Notice information
- Topic
- Curriculum, HSC
- Learning Area
- English, Mathematics
Official notice
Category B classification of Stage 6 English Studies and Stage 6 Mathematics Standard 1
Find out about ATAR Classification of English Studies and Mathematics Standard 1.
- Effective
- Immediately
- Reference
- NESA 30/17
Who needs to read this?
- Principals
- Curriculum co-ordinators
- Careers advisers
- HSC co-ordinators
- HSC markers
- Head Teachers English
- Head Teachers Mathematics
- Year advisers
- English Teachers
- Mathematics Teachers
NESA has developed two new Stage 6 Board Developed courses, English Studies and Mathematics Standard 1, to be implemented with Year 11 from 2018.
These syllabuses were reviewed by the NSW/Territories Committee of Chairs of Academic Boards/Senates to assess their classification for the calculation of the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
The decision by this Committee is to classify both courses as Category B for the 2019 HSC onwards.
Those students who take English Studies in the 2019 HSC and want to receive an ATAR will need to remember that only 2 units of Category B courses can be included, and at least 2 units of English must be included, in the ATAR calculation. Therefore English Studies students who want an ATAR will not be able to include any other Category B units and will need at least 8 units of Category A courses.
Students studying English Studies in the 2017 and 2018 HSC will not be eligible for an ATAR.
Students studying Mathematics General 1 in the 2017 and 2018 HSC cannot include this course in the calculation of the ATAR.
For more information, contact:
curriculum@nesa.nsw.edu.au