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 12
For students studying English Life Skills, the focus area Language, identity and Loading provides opportunities to consider how texts can represent or shape identity. Students have the opportunity to engage with ways Loading can be used to affirm or challenge beliefs about themselves and others. They explore ways Loading are used to communicate information, ideas, values or attitudes. The selection of texts for this unit could explore a range of short texts or excerpts that draw on students’ personal experiences with languages and cultures. Students experiment with language forms and features to compose texts that explore their own identity and culture.
The content below aligns to the content of the Language, identity and culture focus area in English Standard 11–12 and has been provided as a suggestion only. Further content can also be used to address this focus area and meet the individual needs of students as appropriate.
Recognise ways language forms, features or structures can Loading meaning in a text
Recognise ways language forms and features change according to purpose and Loading
Explore different Loading on a particular topic, theme or event
Loading to a text by providing a personal opinion or perspective
Identify how a personal opinion can be changed in response to 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
Loading texts for different purposes and audiences using appropriate forms, language or visual features to communicate, including workplace and real-life texts
Use language forms or structures to express ideas
Use visual or language features to create texts
Experiment with language forms, features or structures to develop creativity