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May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Distinction courses were an advanced placement program (not to be confused with the US Advanced Placement program) available to Higher School Certificate (HSC) students in New South Wales , Australia , who have been accelerated in at least one subject by at least one year.
The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (Years 10, 11 and 12 or equivalent) in New South Wales and some ACT schools in Australia, as well as some international schools in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Papua New Guinea.
Sydney Technical High School consistently ranks amongst the podium in the state for Engineering Studies in the Year 12 Higher School Certificate, frequently coming first with an average HSC mark nearing 90. [15] [16] Dr. Paul L. Copeland the writer of the Preliminary and HSC syllabus and exams is a teacher
The Higher School Certificate (HSC) Economics course is a 2-unit elective course undertaken by students in New South Wales across their final 2 years of schooling. The course includes a preliminary program for study across 3 terms of Year 11, and an HSC course for study over 4 terms of Year 12 .
The school is renowned for its academic achievement and ranked second in the NSW Higher School Certificate in 2016, 2017 and 2020. It also ranked fifth in 2018, ninth in 2019 and ranked third in 2021, 2022 and 2023. [7] [8] [9] In 2010, the school was ranked the most popular school in NSW for high school applications. [10]
As of 2023, there are approximately 857 students enrolled at James Ruse in Year 7 through to Year 12. [6] James Ruse is an academically selective high school; admission to James Ruse in Year 7 is only through the Selective High Schools Test, which is open to all Year 6 NSW students. A small number of students from other high schools are ...
Consistently ranked as one of the nation's top schools academically, it was ranked fourth in the state based on Higher School Certificate (HSC) results in 2024. Established in 1958, the school caters for approximately 730 students from Year 7 to Year 12, who are accepted on an academic basis. [3]
After technical education developed into a state-wide TAFE NSW network of colleges, eventually a separate Department of Technical Education was established in 1949. [ 1 ] In 1957 a committee was appointed to survey secondary education in New South Wales to survey and report on the provision of full-time education for adolescents.