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
- EN-LS-03
reads, views, represents or responds to texts in familiar contexts
- EN-LS-04
uses a range of strategies to engage with texts
Engage with a range of preferred objects or images
Identify a preference for a text
Demonstrate appropriate listening skills when engaging with texts
Loading to shared reading, viewing or listening experiences
Engage with real-world texts to gain information
Engage with texts for interest or enjoyment
Engage with a broadening range of texts
Express a preferred way to access a text
Respond personally to a text
Recognise alternative responses to texts
Share preferences and new understandings
Use reading, viewing or listening strategies to locate and extract information and ideas
Use Loading strategies to decode unfamiliar words in texts
Use tools or programs to aid comprehension
Identify the relevance and usefulness of information presented in a text, including digital texts
Identify facts and opinions in texts
Identify preferred reading strategies to improve understanding and engagement