Overview
Course description
English Standard 11–12 provides students with the opportunity to analyse, study and enjoy a breadth and variety of English texts, in order to become confident and effective communicators. Students develop the knowledge to analyse, reconsider and refine meaning, and to reflect on their own processes of responding, composing and learning.
What students learn
Through the study of English Standard 11–12, students:
- develop clear communication skills for a range of purposes and audiences
- find information and perspectives to develop their understanding of ideas
- learn to make assumptions about the purpose and meaning of language based on context
- express personal experiences and opinions and reflect on skills as independent learners.
Course structure and requirements
The course numbers and units for each year of study are set out below.
Course numbers:
- English Standard (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
- English Standard (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
Year 11 course structure and requirements
| English Standard Year 11 course (120 hours) | Indicative hours |
|---|---|
| Reading to write: Transition to English Standard | 40 |
| Contemporary possibilities | 40 |
| Close study of literature | 40 |
For the English Standard Year 11 course, students are required to:
- complete 120 indicative hours
- complete Reading to write: Transition to English Standard as the first unit of work
- complete Contemporary possibilities and Close study of literature.
Text requirements
There are no prescribed texts for Year 11.
Students are required to study ONE complex multimodal or digital text in Contemporary possibilities. This may include the study of film.
Students are required to study ONE substantial literary print text in Close study of literature, for example prose fiction, drama or a poetry text, which may constitute a selection of poems from the work of ONE poet.
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
| English Standard Year 12 course (120 hours) | Indicative hours |
|---|---|
| Texts and human experiences | 30 |
| Language, identity and culture | 30 |
| Close study of literature | 30 |
| The craft of writing | 30 |
For the English Standard 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 Language, identity and culture, Close study of literature and The craft of writing.
Text requirements
Students are required to closely study 3 prescribed texts, with ONE drawn from each of the following categories:
- prose fiction
- poetry
- drama OR film OR media OR nonfiction.
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.
The HSC English prescriptions 2027–2028 provides essential information for HSC study for all English 11–12 courses.
Texts authored by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
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.
Further information for English Standard Year 11
- Course number: TBA
- Course hours: 120
- Course units: 2
- Enrolment type: Elective
- Endorsement type: Board developed
- Study via self-tuition: Yes
Exclusions
- English Advanced (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
- English EAL/D (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
- English Extension (Year 11, 1 unit): TBA
- English Studies (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
- English Life Skills (Year 11, 2 units): TBA
Further information for English Standard Year 12
- Course number: TBA
- Course hours: 120
- Course units: 2
- Enrolment type: Elective
- Endorsement type: Board developed
- Study via self-tuition: Yes
Exclusions
- English Advanced (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
- English EAL/D (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
- English Extension 1 (Year 12, 1 unit): TBA
- English Extension 2 (Year 12, 1 unit): TBA
- English Studies (Examination) (Year 12, 2 units): TBA
- English Life Skills (Year 12, 2 units): TBA