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English

Mandatory curriculum requirements 7–10

The mandatory curriculum requirements for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA) include that students:

  • study the Board developed English syllabus substantially in each of Years 7–10 and
  • complete at least 400 hours of English study by the end of Year 10.
Diversity of learners

Students learning English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) should be provided with opportunities to share and extend their experiences of reading or viewing texts in their home languages or dialects. This can assist them to make meaningful connections between their home languages or dialects and Standard Australian English. For students for whom Auslan is their first language, this should include a variety of signed texts, which may be live or recorded. Students whose first language or home language is Aboriginal English may be considered EAL/D learners.

These students bring a richness of linguistic capital and experiences which should be valued so that all students can be active agents in their engagement with texts.

It is important to provide opportunities for students to respond to and compose texts using their preferred communication techniques and systems. This may include assistive technology (AT) and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems such as:

  • gesture
  • signing (reference to signing as an augmentative and alternative communication method typically refers to Key Word Sign)
  • real objects
  • photographs
  • pictographs
  • pictograms
  • texts with enlarged print
  • audio books
  • braille
  • speech-to-text and text-to-speech applications
  • digital technology.

Note: For English Life Skills 7-10, the Text requirements can be used as guidelines to provide relevant and meaningful teaching and learning opportunities that draw from a wide range of texts.

Mandatory curriculum requirements 7–10

The mandatory curriculum requirements for eligibility for the award of the Record of School Achievement (RoSA) include that students:

  • study the Board developed English syllabus substantially in each of Years 7–10 and
  • complete at least 400 hours of English study by the end of Year 10.

You can find the complete scope and sequence for stage 5 English 2024 here.

STAGE 6 ENGLISH STANDARD

What do you study?

You will engage with a range of quality literature from the past and contemporary texts from Australia and other cultures to enhance your literacy skills in order to become confident and effective communicators of the 21st century.

Year 11 English Standard:

For the English Standard Year 11 course students are required to:

  • complete 120 indicative hours
  • complete the common module as the first unit of work
  • complete Modules A and B.

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts must give students experience of the following:

  • a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.
  • texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
  • a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
  • texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives
  • integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate.

Year 12 English Standard:

For the English Standard Year 12 course students are required to:

  • complete the Year 11 course as a prerequisite
  • complete 120 indicative hours
  • complete the common module as the first unit of work
  • complete modules A, B and C over the course of the year.

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts must give students experience of the following:

  • a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.
  • texts which are widely regarded as quality literature, including a range of literary texts written about intercultural experiences and the peoples and cultures of Asia
  • a range of Australian texts, including texts by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander authors and those that give insights into diverse experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
  • texts with a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives
  • integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing as appropriate.