Course prescriptions for Classical Greek Continuers 2025–2027

About course prescriptions

There are prescribed texts required for study in the Classical Greek Continuers Stage 6 course. The HSC course prescriptions should be read in conjunction with the:

• Classical Greek Continuers Stage 6 Syllabus and other support documents
• Record of changes for Classical Greek Continuers Stage 6 Syllabus.

NESA reserves the right to make changes to the prescribed texts listed on this page.

Prescriptions for 2025

Prose

Prose text: Herodotus, Book II.
Prescribed chapters: 2.35–42.4, 65–76, 121–126 for translation (the remainder of the text to be read in English translation).
With accompanying textbook edition: Waddell WG (1998) (ed) Herodotus: Book II, Bristol Classical Press. ISBN: 9781853991851.

Verse

Verse text: Euripides, Alcestis.
Prescribed lines: 1–76, 244–434, 507–567, 747–871, 935–961, 1006–1163 for translation (the remainder of the text to be read in English translation).
With accompanying textbook edition: Luschnig CAE and Roisman HM (eds) (2003) Euripides’ Alcestiswith Notes and Commentary, University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN: 978-0806135748.

Prescriptions for 2026

Prose

Prose text: Herodotus, Book II.
Prescribed chapters: 2.35–42.4, 65–76, 121–126 for translation (the remainder of the text to be read in English translation).
With accompanying textbook edition: Waddell WG (ed) (1998) Herodotus: Book II, Bristol Classical Press. ISBN: 9781853991851.

Verse

Verse text: Aristophanes, Clouds.
Prescribed lines: 1–274, 341–381, 478–509, 575–594, 627–680, 740–888, 1131–1258 for translation (the remainder of the text to be read in English translation).
With accompanying textbook edition: Dover KJ (ed) (1980) Aristophanes:Clouds (abridged edition), Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0199120093.

Prescriptions for 2027

Prose

Prose text: Lysias, Speeches 1 and 12.
Prescribed sections: Lysias 1: sections 1–28, 31–33; Lysias 12: sections 1–47, 79–91 for translation (the remainder of the text to be read in English translation).
With accompanying textbook edition: Edwards M (ed) (1999) Lysias:Five speeches, Bristol Classical Press. ISBN: 1853994472.

Verse

Verse text: Aristophanes, Clouds.
Prescribed lines: 1–274, 341–381, 478–509, 575–594, 627–680, 740–888, 1131–1258 for translation (the remainder of the text to be read in English translation).
With accompanying textbook edition: Dover KJ (ed) (1980) Aristophanes:Clouds (abridged edition), Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0199120093.

Notes

• Study of texts prescribed for any HSC course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course. This exclusion applies to study in Year 11 of this course and Year 11 in other subjects.
• The NESA website contains the most up-to-date reference for prescribed texts.