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11–12Textiles and Design 11–12 Syllabus (2026)

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Assessment

HSC examinations

The external HSC examination measures student achievement in a range of syllabus outcomes.

The external examination and its marking relate to the syllabus by:

  • providing clear links to syllabus outcomes
  • enabling students to demonstrate the levels of achievement outlined in the Performance Band Descriptions
  • applying marking guidelines based on criteria that relate to the quality of the response
  • aligning performance in the examination each year to the standards established for the course.

Examination questions may require students to integrate knowledge, understanding and skills developed through studying the course.

The Year 11 course is assumed knowledge for the Year 12 course.

Some students with disability may be eligible for HSC exam provisions when completing the HSC examination.

Textiles and Design HSC examination specifications

Stage 6 - Year 12

The HSC examination will consist of a written paper worth 50 marks and a major project worth 50 marks.

Written paper (50 marks)

Time allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes plus 5 minutes reading time.

There will be appropriate weighting given to the Year 12 focus areas of Textiles development and application and Global textiles industry according to the course structure.

The paper will consist of two sections. 

Questions may include stimulus.

Section I (10 marks)
  • There will be objective-response questions to the value of 10 marks.
Section II (40 marks)
  • Questions may contain parts.
  • There will be 8 to 10 items in total.
  • Two items will each be worth 8 marks.
Major project (50 marks)

The Major project is an individual project that has two components: a textile item(s) and supporting documentation.

Textile item (30 marks)
  • Students will submit a textile item(s).
  • The textile item(s) may consist of one or more related items from any area of creative textiles application.
Supporting documentation (20 marks)
  • Students will submit supporting documentation detailing design inspiration, design development, experimentation and evaluation of the textile item(s).
  • The supporting documentation will be limited to 18 single-sided A4 pages or equivalent.

Further information

Stage 6 - Year 12