Course prescriptions for Classical Greek Extension

About course prescriptions

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

• Classical Greek Extension Stage 6 Syllabus and other support documents
• Record of changes for Classical Greek Extension Stage 6 Syllabus
• Official Notice in the NESA News.

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

NESA provides information about the responsibilities of schools on the commencement of study of prescriptions in Assessment Certification Examination (ACE).

This webpage contains the most up-to-date information about the Classical Greek Extension prescriptions.

Prescription for 2025–2026

Texts:

• Homer’s Iliad XVI, lines 1–350 and lines 684–867 to be read in Classical Greek
• The rest of Iliad XVI and Iliad XIX to be read in English

Prescribed textbook:

Willcock MM (ed) (1999) Homer: Iliad XIII–XXIV, Bloomsbury Publishing, Bristol Classical Press Series, Great Britain (new edition), ISBN: 9781853995958

Prescription for 2027–2028

Texts:

• Homer, Odyssey I, lines 156–444 and Odyssey VI, lines 85–331 to be read in Classical Greek
• The rest of Homer's Odyssey I and VI to be read in English

Prescribed textbook:

Stanford WB (ed) (1996) Homer: Odyssey I–XII, 2nd edn, Bristol Classical Press, Great Britain, ISBN: 1-85399-502-9

Prescription for 2029–2030

Texts:

• Homer, Iliad XVIII, lines 165–313 and Iliad XXII, lines 1–404 to be read in Classical Greek
• The remainder of Iliad XVIII and XXII to be read in English

Prescribed textbook:

Willcock MM (ed) (1999) Homer: Iliad XIII–XXIV, Bristol Classical Press, London, ISBN: 9781853995958

Prescription for 2031–2032

Texts:

• Homer, Odyssey XXI, lines 1–434 and Odyssey XXII, lines 1–98 to be read in Classical Greek
• The remainder of Odyssey XXII to be read in English

Prescribed textbook:

Stanford WB (ed) (1998) Homer: Odyssey XIII–XXIV, Bristol Classical Press, London, ISBN: 9781853995125

Prescription for 2033–2034

Texts:

• Homer, Iliad V, 1–94, 166–518 and 846–909 to be read in Classical Greek
• The remainder of Iliad V and the whole of Iliad X to be read in English

Prescribed textbook:

Willcock MM (ed) (1998) Homer: Iliad I–XII, Bristol Classical Press, London, ISBN: 9781853995071