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What is a pattern of study?
Certain patterns of study and course requirements apply to the Higher School Certificate.
You must satisfactorily complete:
a Preliminary (Year 11) pattern of study that includes at least 12 units
a HSC (Year 12) pattern of study that includes at least 10 units.
Both patterns of study must include at least:
2 units of compulsory English
at least 6 units of Board Developed Courses
at least 3 courses of 2 or more units value or greater
at least 4 subjects (including English)
Some courses have certain rules and prerequisites. For example, you can include English Studies in your 6 units of Board Developed Courses, but you can only count it as the 2 units of English that UAC uses to calculate an ATAR if you sit the optional HSC examination.
At KHS, all students are expected to:
Undertake 12 units of study in Year 11.
If additional units want to be studied with an external provider, such as TAFE, Distance Education, or Saturday School of Community Languages, then students will need to ‘carry’ these extra units until they have proven they are able to cope with the demands of being an independent learner.
Carry 12 units through Term 4 of Year 11, to ensure they have sufficient units of study, and are covered in their choices for the HSC component.
List their courses in preference of order, and choose two to three ‘reserve’ subjects in their initial expression of interest. Inevitably there will be some clashes of choice, when these occur the school will attempt to provide you with the best outcomes.
Continue studying their subjects from the beginning of Year 11 for two years.
Students are not expected to change courses during Year 11 unless there are valid academic or welfare reasons.
The slideshow below will take you through NESA requirements and available courses
The slideshow below will take you through NESA requirements and available courses
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