Years 10 to 12

Year 10

Subject selection

The following information explains the Year 10 subject selection process for choosing Year 11 courses in 2026.

• Senior subject expo (Thursday 3 April 2025) – Explore Stage 6 subjects through expert-led sessions and sample lessons. Learn about course content, assessments, expectations, career links and complementary subjects.
• Stage 6 subject selection information evening (Tuesday 6 May 2025) – Students and families receive key information about choosing Stage 6 subjects. The Stage 6 Information Handbook and Nirimba Collegiate Senior Course Guide are issued at this event.
• Subject selection interviews (from 10 June 2025) – Every student attends a one-on-one interview to finalise Year 11 subjects, including travel-line options, eVET courses and external language programs.

 Subject selection video

If you missed the event, watch a recording of the 2025 Subject selection presentation.

Stage 6 subject selection handbooks

Students receive a handbook at the information evening. It includes information about the subject selection process and lists all Stage 6 subjects offered at QHHS.

2026-27 Stage 6 subject selection handbook (PDF 1.6MB)

2026-27 Nirimba Collegiate senior course guide (PDF 17MB)

Need help choosing subjects for your HSC?

If you need more information about subjects offered at Quakers Hill High School or help in planning your HSC or other educational pathways, contact your teacher, head teacher, careers adviser, year adviser or deputy principal. You can also explore:

• Subject Compass – lay a strong foundation for your future plans by choosing the HSC subjects that are right for you.
• JobJump – information on careers, universities and pathways beyond school (use the school password: dingos).
• Read UAC’s Top tips for choosing HSC courses (PDF 130KB).
• NESA’s Choosing HSC subjects – Find out more about HSC course selection, types of courses and HSC pathways.

Minimum standards

The HSC minimum standard checks that all students have essential literacy and numeracy skills. Students complete three online tests (reading, writing and numeracy), which can be attempted multiple times from Year 10 onwards. Once all three tests are passed, students meet the requirement for the HSC. Support and provisions are available for students with disability.

For more information, visit NESA’s Taking the minimum standard tests.

Year 11

Senior SMART manual

The 2025 Senior SMART manual (PDF 1.6MB) supports our Year 11 and 12 students as they begin Stage 6. It includes helpful information about study expectations, organisation, wellbeing and senior responsibilities.

Year 11 assessment information evening

Families are invited to an evening session that explains assessment expectations, rules and responsibilities for Stage 6. If you missed the event, watch a recording of the 2025 Stage 6 assessment information evening presentation.

Life Ready

Life Ready is a mandatory 25-hour course that helps senior students build the skills they need to stay healthy, safe and independent as they take on new responsibilities. At Quakers Hill High School, students complete Life Ready through Year 11 Camp (or an equivalent school-based program) and 10 hours of workshops, incursions and activities tailored to each group’s needs. The program supports students to develop confidence, positive relationships and readiness for life beyond school.

Studying an external course

Some students complete courses through external providers such as Distance Education, TAFE, TVET, SBAT or classes at other schools. The information below explains where to study, how to sign in and what support is available.

Where to study

If you study a Distance Education course or a Modern Languages course through NSW School of Languages (NSL) or the Secondary College of Languages (SCL), you will complete your timetabled lessons in the Senior Learning Hub (SLH). Please sign in using the tablet at the entrance (or in the library if the SLH is closed). The library and its seminar room are also available for quiet, independent study. If both spaces are unavailable, you may use the Outdoor Senior Area or check in with the Student Wellbeing Centre.

For travel classes such as TAFE, TVET, Wyndham College or Seven Hills VIC, attend the external provider as scheduled. You will be marked as ‘school business’ during travel and class time. If your external class overlaps with a QHHS lesson, you are responsible for catching up on any missed work. When ‘TAFE’ appears on your timetable during non-travel weeks, complete that work in the SLH and sign in using the tablet.

When classes start

Distance Education and Languages start in Week 1. Providers will email course information directly to students. Travel classes and buses begin in Weeks 3-4. Until then, students complete scheduled travel-line periods in the Senior Learning Hub.

Year 12

The 2025 Senior SMART manual (PDF 1.6MB) supports our Year 11 and 12 students as they begin Stage 6. It includes helpful information about study expectations, organisation, wellbeing and senior responsibilities.

HSC exam timetable

Stay up-to-date on when your HSC exams are held by visiting NESA’s HSC written exam timetable. Generate a personalised timetable, stay aware of key dates and access information about exam equipment and resources.

Study support

• NESA’s Glossary of key words - key words that frequently appear in HSC exam questions. Understanding these terms will assist students to better prepare for the exams.
• NESA’s HSC exam papers – Look at past HSC exam papers for Stage 6 courses with marking guidelines and feedback to help you get ready for your exams.