NESA develops or endorses all courses that contribute towards the RoSA or HSC.
NESA develops and makes available syllabuses across all years of schooling:
1. K–10 and 7–10 syllabuses (Early Stage 1 – Stage 5), and
2. Preliminary and HSC syllabuses (Stage 6).
NESA syllabuses indicate the number of hours of study that students typically need to achieve the outcomes of the course.
Years 7–10 courses based on Life Skills outcomes and content and Stage 6 Life Skills courses provide a curriculum pathway to the RoSA and/or HSC for students with intellectual disability.
Schools must:
1. teach the current NSW syllabus for each course, and
2. ensure that the outcomes of all the courses are programmed, and
3. timetable each course for the indicative number of hours.

Curriculum requirements