Record of changes for Latin Extension
All changes made to the Latin Extension syllabus are recorded here. Learn about these updates.
About the record of changes
This record details amendments to the syllabus, school-based assessment and exams for the course.
Changes are also communicated via NESA official notices or news items in NESA News.
For more information, contact: curriculum@nesa.nsw.edu.au
New Latin Extension prescriptions (2025–2029)
(Official Notice NESA 30/23)
Effective: Term 4, 2024
New course prescriptions for Latin Extension Stage 6 (2014) for the 2025–2029 HSC have been published and are available in the syllabus section of the NESA website.
Implementation of the new course prescriptions will commence at the start of Term 4, 2024.
Schools are reminded that the 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.
Clarification of changes to HSC course prescriptions for Classical Languages and Language and Literature courses
(Official Notice NESA 19/22)
The HSC course prescriptions for Latin Extension have been extended for an additional year. Last HSC 2024.
Changes to HSC course prescriptions for Languages and Literature and Classical Languages courses
(Official Notice NESA 27/21)
Official notice NESA 19/22 replaces NESA 27/21.
Errata: assessment and reporting in Latin Extension Stage 6
(Official Notice NESA 44/18)
The following errata are made to the school-based assessment requirements for the Latin Extension Stage 6 course which are detailed in the Assessment and Reporting in Latin Extension Stage 6 document.
Schools are advised that the following errata apply for implementation with Year 12 from Term 4, 2018.
Year 12 Latin Extension school-based assessment requirements
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The Year 12 formal school-based assessment program is to reflect the following requirements:
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New Stage 6 school-based assessment requirements
(Official Notice NESA 29/17)
New school-based assessment requirements are to be implemented from Term 1, 2018 for Year 11 and Term 4, 2018 for Year 12. Course-specific assessment requirements are included in the assessment and reporting materials. Sample assessment schedules for Year 11 and Year 12 are available.
New prescriptions and amendments to the Stage 6 Latin Continuers and Extension syllabuses
(Official Notice BOS 30/14)
Course prescriptions for the HSC Latin Continuers course 2018–2023 and HSC Latin Extension course 2017–2023 are now available. Minor related and other amendments have also been made to the Stage 6 Latin Continuers and Extension syllabuses.
Implementation of the amended syllabuses will commence for Preliminary students in 2015 for Latin Continuers and with the HSC 2016 for Latin Extension.
Amendments to the syllabus are:
- use of dictionaries in both the HSC Latin Continuers and Extension exams
- replacement of Philosophy with Historiography as one of the Extension course genres
- removal of information relating to text rotation. This information has been included in the course prescription documents
- changes to the way in which the length of the prose and verse prescriptions will be described.