11–12English Studies 11–12 Syllabus
The new English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026.
2025
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2026, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing 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 new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2027
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Year 11
The following elective focus areas can be selected for Year 11 or Year 12.
Through the study of texts in this focus area, students develop their understanding of the diverse communities, cultural identities and groups in contemporary and historical Australia. Students broaden their understanding of the relationships between personal identity, individual rights and community responsibilities, and develop a sense of Australia’s place in the modern world and its likely place in the future. Through engagement with texts by and about Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and texts composed by migrant and refugee Australians, students deepen their understanding of the diversity of cultures, peoples, perspectives and voices that contribute to Australian society.
Students engage with a range of literary and everyday texts that represent a diversity of Australian cultures, peoples, perspectives and voices to develop their awareness and understanding of issues around citizenship, community and cultural identity. Through the exploration of texts such as novels, nonfiction prose, poetry and film, students investigate the ways language is used to represent issues and attitudes, and influence and engage different audiences. They develop skills in accessing and comprehending information that will enable them to have increasingly informed views on matters of public interest and to express those views.
The ways language forms and features are used to communicate ideas and shape meaning
Explicit and implicit meaning in texts
The ways mode and medium can influence language and structure
The ways that audience, purpose and context shape meaning in a variety of social, community and workplace texts
Compose a variety of texts that use language forms and features to present particular attitudes, values and perspectives
Compose critical texts that use appropriate evidence to support a clear point of view
Use complex sentences to communicate the relationship between ideas in a range of texts
Use appropriate textual forms and structures to communicate information and ideas