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ACE Rules

NESA has published clarified ACE Rules on the NSW Curriculum website. Stay up to date with the clarified ACE Rules by visiting this website. 

The clarified rules come into effect from 14 October 2024. Schools must not implement the clarified rules before this date. Schools must use the current ACE Rules on Loading... until 14 October 2024.

To learn more about how NESA has clarified the ACE Rules, refer to the information sheets.

Credit transfer and RPL

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Sections 12, 95 and 95A of the Education Act 1990 (NSW) set out the curriculum requirements and eligibility requirements for the award of the HSC.

  1. NESA is reviewing its credit transfer and RPL requirements. NESA will progressively publish these requirements in 2023-2024, and update the ACE Record of Changes webpage.

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HSC credentialHSC (curriculum)Preliminary

Rule under review

  1. NESA will update the ACE Record of Changes webpage when the clarified requirements are published.

For further information

NESA is reviewing its credit transfer and RPL requirements.

Schools must use the current ACE Rules on Loading... until 14 October 2024. For further information, please contact your region’s NESA Liaison Officer on (02) 9367 8387 or by email liaisonteam@nesa.nsw.edu.au.

Categories

HSC (curriculum)HSC credentialPreliminary

Rule under review

  1. NESA will update the ACE Record of Changes webpage when the clarified requirements are published.

For further information

NESA is reviewing its credit transfer and RPL requirements.

Schools must use the current ACE Rules on Loading... until 14 October 2024. For further information, please contact your region’s NESA Liaison Officer on (02) 9367 8387 or by email liaisonteam@nesa.nsw.edu.au.