Record of changes for Chinese and Literature
All changes made to the Chinese and Literature 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
Minor amendments to the Chinese and Literature course prescriptions 2025–2030
Effective: Immediately
- Minor amendments have been made to the English title of the song (text 1) Drifting North《漂向北方》and to its related theme: The individual and the community.
- Course prescriptions Chinese and Literature 2025–2030.
New HSC course prescriptions for Languages and Literature courses 2025–2030
(Official Notice NESA 30/23)
Effective:
- 2024 – Year 11 (prescribed themes/issues only)
- 2024 – Year 12, Term 4
New course prescriptions for Chinese and Korean Stage 6 Literature for the 2025–2030 HSC have been published and are available in the syllabus section of the NESA website.
- Course prescriptions for Chinese and Literature Stage 6 (2012) for the 2025–2030 HSC
- Course prescriptions for Korean and Literature Stage 6 (2012) for the 2025–2030 HSC
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 applies to study in all Languages Extension Preliminary courses. It also applies to the study of a prescribed text in another medium, such as the film of a novel.
Clarification of changes to HSC course prescriptions for Classical Languages and Languages and Literature courses
(Official Notice NESA 19/22)
The HSC course prescriptions for Chinese and Literature 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.
Update to process for delivering audio files for HSC exams with a listening component
(Official Notice NESA 31/19)
Effective: Immediately
HSC Presiding officers will no longer be given CDs of audio files for HSC exams with a listening component (except CCAFL courses). Instead, principals are required to nominate an authorised person to download MP3 audio files.
The audio files will be available on Schools Online 1 hour prior to the relevant HSC exam.
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.
Amended Stage 6 Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean Background Speakers Syllabuses
(Official Notice BOS 06/12)
The Stage 6 Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean Background Speakers syllabuses have been amended.
Implementation of the amended syllabuses will commence in Preliminary 2012.
Key amendments to the syllabuses include:
- the removal of the prescribed themes and contemporary issues from the Stage 6 Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean Background Speakers Syllabuses
- the publication of the prescribed themes and contemporary issues within the separate ‘Course Prescriptions’ documents for the Stage 6 Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean Background Speakers courses.
Changes from current exam specifications
In Section III, there will be a choice of 2 tasks both requiring the same text type, rather than the current choice of 3 that may be of different text types.