What students learn
Year 11 course
Students study the mandatory module, Achieving through English: English in education, work and community to develop an understanding of, and practical competence in, the use of language that allows access to opportunities in schooling, training and employment.
Students study two to four additional syllabus modules (selected based on their needs and interests).
Students may also study an optional teacher-developed module.
Year 12 course
The HSC Common Content consists of one module, Texts and Human Experiences, which is also common to the HSC Standard and the HSC Advanced courses where students analyse and explore texts and apply skills in synthesis.
Students study two to four additional syllabus modules (selected based on their needs and interests).
Students may also study an optional teacher-developed module.
Industries related to English Studies
The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.
Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:
Course requirements
Across the English Studies Stage 6 course students are required to study:
- 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
- a range of types of text drawn from prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts.
Year 11 course
Students are required to:
- read, view, listen to and compose a wide range of texts including print and multimodal texts
- study at least one substantial print text (for example a novel, biography or drama)
- study at least one substantial multimodal text (for example film or a television series)
- be involved in planning, research and presentation activities as part of one individual and/or collaborative project
- develop a portfolio of texts they have planned, drafted, edited and presented in written, graphic and/or electronic forms across all the modules undertaken during the year
- engage with the community through, for example visits, surveys, interviews, work experience, listening to guest speakers and/or excursions.
Year 12 course
Students are required to:
- read, view, listen to and compose a wide range of texts including print and multimodal texts
- study at least one substantial print text (for example a novel, biography or drama)
- study at least one substantial multimodal text (for example film or a television series)
- be involved in planning, research and presentation activities as part of one individual and/or collaborative project
- develop a portfolio of texts they have planned, drafted, edited and presented in written, graphic and/or electronic forms across all the modules undertaken during the year
- engage with the community through, for example visits, surveys, interviews, work experience, listening to guest speakers and/or excursions.
In addition, students in Year 12 only are required to:
- study ONE text from the prescribed text list and one related text for the Common Module – Texts and Human Experiences.
