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.
Curriculum requirements
Sections 11 and 94 of the Education Act 1990 (NSW) set out the curriculum requirements and eligibility requirements for the award of the RoSA.
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.
Meeting mandatory curriculum requirements
- NESA develops or endorses all courses that contribute towards the RoSA or HSC.
- NESA develops and makes available syllabuses across all years of schooling:
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- 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:
- teach the current NSW syllabus for each course, and
- ensure that the outcomes of all the courses are programmed, and
- timetable each course for at least the indicative number of hours.
Glossary
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