All Board Developed courses are 2 units unless they are an Extension Course
All courses involve an external HSC examination. This is usually a 3 hour written examination. Variations to this are noted on the appropriate courses.
All students must select a course in English.
All courses, unless otherwise stated, are Category A courses.
Following is a summary table of the Board Developed courses. This is followed by a description of each course being offered at Colo High School. The course descriptions occur in the order appearing on the table.
All courses involve a variety of internal school based assessment strategies including tests, research, performances, field studies, essays, and speaking.
You may select one course only from each of these subject groups.
A number of subjects include a requirement for the development of project work for either internal or external assessment – for example, Visual Arts, Drama, Design and Technology and others. Projects developed for assessment in one subject are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject.
Students studying Industrial Technology (Metal and Engineering Industries) are not permitted to study courses relating to the Metal and Engineering Industry Framework.
Students studying Industrial Technology (Electronics Industries) are not permitted to study TAFE delivered Electronics Technology 2 Unit.
Students may elect to study either or both the 2 unit Ancient History and the 2 unit Modern History courses. There is only one History Extension Course. This course allows students the flexibility to pursue areas of interest in Ancient and/or Modern History.
From 2018 students will continue to be able to study six units of Science in Year 11 and for the 2019 HSC exam students can study up to seven units of Science in Year 12. Students may study one of, or any combination of, the following stage 6 Science courses: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Investigating Science, Physics and Science Extension (Year 12 only). Stage 6 Science courses including the Investigating Science course may provide entry into the new Science Extension (Year 12) course which has been developed to engage high achieving students and better prepare them for university and careers in STEM.
You must study Music Course 2 if you wish to study HSC Music Extension.