The table below identifies the five courses of the NSW Board of Studies History Syllabus and the corresponding aspects of Armenian Genocide history which are suitable for incorporation into these courses. To assist with the teaching of Armenian Genocide studies, the table also provides links to student exercises and various multimedia resources for each of these courses.
| Syllabus | Armenian Genocide Aspects |
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| Topic 1 Australia to 1914 | |
| The composition of Australia’s population at Federation | Armenian, Greek, Assyrian migration to Australia before 1914 |
| Topic 2 Australia and World War I | |
| Australian POWs as witnesses to Armenian, Greek, Assyrian Genocides |
| Topic 3 Australia between the Wars | |
| One of the Australians involved in the Near East Relief/Save the Children Fund:
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| Topic 6 Changing Rights and Freedoms | |
| Group a migrant group in post-WWII period | Second and third generation descendants of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocide survivors |
| Topic 1 Constructing History | |
| Biography | Survivors’ accounts |
| Family History | Example: Thea Halo Not Even My Name |
| Film as History | Documentary film such as Screamers Commercial film such as Ararat Archival footage of genocide survivors reaching safety in Greece, 1920s |
| Historical Fiction | Example: Franz Werfel Forty Days at Musa Dagh |
| Heritage and Conservation | Conservation and other issues surrounding the physical heritage of the indigenous Armenian, Greek and Assyrian populations of Anatolia and the European Jewish communities. |
| History and the Media | Australian media coverage of the Jewish Holocaust and the Armenian, Greek, Assyrian Genocides |
| Local History | Jewish Holocaust and Armenian, Greek, Assyrian Genocide memorials around Australia |
| Museum and/or Archives Studies | Genocide museums in Israel, Armenia, Greece and the United States |
| A history website/CD-ROM | Armenian Genocide Education Website Australia Armenian Genocide Education Project |
| Topic 2 Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Societies | |
| The Ottoman Empire | Devshirme (child tax); Periodic pogroms and massacres; Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides; |
| Topic 3 Thematic Studies | |
| Religious Beliefs and Rituals through the Ages | Ottoman Islamic theology regarding Christian and Jewish subjects |
| School-developed study | Various aspects of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides |
| A11 The failure of the League of Nations | |
| Structure, goals and membership of the League of Nations early successes of the League the Corfu Incident and the Greco-Bulgarian dispute as examples of problems in decision-making reasons for the League’s failure | Responses of League of Nations to Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides:
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| Major Project | Possible topic areas |
| Students are required to undertake their own study of a historical debate. | Causes of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides; Australian evidence for the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides, Australian responses to the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides, Denial of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides. |
| Part II: National Study. Options include: | |
| Germany 1918–1939 USA 1919–1941 | Jewish Holocaust; other genocides Isolation policy (especially regarding Greece, Armenia and the Assyrians)Evian Conference |
| Part III: 20th Century Personalities Options include: | |
| Robert Menzies 1894–1978 | Pre and post-war migration to Australia |
| Part IV: International Studies in Peace and Conflict | |
| Arab–Israeli Conflict 1948–96 | Armenian, Greek and Assyrian communities in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and broader Middle East |
| UN Peacekeepers 1946–2001 | Response to genocidal situations, Genocide Convention, Rafael Lemkin |