereignty as historically situated ideas in the optional American Revolution exemplar. | Extend to contextual, depth and concluding work on the school's chosen topic(s). |
| Unit 1 objectives: questions/research, comprehension, analysis, source usefulness/reliability, synthesis and communication | printed p15 | One limited objective per day, two fresh public checks with evidence and limitations. | Design school assessment and mark against its own instrument. |
| Two school-selected Unit 1 topics; Topic 4 is *American Revolution, 1763–1783* | printed p16 | Works within one listed option only. Does not assert Topic 4 is required or first. | Name two topics; ensure Unit 1 Topic 1 if Unit 2 Topic 1 is not selected. |
| Topic 3 is *Industrial Revolution, 1760s–1890s* | printed p16 | Two optional archival cards I/J allow brief transfer of source skills to another listed context. | Do not count ten optional micro-questions as a second selected topic or a depth study. |
| Contextual, depth and concluding study for chosen topic/aspect: perspective, sources, chronology, causes, effects, contestability | printed p17 | Context and early depth skills in ten short lessons. No claim to complete the topic or its concluding study. | Continue with more periods, sources, perspectives, historical debate and conclusions. |
| Unit 2 Topic 1 alternative *Empowerment of First Nations Australians since 1938* | printed p19 | Mentioned solely to clarify the Unit 1 Topic 1 choice rule. | Check the school's Unit 2 selection. |

**No invented national senior code.** QCAA's 2025 General syllabus is the controlling Queensland senior document here. This pack does not claim a national Year 11 content descriptor, registered syllabus sequence, moderated result or secure assessment.