11–12English Advanced 11–12 Syllabus (2024)
The new English Advanced 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026 and will replace the English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
2025
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2026, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing the 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 the new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing the new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2027
- First HSC examination for the new syllabus
Content
Year 12
Students explore the ways in which the comparative study of texts can reveal resonances and dissonances within and between texts. Students identify, interpret, analyse and evaluate the textual features, Loading , Loading , Loading and purposes of TWO prescribed texts. By comparing TWO texts, students understand how authors are influenced by other texts, contexts and values, and how these shape meaning. Through their comparative study, they explore common or disparate issues, values, assumptions or Loading , and the ways these are depicted. By Loading imaginatively, interpretively and critically to the comparative study, students explore and evaluate individual and common textual features, concepts, ideas and values.
The relationship between reader, author, text and context
Text structures, including Loading , Loading , Loading , Loading and stylistic elements, and the ways they shape meaning
The influence of context and values on the perspectives and ideas in texts
Theme, Loading and Loading elements, and the ways they are used to represent personal and public worlds and influence responses
The influence of historical and Loading context across a pair of texts
The ways a comparative study creates a new understanding and appreciation of each text
Loading texts that explore text structures, language features and stylistic elements from different contexts to deepen understanding of how meaning is made
Compare and evaluate textual form and language features in a pair of texts
Compose Loading Loading texts that affirm and challenge ideas, values and perspectives in a pair of texts
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Apply appropriate language and terminology used for making connections, interpreting texts and shaping meaning