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April 6th
The Australian History Competition papers have been posted out today. You should receive them by Wednesday May 15th. If you have not received them by then please check with your office and if you still don't have them contact us by email at
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or phone 03 62312885.
Please note that this year there are no special topics that students need to prepare for.
March 20th 2013
Read about Australia's top young historians and their thoughts about history in the article below from HistoriCool - Australia's newest and most exciting history magazine and website for teenagers.
Congratulations to Greg Quirk from St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill who won the Grade 10 2012 Australian History Competition. Greg achieved 96% in the competition - 2 marks in front of the next nearest student.
Congratulations also go to Alexander Duthy from Prince Alfred College in Adelaide and Tom Weight from Christ Church College in Perth on being joint winners of the Grade 8 2012 Australian History Competition. Alexander and Tom were the only students in Australia to achieve a perfect score of 100%.
The 2013 Australian History Competition will be held on May 29th. The closing date for registrations is April 12th.
Let your students enjoy the fun and see if they can be shown here next year.
March 4th 2013
Just one month to go until the closing date for registrations! Closing date is April 12th. You can register online or print a hard copy form using the options above.
January 24th 2013
Welcome back to the new school year. We hope that you have had a relaxing holiday and are keen to keep promoting the teaching of History. To help us continue to grow the Australian History Competition we would appreciate you contacting history teaching colleagues and letting them know about the competition.
Key points are that the competition will be run on May 29th 2013 and that the closing date for registrations April 12th.
You can register here,
August 17th 2012
We would like to congratulate the following students for outstanding performance in the Australian History Competition for 2012.
XX indicates the student scored 100%
YY indicates top mark in the country
SS indicates top mark in their state
Grade 10 Competition
Victoria
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Kristian Lang SS
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Suzanne Cory High School
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Jacqueline Inches
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Marist Sion College
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Emanuel Jacobs
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Goulburn Valley Grammar School
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Aaron Bhat
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Goulburn Valley Grammar School
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South Australia
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Jason Anglberger SS
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Prince Alfred College
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Stuart Nicholls
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Glenunga International High School
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Tasmania
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Michael Turvey SS
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Mackillop
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New South Wales
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Gregory Quirk YY SS
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St Josephs College
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Janek Drevikovsky
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Fort Street High School
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Australian Capital Territory
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Lj Lion SS
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Lake Joondalup Baptist College
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Harry Oalton
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Campbell High School
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Western Australia
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Audrey Lee SS
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Perth Modern Senio High School
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Jacob Cameron SS
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Lesmurdie High School
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Nicholas Lim
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Christ Church Grammar School
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Queensland
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Will French SS
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St Augustines College
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Jaaes Dalton
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Anglican Church Grammar School
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Nick Dendle
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Maleny High School
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Thomas Barnwell
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Toowoomba Grammar School
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Tristan Heiner
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Toowoomba Grammar School
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Grade 8 Competition
Victoria
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Caitlin Cole SS
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Mentone Girls grammar School
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Thomas Behrendt SS
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Monivae College
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Michelle Xin
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Mentone Girls Grammar School
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South Australia
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Alexander Duthy XX YY SS
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Prince Alfred College
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James Rovghan
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Saint Ignatius College
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Western Australia
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Thomas Weight XX YY SS
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Christ Church Grammar School
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Mahala Longley
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John XXIII College
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Tasmania
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Andrew Wignall SS
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Mackillop College
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Australian Capital Territory
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Matilda Dowse SS
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Alfred Deakin High School
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Reuben Owusu SS
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Telopea Park School
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Lucy Mckeowen
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Campbell High School
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Kelby Hunt
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Faith Lutheran School
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Damian Grubnic
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St Edmunds College
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Jane Millward
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Telopea Park School
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Lachlan Rogers
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Telopea Park School
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Lily Bryant
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Telopea Park School
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New South Wales
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Anna Coote SS
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Hills Grammar School
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Emily Halloran SS
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Meriden School
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Anthony Hoimeister
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Parramatta High School
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Mixim Adams
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International Grammar School
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Maximillian Dowell
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Penrith High School
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Samuel Garrett
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International Grammar School
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Northern Territory
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Marissa Higgins SS
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Darwin Middle School
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Queensland
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Aisling Miller SS
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Brisbane State High School
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Andy Drane
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Brisbane State High School
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Alex Smith
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Toowoomba Grammar School
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Charles Geary
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Toowoomba Grammar School
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August 1st 2012
All the certificates have been posted out now and you should be receiving them over the next week or so. They have been processed in two groups, the year 8 students will come in one package and year 10 students in a separate package. If you have not received them by Monday, August 13th please email us at
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and let us know your school name, school ID number and year level so that we can track down what has happened to them.
If you have any queries about individual students please let us know the:
School name
School ID number
Student name
Level of achievement.
Year level
June 18th 2012
Thank you to everyone for sending their answer sheets back promptly. We are in the process of scanning and marking the papers and will have the certificates posted back to you early next term.
For your interest we have posted the answers on the website under the heading 2012 Evaluation. This will let you have a look at the answers and discuss them with your students while the paper is fresh in their minds. Also with the answers is the main focus from the curriculum that is covered by each of the questions.
May 8th 2012
Papers for this years Australian History Competition have been posted and you should receive them by Monday May 14th. If you do not receive your question papers please check with your office and if they are not there contact us on 03 62312885 or email
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so that we can send out replacements.
Also please note that the Researched Questions for this year are:
- Year 8 Old Kingdom Egyptian Pyramids
- Year 10 The 1967 Referendum
Students should be made aware that there will be a number of knowledge based questions in the paper that relate directly to these topics and that they should spend some time researching these areas before the day of the competition.
March 1st 2012
The closing date for registrations in both the year 8 and year 10 competitions is March 30th. You either register online or send an email to
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letting us know your numbers and level and we will register for you.
January 12th 2012
Registrations are now open for the 2012 Australian History Competition. This year there are separate competitions for years 7and 8 and 9 and 10.
You can either register online through this website or wait until you receive a brochure that we will be posting to all schools on January 27th. The brochure will include a registration form.
October 26th 2011
In 2012 the researched questions will be:
Year 8 - Old Kingdom Egyptian Pyramids
Year 10 - The 1967 Referendum
October 25th 2011
You can now enter for the Australian History Competition for 2012
August 17th 2011
We would like to congratulate the following students who topped their state in the Australian History Competition in 2011.
NSW* Miriam Zweck Bega High School
CarlRamirez Glenmore Park High School
Renuka Chalk Meriden
* These three students scored the highest mark in the competition.
ACT Aden Wiedijk Alfred Deakin High School
D'arcy Matthews Nally Belconnen High School
QLD Sam Bloom Brisbane Boys College
SA Lachlan Kahl Concordia College
PaddyCarey Concordia College
TAS Duncan Galloway MacKillop Catholic College
VIC James Davy Carey Baptist Grammar School
Carol Emmi Star of Sea College
WA Edward Hollingdale Christ Church Grammar School
Anna Churack Newman College
August 15th 2011
2011 Australian History Competition results have recently been sent to participating schools. An evaluation of the 2011 competition has also been posted on this website.
Plans are already being developed for 2012, when we will add a Year 8 competition to the Year 10 competition. Full details should be available by mid-late October.
May 16th 2011
We have found that the wrong version of the Source Sheet was printed and posted to you last week. We are re-printing the Source Sheet and it will be posted on Wednesday May 18th. The correct version of the Source Sheet will have a red border at the top.
May 9th 2011
A reminder that the papers will be arriving in schools this week. Please keep an eye out for them and store them securely.
April 26th 2011
Competition papers
The papers and answers sheets will be posted to schools on May 6th and should arrive in schools during the week May 9 to May 13. Please keep an eye out for them.
Teachers need to count the papers when they arrive to make sure that you have enough. It is also vital to have the papers securely stored.
April 18th 2011
Late entries
Late entries for the Australian History Competition will be accepted until April 5th.
February 25th 2011
Sponsors
It is with great pleasure that the History Teachers' Association of Australia and The Giant Classroom announce the support of two sponsors for The Australian History Competition. Circle (The Centre of Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education) and Cambridge University Press have both agreed to be the inaugural sponsors of the Competition for 2011.
February 3rd 2011
Researched questions
Each year around 10% of the questions will be based on source material that is readily accessible on the internet. The intention will be to indicate this source material to students and allow them the opportunity to prepare for this section of the competition.
In 2011 the Researched Questions will be based on a number of Factsheets located on the Museum of Australian Democracy’s Website:
http://moadoph.gov.au/research/resources-and-links/
Questions may focus on any of the Prime Minister’s Factsheets and the System of Government and Elections Factsheets.
December 10th 2010
The Australian History Curriculum was published on the ACARA website on Wednesday, 8 December 2010 and is available for download at:
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/History/Rationale
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