11–12English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024)
The new English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026 and will replace the English Studies 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 Studies 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
- Explore home languages and Loading connections within the class or community 
- Recognise the differences in formal and informal Loading 
- Recognise how information is conveyed in texts 
- Recognise ways language forms, features or structures can Loading meaning in a text 
- Recognise ways Loading change according to purpose and Loading 
- Express agreement or disagreement with ideas and Loading presented in texts 
- Identify the message, Loading or experiences in a text 
- Identify personally relevant and important themes presented in texts 
- Explore how different characters in texts Loading to a particular theme or issue 
- Explore different perspectives on a particular topic, theme or event 
- Understand how Loading and identity influence personal responses to texts 
- Respond to a text by providing a personal opinion or perspective 
- Identify how a personal opinion can be changed in response to a text 
- Demonstrate respect for the ideas of others 
- Identify how texts can represent a particular time or event 
- Recognise that an author’s personal experiences can shape meaning in a text 
- Recognise that audience responses to texts can vary 
- Identify that texts represent a diverse range of lived experiences or cultural perspectives 
- Recognise how Loading influences audience, ideas and attitudes 
- Recognise connections between ideas and features within texts 
- Compare texts on a similar theme 
- Use strategies to organise information and make connections between ideas in texts 
- Understand the impact of texts on personal understanding of the world 
- Explore how different audiences value texts for different reasons 
- Compare adaptations or Loading of texts to the source text