St Clair High School promotes a learning community for you as a student that offers a broad range of subjects allowing you to study and work towards achieving the Higher School Certificate credential.

This Website has been prepared to help you and your parents/carers navigate your way through the Higher School Certificate ‘maze’. It is important that you aim to attain the best possible HSC results you can. It is important that you choose courses you are good at, interested in and may use in the future.

When considering which courses to study you need to explore the content of a course. For example, what are the course outcomes? Will you be required to submit a major work, or perform, as part of your exams? Choosing what to study can be challenging. You are encouraged to talk with your teachers about your strengths and weaknesses, as well as individual course requirements, before making your selections.

In this Website, you will find information on:

• terminology associated with the HSC; 

• the rules governing the awarding of the HSC in NSW; 

• study requirements and assessment; 

• the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank); and 

• all courses that may be offered. 

St Clair HS offers a broad range of subjects and courses to meet students’ needs, interests and abilities. While the majority of these are offered at school, options exist for you to study at TAFE, Open High School and the possibility of other High Schools where we are also exploring the option of offering subjects within St Clair/Erskine Park/Colyton High School (SEC) Network.

It is important to lay a strong foundation for your future plans by choosing the HSC subjects that are right for you. This booklet should be read closely and then used as a reference to keep you well informed about Preliminary and HSC rules.

St Clair High, with its strong learning and wellbeing focus, provides a secure environment for you to mature and develop your skills in Years 11 and 12.  This is the most rewarding time of your school life, allowing you to develop emotionally and academically in a very supportive environment.

Mrs Julie Tegart

Principal