Notice information
- Topic
- Curriculum
- Learning Area
- English, HSIE, Languages, Life Skills, Mathematics, Technological and Applied Studies
- Stages
- Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10), Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12)
Official notice
New Course Codes for 2024
Find out the new course codes for 2024.
- Effective
- January 2024
- Reference
- NESA 25/23
Who needs to read this?
- Principals
- Head teachers
- Teachers
- Curriculum coordinators
- HSC coordinators
Schools are required to submit entries in Schools Online for the award of the Higher School Certificate and the Record of School Achievement. To ensure student enrolment details are accurate, schools need to use the correct course code.
The tables below provide:
- a list of courses for new NSW syllabuses being implemented from 2024
- course codes for each new course
- links to new syllabuses on the Digital Curriculum website, which include assessment and reporting information and support materials.
Stage 5 Mandatory courses
Schools that are implementing the new Mathematics K–10 syllabus in Year 10 in 2024 need to ensure that students are enrolled in the correct course using the new course code.
All other general education mandatory course codes remain unchanged.
| Course name | Stage 5 | Stage 5 Life Skills |
|---|---|---|
| English | 300 | 303 |
| Mathematics (NEW course) | 326 | 327 |
| Languages | 4070 | - |
Stage 5 Elective courses
From 2024, the Computing Technology 7–10 syllabus replaces the Information and Software Technology 7–10 syllabus. However, students who commenced studying the 200-hour Information and Software Technology course in 2023 may continue to study that syllabus in 2024 (using the existing course code).
| Course name | 200-hour | 100-hour | 200-hour Life Skills | 100-hour Life Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computing Technology (NEW course) | 1611 | 1612 | 1613 | 1614 |
Stage 5 Elective Languages courses
The new Languages K–10 syllabuses are to be taught from 2024:
Schools that are delivering a Stage 5 elective course in a Modern or Classical language that is not listed below should enter students into Modern Languages – General or Classical Languages – General course(s).
Students who commenced studying the following 200-hour courses in 2023 may continue to study that syllabus for 2024 (using the existing course code):
Courses and codes for Aboriginal Languages
| Course name | 200-hour | 100-hour | 200-hour Life Skills | 100-hour Life Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Languages – First Language (NEW course) | 753 | 754 | 757 | 758 |
| Aboriginal Languages – Language Revival (NEW course) | 740 | 741 | 755 | 756 |
Courses and Codes for Classical Languages
| Course name | 200-hour | 100-hour | 200-hour Life Skills | 100-hour Life Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Greek | 820 | 821 | 824 | 825 |
| Classical Hebrew (NEW course) | 826 | 827 | 829 | 828 |
| General | 817 | 818 | 866 | 867 |
| Latin | 950 | 951 | 954 | 955 |
| Sanskrit (NEW course) | 1020 | 1019 | 1018 | 1017 |
Courses and Codes for Modern Languages
| Course name | 200-hour | 100-hour | 200-hour Life Skills | 100-hour Life Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | 800 | 801 | 806 | 805 |
| Assyrian (NEW course) | 730 | 731 | 732 | 733 |
| Chinese | 810 | 811 | 815 | 816 |
| French | 870 | 871 | 875 | 876 |
| General | 862 | 863 | 864 | 865 |
| German | 880 | 881 | 886 | 885 |
| Modern Hebrew | 890 | 891 | 894 | 895 |
| Hindi | 63141 | 63140 | 898 | 899 |
| Indonesian | 910 | 911 | 916 | 915 |
| Italian | 920 | 921 | 926 | 925 |
| Japanese | 930 | 931 | 935 | 936 |
| Korean | 940 | 941 | 946 | 945 |
| Macedonian | 981 | 982 | 983 | 984 |
| Modern Greek | 990 | 991 | 996 | 995 |
| Persian | 63251 | 63250 | 998 | 999 |
| Punjabi | 63299 | 63298 | 1005 | 1006 |
| Russian | 1010 | 1011 | 1014 | 1015 |
| Spanish | 1040 | 1041 | 1045 | 1046 |
| Tamil | 63303 | 63302 | 1047 | 1048 |
| Turkish | 1050 | 1051 | 1056 | 1055 |
| Vietnamese | 1071 | 1072 | 1077 | 1076 |
New Stage 5 Elective Auslan courses
Schools have the option to start teaching the Auslan K-10 syllabus in 2024 and 2025.
Courses and codes for Auslan
| Course name | 200-hour | 100-hour | 200-hour Life Skills | 100-hour Life Skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auslan (NEW course) | 797 | 798 | 807 | 808 |
Stage 6
The new Enterprise Computing 11–12 syllabus replaces the Information Processes and Technology Stage 6 syllabus from Year 11, 2024. See the course overview for course exclusions.
The new Software Engineering 11–12 syllabus replaces the Software Design and Development Stage 6 syllabus from Year 11, 2024. See the course overview for course exclusions.
If an accelerated student completes the HSC for the existing course in 2024, should they attempt the new courses within the five-year accumulation period, the latest attempt will void the previous results for the Higher School Certificate.
| Course name | Year 11 course code | Commence Year 11 | Year 12 course code | First HSC Exam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Computing (NEW course) | 11175 | 2024 | 15175 | 2025 |
| Geography | 11190 | 2024 | 15190 | 2025 |
| Software Engineering (NEW course) | 11345 | 2024 | 15365 | 2025 |
Stage 6 Life Skills
| Course name | Course code |
|---|---|
| Computing Technology Life Skills (NEW course) | 16623 |
| Geography Life Skills | 16626 |
| Human Society and its Environment Life Skills | 16699 |
| Technology Life Skills | 16686 |
For more information, contact:
Student Records (02) 9367 8001