Discontinuation of Industrial Technology: Ceramics, Leather and Polymers Years 7-10

Effective: Term 1, 2020

From Term 1 2020, students will no longer be able to start a 200-hour course in Industrial Technology Ceramics, Leather and Polymers focus areas. These focus areas have been discontinued in the new Industrial Technology syllabus.

Any student who started a 200-hour course in these focus areas in 2019 can complete the course during 2020.

The discontinued courses are listed below:

• Industrial Technology - Ceramics 200 hours (1804)
• Industrial Technology - Ceramics (Life Skills) (1842)
• Industrial Technology - Leather 200 hours (1812)
• Industrial Technology - Leather (Life Skills) (1846)
• Industrial Technology - Polymers 200 hours (1818)
• Industrial Technology - Polymers (Life Skills) (1849)

During 2020, Year 10 students can start and finish a 100-hour course in the Industrial Technology focus areas of Ceramics, Leather or Polymers.

The courses that can be started and finished in 2020 are listed below:

• Industrial Technology - Ceramics 100 hours (1805)
• Industrial Technology - Ceramics (Life Skills) (1842)
• Industrial Technology - Leather 100 hours (1813)
• Industrial Technology - Leather (Life Skills) (1846)
• Industrial Technology - Polymers 100 hours (1819)
• Industrial Technology - Polymers (Life Skills) (1849)

Additional advice about implementation is available on the syllabus landing page  and the advice for implementation page .

For more information, contact:
curriculum@nesa.nsw.edu.au