Agriculture Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2019)
Find out more about the Agriculture 7–10 Syllabus (2019) and access teaching and learning support materials.
New syllabus implemented from 2027
The new Agriculture Technology 7–10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
• 2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
• 2027 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Detailed implementation information, including key features and resources, is available on the Technological and Applied Studies syllabus development page.
About the course
Students will learn about agricultural enterprises through practical experiences with plants, animals, and integrated systems, developing skills in design, investigation, and farm management. They will explore sustainability, work health and safety, and the relationships between production, processing, and consumption, while considering career opportunities in agriculture and related industries.
The study of Agricultural Technology provides students with opportunities to experience aspects of an agricultural lifestyle through direct contact with plants and animals. The study of a variety of enterprises allows students to make responsible decisions about the appropriate use of agricultural technologies.
Students explore career opportunities in agriculture and related service industries and investigate the viability of Australian agriculture through management of issues relating to the sustainability of agricultural systems, as well as the relationships between production, processing and consumption.
The Agricultural Technology Years 7–10 course includes Life Skills outcomes and content for students with disability.
The content integrates the study of interactions, management and sustainability within the context of agricultural enterprises. These enterprises are characterised by the production and sale or exchange of agricultural goods or services, focusing on plants, animals or integrated plant/animal systems. The local environment should be considered when selecting enterprises, as well as the intensive and extensive nature of enterprises to be studied.
Students undertake a range of practical experiences related to the chosen enterprises, including fieldwork, small plot activities, laboratory work, and visits to commercial farms and other parts of the production and marketing chain. The study of Agricultural Technology provides opportunities for students to learn about work health and safety issues, and develop skills in designing, investigating and managing farms.
Board Developed Course
Course number(s):
- 1605 Agricultural Technology 200 hours
- 1606 Agricultural Technology 100 hours
- 1609 Agricultural Technology Life Skills 200 hours
- 1608 Agricultural Technology Life Skills 100 hours
Exclusions: Students may not access both the Agricultural Technology Years 7–10 outcomes and content and the Agricultural Technology Life Skills outcomes and content.
To satisfy the requirements of the syllabus, students must undertake a range of practical experiences that occupy the majority of course time. Practical experiences allow students to develop skills and confidence in the use of a range of equipment.
Students with disability require adjustments and/or additional support in order to engage in practical experiences.
Agricultural Technology Years 7–10 may be studied as a 100-hour course or as a 200-hour course in Stage 4/5.
100-hour course
Students undertaking the 100-hour course are required to complete Core A:
Core A
- Introduction to agriculture and
- Plant production 1 and
- Animal production 1.
200-hour course
Students undertaking the 200-hour course are required to complete Core A and Core B:
Core A
- Introduction to agriculture and
- Plant production 1 and
- Animal production 1.
Core B
- Agricultural systems and management and
- Plant production 2 and/or
- Animal production 2.
Information about curriculum requirements for the RoSA are available on Assessment Certification Examination (ACE).
Assessment information and support
Teaching and learning support
Use these support materials to guide and plan your teaching and assessment.
The Life Skills outcomes worksheet can be used to collect information on the outcomes that a student has achieved before recording them in Schools Online.