Historical participation insights data
This data reports on student participation in HSC courses from 2023 to 2024. View the number of students by learning area and other course category.
About the data
Students have many options when choosing the types of HSC courses they want to study. These courses cater to different interests, future goals, and pathways towards university, employment or further study. The main types of courses include:
- Board Developed courses
- General education
- Languages
- Life skills courses
- VET Industry Curriculum Frameworks
- Content Endorsed courses
- Board Endorsed courses
- School Developed
- University Developed
- VET
This section shows a breakdown of students by learning area and other course categories.
Participation by learning area
Use the tabs to view the total number of students by key learning area from 2023 to 2024.
| Learning area | Number of students | % of HSC cohort |
|---|---|---|
| English | 67,259 | 100% |
| Mathematics | 57,129 | 85% |
| Science | 31,765 | 47% |
| Human Society and its Environment | 50,367 | 75% |
| Languages | 4,629 | 7% |
| Technological and Applied Studies | 20,445 | 30% |
| Creative Arts | 17,315 | 26% |
| PDHPE | 27,215 | 40% |
| VET | 20,031 | 30% |
| Learning area | Number of students | % of HSC cohort |
|---|---|---|
| English | 68,405 | 98% |
| Mathematics | 57,354 | 82% |
| Science | 31,410 | 45% |
| Human Society and its Environment | 51,467 | 74% |
| Languages | 4,830 | 7% |
| Technological and Applied Studies | 20,945 | 30% |
| Creative Arts | 17,285 | 25% |
| PDHPE | 27,665 | 40% |
| VET | 20,958 | 30% |
Participation by other course category
Use the tabs to view the total number of students in other course categories from 2023 to 2024.