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Stages 4 and 5
English
History
Drama
History, People and
Events
Stage 6
English Advanced
English Standard
English ESL
Fundamental of English
Ancient History
Modern History
Drama
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English is compulsory
for the HSC. You can choose from the subjects: English Advanced,
English Standard, English ESL. A one unit course that is offered in
Year 11 is English Fundamentals.
English (Standard)
is designed for students to increase their expertise in English in
order to enhance their personal, social and vocational lives. The
students learn to respond to and compose a wide variety of texts in
a range of situations in order to be effective, creative and
confident
communicators.
English (Advanced) is designed for students to undertake the
challenge of higher-order thinking to enhance their personal, social
and vocational lives. These students apply critical and creative
skills in their composition of and response to texts in order to
develop their academic achievement through understanding the nature
and function of complex texts.
English as a Second Language (ESL) is designed for students
from diverse non-English-speaking, Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Island backgrounds as designated by the course entry requirements.
The students engage in a variety of language learning experiences to
develop and consolidate their use, understanding and appreciation of
English, so as to enhance their personal, social and vocational
lives.
Fundamentals of English is designed for those students who
need to develop skills in using the English language effectively.
The course equips students to participate in more satisfying
learning. It assists them to meet the requirements of the English
(Standard) courses or the English as a Second Language (ESL) courses
and to achieve English language outcomes to support their study at
Stage 6.
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