List of Higher School Certificate Board Developed Courses ACE 6002 Last Updated: 27 February 2013 Subjects Courses Extension Courses Aboriginal Studies Aboriginal Studies Agriculture Agriculture Ancient History Ancient History HSC History Extension 1 Biology Biology Business Studies Business Studies Chemistry Chemistry Community and Family Studies Community and Family Studies Dance Dance Design and Technology Design and Technology Drama Drama Earth and Environmental Science Earth and Environmental Science Economics Economics Engineering Studies Engineering Studies English 2 English (Standard) English (Advanced) Preliminary English Extension HSC English Extension 1 HSC English Extension 2 English as a Second Language (English ESL) 3 Fundamentals of English 4 Food Technology Food Technology Geography Geography Industrial Technology Industrial Technology Information Processes and Technology Information Processes and Technology Legal Studies Legal Studies Mathematics General Mathematics Mathematics Preliminary Mathematics Extension HSC Mathematics Extension 1 5 HSC Mathematics Extension 2 5 Modern History Modern History HSC History Extension 1 1 of 11
Subjects Courses Extension Courses Music Music 1 Music 2 HSC Music Extension Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Physics Physics Senior Science Senior Science 6 Society and Culture Society and Culture Software Design and Development Studies of Religion Software Design and Development Studies of Religion I (1 Unit) Studies of Religion II (2 Unit) Textiles and Design Textiles and Design Visual Arts Visual Arts Languages Subjects Courses Extension Courses Arabic Arabic Beginners Arabic Continuers HSC Arabic Extension Armenian Armenian Continuers Chinese Chinese Beginners Chinese Continuers HSC Chinese Extension Heritage Chinese Chinese Background Speakers Classical Greek Classical Greek Continuers HSC Classical Greek Extension Classical Hebrew Classical Hebrew Continuers HSC Classical Hebrew Extension Croatian Croatian Continuers Dutch Dutch Continuers Filipino Filipino Continuers French French Beginners French Continuers HSC French Extension German German Beginners German Continuers HSC German Extension Hindi Hindi Continuers Hungarian Hungarian Continuers Indonesian Indonesian Beginners Indonesian Continuers HSC Indonesian Extension 2 of 11
Subjects Courses Extension Courses Heritage Indonesian Indonesian Background Speakers Italian Italian Beginners Italian Continuers HSC Italian Extension Japanese Japanese Beginners Japanese Continuers HSC Japanese Extension Heritage Japanese Japanese Background Speakers Khmer Khmer Continuers Korean Korean Continuers Heritage Korean Korean Background Speakers Latin Latin Continuers HSC Latin Extension Macedonian Macedonian Continuers Malay Malay Background Speakers Maltese Maltese Continuers Modern Greek Modern Greek Beginners Modern Greek Continuers HSC Modern Greek Extension Modern Hebrew Modern Hebrew Continuers Persian Persian Background Speakers Polish Polish Continuers Portuguese Portuguese Continuers Russian Russian Background Speakers Serbian Serbian Continuers Spanish Spanish Beginners Spanish Continuers HSC Spanish Extension Swedish Swedish Continuers Tamil Tamil Continuers Turkish Turkish Continuers Ukrainian Ukrainian Continuers Vietnamese Vietnamese Continuers VET Industry Curriculum Frameworks 7 3 of 11
Subjects Automotive ACE» Higher School Certificate» Courses» Life Skills courses Courses Automotive (120 Automotive (240 Automotive School-based Apprenticeship (240 Specialisation Studies/Extension Courses Automotive Specialisation Study (60 or 120 Automotive School-based Apprenticeship Specialisation Study (60 or 120 Business Services Construction Electrotechnology Entertainment Industry Financial Services Hospitality Business Services (120 Business Services (240 Construction (120 Construction (240 Construction School-based Apprenticeship (24 Electrotechnology (120 Electrotechnology (240 Electrotechnology School-based Apprenticeship (240 Entertainment Industry (120 Entertainment Industry (240 Financial Services (120 Financial Services (240 8 Hospitality (120 Hospitality (240 Hospitality School-based Apprenticeship (240 Business Services or 180 Construction Specialisation Study (60 or 120 or 180 or 240 Construction School-based Apprenticeship Specialisation Study (60 or 120 or 180 or 240 Electrotechnology Extension (60 Electrotechnology Schoolbased Traineeship Specialisation Study (60 Electrotechnology Schoolbased Apprenticeship Financial Services Specialisation Study (60 Hospitality Specialisation Study (60 or 120 or 180 or 240 Hospitality School-based Apprenticeship Specialisation Study (60 or 120 Human Services Human Services (240 Human Services (360 Aged Care Specialisation Study (60 4 of 11
Subjects ACE» Higher School Certificate» Courses» Life Skills courses Courses Specialisation Studies/Extension Courses Information Technology Information and Digital Technology Metal and Engineering Primary Industries Retail Services Tourism and Events Life Skills Information Technology (120 9 Information Technology (240 9 Information and Digital Technology (120 10 Information and Digital Technology (240 10 11 Metal and Engineering (120 Metal and Engineering (240 Metal and Engineering School-based Apprenticeship (240 Primary Industries (120 Primary Industries (240 Retail Services (120 Retail Services (240 Tourism and Events (120 Tourism and Events (240 Information Technology or 180 or 240 9 Information and Digital Technology Specialisation Study (60 or 120 or 180 or 240 10 Metal and Engineering Metal and Engineering Schoolbased Apprenticeship Primary Industries or 180 Primary Industries Extension (60 or 120 Community Pharmacy Specialisation Study (120 Wholesale Specialisation Study (60 Tourism and Events 5 of 11
Subjects Courses Extension Courses Creative Arts Creative Arts Life Skills 12 Dance Life Skills 13 Drama Life Skills 13 Music Life Skills 13 Visual Arts Life Skills 13 English English Life Skills Human Society and Its Environment Human Society and Its Environment Life Skills14 15 Aboriginal Studies Life Skills14 16 Business and Economics Life Skills14 16 Citizenship and Legal Studies Life Skills14 16 Geography Life Skills14 16 History Life Skills14 16 Society and Culture Life Skills14 16 Studies of Religion Life Skills14 16 Mathematics Mathematics Life Skills Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Life Skills Science Science Life Skills Technology Technology Life Skills 17 Agriculture Life Skills 18 Design and Technology Life Skills 18 Food Technology Life Skills 18 Industrial Technology Life Skills 18 Information Processes and Technology Life Skills 18 Textiles and Design Life Skills 18 Work and the Community Work and the Community Life Skills Notes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Students studying both Ancient History and Modern History may undertake one unit of HSC History Extension course only. The Content Endorsed Course English Studies is considered equivalent to a Board Developed Course for the purpose of satisfying the HSC requirement of 2 units of a Board Developed Course in English. See ACE: 6010 Content Endorsed Courses. Refer to ACE 8007: Entry Requirements for HSC English ESL Fundamentals of English is a Preliminary course and is not examinable for the Higher School Certificate. It can only be studied in conjunction with either English (Standard) or English (ESL). It may be studied in Year 11 or Year 12 or both Years 11 and 12 ACE 8064: Study of Preliminary and HSC courses: units of study and indicative time. When a student is entered for Mathematics Extension 2, both Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Extension 2 6 of 11
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. ACE» Higher School Certificate» Courses» Life Skills courses are counted as 2-unit courses. In the Preliminary study pattern, Senior Science cannot be studied in combination with Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science or Physics. However, students who have satisfactorily completed the Preliminary course in one or more of these courses but do not wish to undertake the corresponding HSC course may elect to study the Senior Science course. ACE 8006: Pattern of study Higher School Certificate Science Courses in the VET Industry Curriculum Frameworks can be studied as Preliminary and/or HSC courses. Students studying a 240-hour VET Industry Curriculum Framework course may also enter for an HSC examination in the course, which is reported separately on the Record of Achievement. First HSC examination in 2013. Final year of delivery: 2013. Available to new cohorts in 2013. First HSC examination in 2014. The Creative Arts Life Skills course must not duplicate any of the outcomes and content being undertaken in Dance Life Skills, Drama Life Skills, Music Life Skills or Visual Arts Life Skills. Each course derived from the Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills syllabus is considered to be a separate course for the purpose of a student s pattern of study. Available as a Preliminary course commencing in 2012 and HSC course commencing in 2013. The Human Society and Its Environment Life Skills course must not duplicate any of the outcomes and content being undertaken in Aboriginal Studies Life Skills, Business and Economics Life Skills, Citizenship and Legal Studies Life Skills, Geography Life Skills, History Life Skills, Society and Culture Life Skills or Studies of Religion Life Skills. Each course derived from the Stage 6 Human Society and Its Environment Life Skills syllabus is considered to be a separate course for the purpose of a student s pattern of study. The Technology Life Skills course must not duplicate any of the outcomes and content being undertaken in Agriculture Life Skills, Design and Technology Life Skills, Food Technology Life Skills, Industrial Technology Life Skills, Information Processes and Technology Life Skills, and Textiles and Design Life Skills. Each course derived from the Stage 6 Technology Life Skills syllabus is considered to be a separate course for the purpose of a student s pattern of study. 7 of 11
Stage 6 Life Skills courses ACE 7001 Last Updated: 23 December 2013 ACE» Higher School Certificate» Courses» Life Skills courses Stage 6 Life Skills courses have been developed for the small percentage of students with special education needs for whom the regular outcomes and content of Board Developed and/or Board Endorsed Courses are not appropriate. The Stage 6 Life Skills courses can be undertaken in combination with other Board Developed and/or Board Endorsed Courses to meet the requirements for the award of the Higher School Certificate. Stage 6 Life Skills courses have Board Developed status. Each Stage 6 Life Skills course comprises a 2-unit 120-hour Preliminary course and a 2-unit 120-hour HSC course. The Stage 6 Life Skills courses are as follows: Community and Family Studies Life Skills 1 Creative Arts Life Skills Dance Life Skills Drama Life Skills Music Life Skills Visual Arts Life Skills English Life Skills Human Society and Its Environment Life Skills 2 Aboriginal Studies Life Skills 2 Business and Economics Life Skills 2 Citizenship and Legal Studies Life Skills 2 Geography Life Skills 2 History Life Skills 2 Society and Culture Life Skills 2 Studies of Religion I Life Skills 3 Studies of Religion II Life Skills 2 Mathematics Life Skills Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Life Skills Science Life Skills Technology Life Skills Agriculture Life Skills Design and Technology Life Skills Food Technology Life Skills Industrial Technology Life Skills Information Processes and Technology Life Skills Textiles and Design Life Skills Work and the Community Life Skills. 1. Available as a Preliminary course commencing in 2014 and an HSC course commencing in 2015. 2. Available as a Preliminary course commencing in 2012 and HSC course commencing in 2013. 3. Available as a Preliminary course and an HSC course commencing in 2014. Exclusions As with the study of all Board Developed Courses, exclusions apply to the study of Life Skills courses such that students may not study more than one 240-hour course in the same subject. For example, a student cannot include both English (Standard) and English Life Skills in the pattern of study for the award of the Higher School Certificate. 8 of 11
Eligibility for Stage 6 Life Skills courses ACE 7002 Last Updated: 27 August 2013 Most students with special education needs will undertake regular course outcomes in Board Developed and/or Board Endorsed Courses to meet the requirements of the Higher School Certificate. For a small percentage of students, in particular those with an intellectual disability, it may be determined that the regular Board Developed or Board Endorsed Courses are not appropriate. For these students, it may be appropriate to develop a pattern of study that includes one or more Stage 6 Life Skills courses. The decision to access one or more Stage 6 Life Skills courses is made collaboratively with the student, parents/carers and other significant individuals in the student s life (eg teachers, learning support personnel and community service providers). Before deciding that the student should access one or more Stage 6 Life Skills courses, consideration should be given to other ways of assisting the student to achieve regular course outcomes. This assistance may include adjustments at school level for course work and/or assessment tasks and/or accumulation of courses towards the HSC and/or disability provisions for the HSC examinations. Students enrolling in any Stage 6 Life Skills courses will usually have completed Years 7 10 Life Skills outcomes and content in one or more courses. The Board expects that the majority of students who enrol in Stage 6 Life Skills courses will be students with an intellectual disability. Schools are not required to seek permission or submit planning documentation to the Board of Studies for students to undertake one or more Stage 6 Life Skills courses. Students undertaking only Stage 6 Life Skills courses are not required to complete the HSC: All My Own Work program or its equivalent. See also ACE 5006 for credentialling of Preliminary Life Skills courses. 9 of 11
Requirements for the Higher School Certificate for students with special education needs ACE 7004 Last Updated: 12 December 2011 To qualify for the award of a Higher School Certificate all students must fulfil the requirements detailed in ACE 8004 Eligibility requirements for the Higher School Certificate. Students with special education needs can meet requirements for the Higher School Certificate using a combination of Board Developed Courses (including Life Skills courses) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) Industry Curriculum Framework courses/options or a combination of Board Developed Courses and Board Endorsed Courses (including Content Endorsed Courses). Students with special education needs may access Vocational Education and Training (VET) Industry Curriculum Framework courses by undertaking the course under regular course arrangements or by undertaking selected units of competency within the course, identified through the collaborative curriculum planning process. For more information, see the Stage 6 Industry Curriculum Frameworks Support Document for Students with Special Education Needs This flexibility allows schools to develop a pattern of study that challenges each student according to his or her needs and that facilitates a successful transition from school to adult life. Stage 6 Life Skills courses have Board Developed status, 240 indicative hours (120 hours Preliminary courses and 120 hours HSC courses) and can be used to meet the requirements for the award of the Higher School Certificate. Stage 6 Life Skills courses have no HSC examinations and results cannot be used in the calculation of a student s ATAR. Board Endorsed Religion and Language Courses Schools may develop courses for students with special education needs for Religion and in a Language for Stage 6 for Board endorsement. For more information see School Developed Board Endorsed Course - Guidelines for Course Proposals. For information on the Stage 6 Languages Life Skills Syllabus Framework contact the Board Inspector, Languages. 10 of 11
School planning for the implementation of Stage 6 Life Skills courses ACE 7006 Last Updated: 27 February 2013 When it has been decided that a student should undertake one or more Stage 6 Life Skills courses, school planning to support the student in the learning process should: involve appropriate personnel in the design and implementation of the student s overall study pattern for the Higher School Certificate select the Life Skills outcomes and content appropriate to the student s needs that will form the basis of the student s study in the Stage 6 Life Skills course(s) identify the most appropriate contexts for the student to demonstrate achievement of outcomes, eg school, community or workplace estimate the time needed for addressing outcomes and content identify the resources required to assist the school in meeting the needs of the student plan teaching strategies that are appropriate to the age and abilities of the student identify adjustments that may be required to enable the student to access the Life Skills outcomes and content and demonstrate achievement of outcomes identify strategies for monitoring the student s progress include ongoing collaborative planning to assist the student s successful transition through school to adult life. Schools may develop integrated programs that address outcomes from selected Stage 6 Life Skills courses to meet the needs of individual students. In developing integrated programs, schools should be mindful of the indicative hours of the selected courses. Outcomes and content should be selected on the basis of individual students learning needs. Schools will assess the student s achievement of Life Skills outcomes from these courses for recording on the HSC Profile of Student Achievement. 11 of 11