What is the new 2024 curriculum (2 Viewers)

[notme123]

https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/australian-curriculum/pdf_doc/maths-ext-st6-draft-writing-brief-2015.pdf

I noticed something called "difference equations". What are those?

A huge complaint that has been bubbling ever since the beginning was that there was too much emphasis on society/history at the expense of deeper theoretical knowledge.

I still feel like the sciences have too much content and 9 markers reliant on history lessons. The ib only restricts those to 3/4max marks and way less intensive and memorisation orientated, and their physics course seems way more engaging and immersive.

 

[Trebla]

I noticed something called "difference equations". What are those?

They are effectively the discrete versions of differential equations.

This is a first order differential equation


This is a first order difference equation

 

[dan964]

The new stage 5 electives look so weird (I listed them below). Like, which faculty does 'philosophy' or 'critical thinking' come under. There's going to be a lot of new staff training I'm guessing.

• Big History
• Critical Thinking
• International Studies
• iSTEM
• Outdoor education
• Philosophy
• Psychology

RIP Commerce, one of my fav Y9 and 10 subjects.

wait, are they removing commerce?

anyone got a link where they say they are removing commerce?

Yeah I guess so, possibly closest thing to commerce would be "international studies" but that doesnt even seem like commerce even then.

so there's only 7 electives now?

They are not removing Commerce. For those wondering, those electives apply to school-developed course not board developed courses. Commerce is the latter:

https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/years/stage-5

 

[yanujw]

They are not removing Commerce. For those wondering, those electives apply to school-developed course not board developed courses. Commerce is the latter:

https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/years/stage-5

Thank you for clarifying!