House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time History Curriculum HISTORY CURRICULUM Mr PISONI House of Assembly Unley HISTORY CURRICULUM Mr PISONI (Unley) (15:42): My question again is to the Minister for Education. How is South Australia's 40 per cent decline in history students for year 12 in 2011, the first year of the new SACE, consistent with history being part of the soon-to-be implemented national curriculum? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Minister for Education Minister for Early Childhood Development Minister for Science and Information Economy HISTORY CURRICULUM The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Minister for Education, Minister for Early Childhood Development, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:42): It is too early to tell yet the nature of the changes that have been brought about by the new SACE. That material certainly has not been brought to my attention, and we will review that when we receive it. I must say there is a lack of logic in the connection with the national curriculum. The national curriculum provides for the content of the national curriculum and, when it is taught, that will be the curriculum that is taught.