11–12English Advanced 11–12 Syllabus

Course numbers:

• English Advanced (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
• English Advanced (Year 12, 2 units): TBA

Exclusions:

• English EAL/D (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
• English EAL/D (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
• English Standard (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
• English Standard (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
• English Studies (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
• English Studies (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
• English Studies (Examination) (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
• English Life Skills (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
• English Life Skills (Year 12, 2 units): TBA

Year 11 course structure and requirements

For the English Advanced Year 11 course, students are required to:

• complete 120 indicative hours
• complete Reading to write: Transition to English Advanced as the first unit of work
• complete Narratives that shape our world and Critical study of literature.

Text requirements

There are no prescribed texts for Year 11.

Across Stage 6, the selection of texts must give students experience of:

• texts that are widely regarded as quality literature
• a range of Australian texts
• a range of texts authored by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
• a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
• texts with a range of social, cultural and gender perspectives
• integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing, where appropriate.

Year 12 course structure and requirements

For the English Advanced Year 12 course, students are required to:

• complete the Year 11 course as a prerequisite
• complete 120 indicative hours
• complete Texts and human experiences as the first unit of work
• complete Textual conversations, Critical study of literature and The craft of writing.

Text requirements

Students are required to closely study 4 prescribed texts, with at least ONE drawn from each of the following categories:

• prose fiction
• poetry
• drama OR nonfiction OR film OR media.

At least ONE of the texts selected must be authored by Shakespeare.

Across Stage 6, the selection of texts must give students experience of:

• texts that are widely regarded as quality literature
• a range of Australian texts
• a range of texts authored by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
• a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts
• texts with a range of social, cultural and gender perspectives
• integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing, as appropriate.

The HSC English prescriptions 2027–2028 provides essential information for HSC study for all English 11–12 courses.

Across Stage 6, the study of a range of texts authored by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples should consider:

• the artistic and Cultural value of these texts, including ideas, arguments and representations of identity, histories and Cultures
• how Country/Place, Community and lived experiences shape the perspectives of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Storytellers and audiences
• ethical responsibilities surrounding Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) in the production of texts
• how Storytelling, Aboriginal Languages and Aboriginal English are expressions of Culture, identity and Customary practices
• how the modes of these texts may recognise and contribute to Cultural conventions or practices of oral Storytelling
• how Cultural symbolism, imagery, allusion and irony are used to shape meaning
• how personal values and perspectives are broadened and reconsidered through engagement with these texts
• texts that originate from a range of diverse Communities.