Greater Shepparton Secondary College associate principal of teaching and learning Megan Michalaidis said while the Holocaust was already in the curriculum, the “refreshed” learning resources would complement current teaching.
“We will be looking at how these new resources can best be incorporated into our classrooms,” she said.
Mrs Michalaidis said the school welcomed any opportunity to address broader issues of racism and prejudice.
Shepparton Interfaith Network secretary Chris Parnell said it was important students were taught about the Holocaust to show them racial or religious groups should not be targeted in war or conflict.
“The depth of horror and the depth of human suffering is something we would never want to see again,” he said.
Education Minister James Merlino said it was concerning that most children did not know about the Holocaust, amid rising antisemitism across the globe.
“It is vital that each generation understands the horror of the Holocaust to ensure it can never be repeated and to educate the community on the damage caused by antisemitism, racism and prejudice,” he said.
The updated teaching and learning resources will be developed with the Jewish Holocaust Centre and Gandel Philanthropy to develop new resources, and the department will work with Victorian Jewish organisations to review existing teachings.
An Education Department statement said some schools in Victoria did not have the Holocaust in their curriculum, and for schools that did, the teaching could be improved.
