11–12English Advanced 11–12 Syllabus
The new English Advanced 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026.
2025
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2026, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2026, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2027
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Year 11
Students undertake the intensive and close reading of quality texts from a range of modes and mediums. In doing so, they develop the knowledge to appreciate, interpret, analyse and evaluate the ways texts convey complex ideas, relationships, endeavours and scenarios. Students develop the capacity to respond perceptively to texts through their own thoughtful writing and judicious reflection on their knowledge and skills as writers. Students read texts that are aesthetically, stylistically and conceptually engaging and that inspire or provoke them to respond critically and creatively. Through the study of texts, students can develop insights into the world around them, deepen their understanding of themselves and the lives of others, and enhance their enjoyment of reading.
The aesthetic qualities of quality texts and the power of language to express ideas and experiences
The relationship between reader, writer, text and context, and how and why texts position readers
The ways language features, text structures and stylistic choices shape ideas, perspectives and experiences in familiar and unfamiliar texts
The conventions of genre and the ways texts may conform to or subvert these conventions
Compose persuasive, discursive, imaginative and reflective texts that experiment with language features and emerging textual forms
Compose texts that explore a range of personal, social, historical and cultural meanings
Use appropriate metalanguage and textual forms to reflect on the processes of writing
Draft, edit, revise and refine texts for a range of audiences and purposes
Use accurate spelling, punctuation, syntax and metalanguage in creating complex critical and creative texts