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As students move into Year 12, girls have the opportunity to drop subjects and/or pick up a variety of extension subjects.
As students move into Year 12, girls have the opportunity to drop subjects and/or pick up a variety of extension subjects.
How do I select my subjects for Year 12?
How do I select my subjects for Year 12?
Step 1
Step 1
Watch the recorded presentation from the Director of Student Learning Yr11-12 - Mrs Natasha Stanfield
Read the information below and watch the videos on this page
Refer to the Subject Information Booklet below and speak to your teachers for advice
Step 2
Step 2
Click on the link to Webchoices from Thursday 15 September and enter your unique code to select your subjects
Guidelines for patterns of study in Year 12
Guidelines for patterns of study in Year 12
Students are required to study a minimum of 10 units for their HSC
Students are required to study a minimum of 10 units for their HSC
It is highly recommended that all students start with a minimum of 11 or 12 units. This provides students with the flexibility to drop a subject later in Year 12, if necessary. Any student wishing to start the Year 12 program with the minimum of ten units is required to discuss this with the Director of Studies.
Students who pick up an additional Extension course must start Term 4 with at least 11 units. It is important to ensure that students can cope with the demands of Extension courses before they drop a subject they are currently studying.
Extension Courses
Extension Courses
Students who have completed the relevant Year 11 Preliminary courses might consider choosing from the following 1 Unit Extension courses:
· History Extension (for students who are studying either Ancient or Modern History or both)
· Music Extension (for students who are studying Music 2)
· Chinese Extension
· French Extension
· German Extension
· Japanese Extension
· Latin Extension
· Extension 2 English (students must be studying English Extension 1 in Year 11 and Year 12)
· Extension 2 Mathematics (students must be studying Mathematics Extension 1 in Year 11 and Year 12)
· Science Extension (students must be studying at least one other Science course. Students can study a maximum of seven units of Science courses for the HSC).
Investigating Science and Extension Science
Investigating Science and Extension Science
Investigating Science
Students who have studied at least one of the Year 11 Science courses (Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Physics) are eligible to study 2 Unit Investigating Science in Year 12.
Students can choose to drop one of the Science courses they are currently studying and instead study Investigating Science, or they can add the course to their program. Students can study a maximum of seven units of Science courses for the HSC.
This course is on an equal standing with the other 2 Unit Science course and is very different from the old Senior Science course. It was examined for the first time in NSW last year and a Pymble student was awarded 2nd in the State in the 2019 HSC. Please watch the video to find out more about this subject.
Extension Science
Students who are studying at least one of the Year 12 Science courses (Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Physics) are eligible to pick up 1 Unit Extension Science. This subject was examined for the first time in the 2019 HSC. Please watch the video to find out more about this subject.
HSC Marks and ATAR useful links
HSC Marks and ATAR useful links
2023 Courses of Study Guide
2023 Courses of Study Guide
Year 11 into Year 12
The purpose of this booklet is to:
give a brief outline of the pattern of study mandated by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for students to complete Stage 6 requirements.
provide an outline of the subjects offered at Pymble.
provide information and advice to assist students and parents when making choices
Click on the Subject Information Booklet image to access the contents.
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