11–12English Standard 11–12 Syllabus (2024)
The new English Standard 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026 and will replace the English Standard 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 Standard 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 11
Students develop their knowledge and appreciation of a substantial literary print text. Through their close study of and personal responses to the text in its entirety, students develop an understanding of the ways that Loading , text structures and stylistic choices can be used in literary texts.
Students study ONE substantial literary print text, such as prose fiction, drama or poetry. They identify, analyse and Loading to the ideas in the text and the ways in which meaning is shaped. Students examine the Loading that are particular to the chosen literary Loading , and the ways that authors use, manipulate or challenge those conventions.
The ways textual forms and language features, including Loading , Loading and point of view, shape meaning
The relationship between language and content in a literary text
The ways language forms, features and structure conform to, or challenge, accepted conventions
The ways that different Loading can affect interpretations of a text
Select, interpret and use appropriate textual evidence to support informed personal interpretations of a literary text
Loading logical, ordered and cohesive texts that build effective arguments in response to the ideas generated from a literary text
Compose Loading and creative texts that reflect particular Loading and perspectives, including their own