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English (Standard) and English (Advanced)

English
As consultation in 2 unit HSC English courses has not been completed, there will be no examination or assessment changes to 2 unit English (Standard), English (Advanced) or English (ESL) for 2010 or 2011.

Syllabus

2010 HSC and beyond
English Syllabus (content unchanged)
Published 02 October 2009
Also available in Word format
Published 02 October 2009

Assessment and examination materials

2010 HSC and beyond
Assessment and reporting in English Standard
Published 09 October 2009
Assessment and reporting in English Advanced
Published 09 October 2009
English Standard - sample assessment schedule
Published 19 October 2009
English Advanced - sample assessment schedule
Published 20 October 2009
Information regarding the 2010 HSC examination in English (Standard)
Published 17 November 2009
Information regarding the 2010 HSC examination in English (Advanced)
Published 17 November 2009
English Standard and Advanced Examination Rubrics
Also available in PDF format
Published 18 May 2009
English Standard Paper 2 Examination Rubrics
Also available in PDF format
Published 18 May 2009
English Advanced Paper 2 Examination Rubrics
Also available in PDF format
Published 18 May 2009
Past English (Standard) and English (Advanced) HSC Examination Papers and Notes from the Marking Centres
English (Standard) and English (Advanced) Performance band descriptions

Other support materials

HSC English Prescriptions 2009–2012 — Poems and Speeches
Poems - Standard Module A; Advanced Modules A and C; ESL Module A
Speeches - Standard Module A; Advanced Module B
English Advanced Module B: Critical Study of Texts – Support Document (PDF)
Also available in Word format
Published 4 September 2007
English Stage 6 Workplace and Community Texts - Support Document 2009-2012
English (Standard) Module C: Texts and Society; English (ESL) Module B: Texts and Society (PDF, 56 pages, 1.9 MB)
Published 1 November 2007
English Stage 6 Prescriptions: Area of Study Electives and Texts — HSC 2009–2012 (PDF)
Also available in Word format
Published 19 March 2009
Updated 22 July 2010
Updated 06 September 2010
2009-2012 HSC Prescribed Area of Study, Electives and Texts (A2 PDF)
HSC English prescriptions posterPoster for the English Standard, English Advanced, English ESL, and English Extension 1 Courses
Published 23 June 2008
Updated 11 March 2009
Updated 22 July 2010
Updated 06 September 2010
Annotations of texts prescribed for the first time — HSC 2009–2012 (PDF)
(Common content, Standard, Advanced, ESL and Extension)
Also available in Word format
Published 25 July 2007
Advice to teachers — HSC English Prescriptions: 2009–2012 (PDF)
Also available in Word format
Published 26 July 2007
2004-2008 HSC English Prescriptions: Areas of Study, Electives and Texts (PDF)
Also available in Word format
2004-2008 HSC English Prescriptions Support Materials
2001-2003 HSC English Prescriptions Support Materials
Other English Stage 6 Support Materials
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Archived material
A range of material was developed to assist with the initial implementation of the English (Standard) and English (Advanced) syllabus in 2001. Aspects of these documents no longer apply, but they have been archived for reference.
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