Official notice
New HSC course prescriptions for Languages
HSC course prescriptions for Languages have been renewed for some courses.
- Effective
- Term 4, 2023
- Reference
- NESA 30/23
Who needs to read this?
- principals
- curriculum co-ordinators
- HSC coordinators
- HSC markers
- head teachers Languages
- year advisers
- teachers of Languages
NESA wishes to advise that HSC course prescriptions for Languages have been renewed for the following courses.
- Language Extension courses (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish)
- Language and Literature courses (Chinese and Korean)
- Classical Language Continuers and Extension courses (Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin)
Note: For Classical Hebrew Continuers and Extension courses, this includes minor amendments to the prescribed commentaries in the syllabuses.
Timeline for implementation:
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Term 4, 2023 | New HSC Languages course prescriptions available for planning and preparation in NSW schools Note: For Language and Literature courses (Chinese and Korean), implementation of prescribed themes and issues begins in 2024 (Year 11). |
| Term 4, 2024 | HSC Languages course prescriptions implemented in schools |
| Term 4, 2025 | First HSC |
Notice information
- Topic
- Curriculum
- Learning Area
- Languages