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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.
In October 2010, Peter Brown, a mathematics lecturer of the University of New South Wales, criticised the Australian Curriculum for lack of flexibility within the Year 9-10 and the Year 11-12 syllabuses by the removal of extension maths courses. [13]
In June 2009 the course from 2010 to 2018 was detailed in the NSW Board of Studies syllabus, [1] which was renamed to the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) from 2019. [2] IPT is one of the HSC courses which may be accelerated – students in some schools have the option of completing it in year 10.
NESA is also accredited by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority as the NSW test administration authority for NAPLAN. NESA is responsible for awarding the secondary school credentials Record of School Achievement and Higher School Certificate. [3]
The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Sandra Carter. [1] The school offers a range of subjects in junior (7 to 10) and senior years (11 to 12) in accordance with a syllabus developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority.
Students completing the SSCE are usually aged 16 to 18 and study full-time for two years (years 11 and 12 of schooling). In some states adults may gain the certificate through a Technical and Further Education college or other provider. The curriculum, assessment and name of the SSCE is different in each state and territory. The government of ...
The Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (abbreviated as BOSTES) was the state government education agency in New South Wales, Australia.It was formed on 1 January 2014 following the amalgamation of the Board of Studies and the NSW Institute of Teachers, [1] and replaced on 1 January 2017 by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority.
As an alternative to the middle school model, some secondary schools divided their grades into "junior high school" (Years 7, 8 and 9) and "senior high school" (Years 10, 11 and 12). Some have three levels, "junior" (Years 7 and 8), "intermediate" (Years 9 and 10), and "senior" (Years 11 and 12). In June 2006 the Northern Territory Government ...