HSC Rules

To be eligible for the HSC, you must:

• satisfactorily complete Years 9 and 10 or gain other qualifications that satisfy NESA

• attend a government school, an accredited non-government school, a NSW Education Standards Authority recognised school outside NSW, or a TAFE college

• complete HSC: All My Own Work (or its equivalent) before you submit any work for Preliminary or HSC courses, unless you are only entered for Year 11 and Year 12 Life Skills courses

• satisfactorily complete courses in the patterns of study detailed below

• sit for and make a serious attempt at the required HSC exams

• meet the HSC minimum standard of literacy and numeracy within five years of starting your HSC course.

You must satisfactorily complete:

• courses that meet the pattern of study required by NESA.  This includes the completion of the practical, oral, and aural or research projects required for specific courses and the assessment requirements for each course.

• and made a serious attempt at the Higher School Certificate examinations.

• a Preliminary pattern of study that includes at least 12 units.

• an HSC pattern of study that includes at least 10 units.

Both patterns of study must include at least:

• 6 units of Board Developed Courses

• 2 units of a Board Developed Course in English

• 3 courses of 2 or more units (either Board Developed or Board Endorsed Courses)

• 4 subjects.

Subject Eligibility Rules:

• At most 7 units of courses in Science can contribute to Higher School Certificate.

• You can only study ONE strand of Industrial Technology – Multimedia or Timber.

• You can only enrol in an extension course, if you are enrolled in the corresponding 2-unit course

• You can only enrol in an optional VET exam, if you have enrolled in the corresponding 240-hour course.

• You cannot do more than one non-extension course from a subject (eg Mathematics Standard and Mathematics Advanced).

• There are also specific eligibility rules for some Languages courses, such as [Language]* Beginners and [Language] in Context, to ensure your course is at the appropriate level for your experience.