Whilst the syllabus does not explicitly state this, the HSC mandatory topic is implicitly understood to mean Australian art music of the last 25 years.
For students undertaking their HSC exam in 2025, the earliest composition date for performed and studied works is 1 January 2001.
Composers may include:
Judy Bailey
Ann Carr-Boyd
Deborah Cheetham
Sonny Chua
Jim Coyle
Ross Edwards
Stuart Greenbaum
Matthew Hindson
Elena Kats-Chernin
Constantine Koukias
Liza Lim
Rosalind Page
Peter Sculthorpe
Paul Stanhope
Nigel Westlake
Carl Vine
A more comprehensive list of Australian composers can be found here