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26 Mar 2026

Mathematics Advanced 11–12 (2024): Minor amendment – content point updated

Updated

Content point updated to remove a typographical error.
Found in: Year 11, Working with functions (Algebraic techniques): Content ‘Identify a conjugate of $\sqrt{a} \pm \sqrt{b}$ , and rationalise the denominators of expressions of the form $\frac{a}{\sqrt{b} \pm \sqrt{c}}$ and $\frac{\sqrt{a} \pm \sqrt{d}}{\sqrt{b} \pm \sqrt{c}}$ , where $a$ , $b$ , $c$ and $d$ are positive rational numbers'.

Updated

Content point updated to include ‘differentiable’ in relation to the functions for consistency.
Found in: Year 11, Introduction to differentiation (Calculations with the derivative): Content ‘Apply the quotient rule: if $y = \frac{u}{v}$ , where $u$ and $v$ are both differentiable functions of $x,$ then $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{v \frac{du}{dx} - u \frac{dv}{dx}}{v^{2}}$ or if $h (x) = \frac{f (x)}{g (x)}$ then $h' (x) = \frac{g (x) f^{'} (x) - f (x) g^{'} (x)}{[{g (x)]}^{2}}$

Updated

Content group heading updated to replace ‘curve sketching’ with ‘graphing’ to align with syllabus content.
Found in: Year 12, Loading (Loading ).

Stage 6

Affects:

Mathematics Advanced 11–12 (2024)

26 Mar 2026

Mathematics Extension 1 11–12 (2024): Minor amendment – content point updated

Updated

Content point updated to remove a typographical error.
Found in: Year 11, Polynomials (Sums and products of zeroes of polynomials): Content ‘Prove that if a quartic $P (x) = a x^{4} + b x^{3} + c x^{2} + d x + e$ has four zeroes $α$ , $β$ , $γ$ , $δ$ then $α + β + γ + δ = - \frac{b}{a}$ , $αβ + αγ + αδ + βγ + βδ + γδ = \frac{c}{a}$ , $αβγ + βγδ + γδα + δαβ = - \frac{d}{a}$ and $α β γ δ = \frac{e}{a}$

Stage 6

Affects:

Mathematics Extension 1 11–12 (2024)

26 Mar 2026

Mathematics Extension 2 11–12 (2024): Minor amendment – content point updated

Updated

Content point updated to add a restricted value of z.
Found in: Year 12, Introduction to complex numbers (Arithmetic of complex numbers): Content ‘Establish relationships $Re (z) = \frac{z + \overset{̅}{z}}{2}$ and $Im (z) = \frac{z - \overset{̅}{z}}{2 i}$ and $\frac{1}{z} = \frac{\bar{z}}{{(z|}^{2}}$ , $z \neq 0$ , and use them to solve problems'.

Updated

Content point updated to amend the description of displacement.
Found in: Year 12, Applications of calculus to mechanics (Simple harmonic motion): Content ‘Define simple harmonic motion as motion in which acceleration is proportional to, and in the opposite direction to, displacement, that is $\ddot{x} = - n^{2} (x - c)$ , where $x - c$ is the displacement of a particle from the centre of motion at $c$ and $\ddot{x}$ is the acceleration’.

Updated

Content point updated to clarify solutions for simple harmonic motion.
Found in: Year 12, Applications of calculus to mechanics (Simple harmonic motion): Content ‘Verify that $x = A \sin (n t + α) + c$ is a solution to the differential equation for simple harmonic motion, equivalently expressed as $x = A \cos (n t + β) + c$ , or $x = C \sin (nt) + D \cos (n t) + c$ '.

Updated

Content point updated for clarity.
Found in: Year 12, Loading (Loading ): Content ‘Analyse and solve problems relating to motion on a smooth inclined plane by resolving forces into components’.

Stage 6

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Mathematics Extension 2 11–12 (2024)

26 Mar 2026

Mathematics Extension 2 11–12 (2024): Minor amendment – glossary definition

Updated

Glossary definition ‘implication’ updated for accuracy.
Found in: Stage 6 glossary: Implication: A relationship between two propositions where the second is a direct consequence of the first. A statement in the form ‘If $P$ then $Q$ ', or ' $P$ implies $Q$ ', represented as $P \Rightarrow Q$ or $P \to Q$ .

Updated

Glossary definition ‘converse’ updated for accuracy.
Found in: Stage 6 glossary: Converse: The converse of a statement ‘If $P$ then $Q$ ' is 'If $Q$ then $P$ '. Extended in Mathematics Extension 2: The converse of $P \to Q$ is $Q \to P$ or $P \leftarrow Q$ . For example, the converse of Pythagoras’ theorem is that if the sum of the squares of 2 sides of a triangle is equal to the square of the third side, then the triangle is right-angled.

Stage 6

Affects:

Mathematics Extension 2 11–12 (2024)

26 Mar 2026

Mathematics Standard 11–12 (2024): Minor amendment – example

Updated

Male BAC updated to remove a typographical error.
Found in: Loading : Content ‘Use a spreadsheet to perform calculations involving formulas’. BAC for Male was changed from 0.0625 to 0.051.

Updated

Image for syllabus example updated for accuracy.
Found in: Loading (Loading ): Content ‘Use a spreadsheet to model and solve problems involving a reducing balance loan in a variety of contexts’.

Updated

The example image and long description updated to show earliest and latest event times.
Found in: Loading : Content ‘Analyse ESTs and LSTs to locate the critical path(s) for the project’.

Updated

Image for syllabus example updated for accuracy.
Found in: Loading (Loading ): Content ‘Use a spreadsheet to model and solve problems involving a reducing balance loan in a variety of contexts’.

Stage 6

Affects:

Mathematics Standard 11–12 (2024)

12 Mar 2026

Software Engineering 11–12 (2022): HSC course specifications – content clarified

Clarified

The last sentence in the introduction for Data dictionary has been changed from ‘An extract of a data dictionary is shown‘ to ‘An example of a data dictionary is shown’.
Found in: HSC course specifications – Software Engineering (page 8)

Clarified

The nested IF pseudocode has been clarified to better reflect the adjacent flowchart.
Found in: HSC course specifications – Software Engineering (page 16)

Clarified

The subroutine with multiple parameters flowchart has been changed in the first process rectangle from i = o to i = 0
Found in: HSC course specifications – Software Engineering (page 20)

Clarified

The first heading has been changed to from ‘Machine learning automation through DevOps’ to ‘Machine learning automation’
Found in: HSC course specifications – Software Engineering (page 27)

Stage 6

Affects:

Software Engineering 11–12 (2022)

15 Feb 2026

HSC exam provisions and appeals (Previously known as disability provisions and appeals)

NESA has made changes for disability provisions and appeals for students sitting HSC exams from 2026 and students eligible to lodge early applications for HSC exam provisions.

NESA has renamed the program to HSC exam provisions.

NESA has made changes to Rule 6.1.4 to:

indicate that schools may, but are not required to, include new evidence in school appeals (see paragraph 15)
note that NESA, where possible, will advise schools of appeals decisions within 21 calendar days (see paragraph 16).

No changes have been made to HSC minimum standard disability provisions.

Stage 6

Affects:

HSC exam provisions program
All Year 12 syllabuses

12 Feb 2026

Minor amendment – HSC English prescriptions information updated

Updated

The HSC English prescriptions 2027–2028 have been extended to 2030.
Found in: HSC English prescriptions 2027–2030 document on all applicable English 11–12 Syllabus overviews and Teaching and learning tabs
Publication details and item listings for some prescribed texts have been updated to reflect available editions and to clarify items in collections.
Found in: HSC English prescriptions 2027–2030 downloadable

Stage 6

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12 Feb 2026

Multiple syllabuses: Minor amendment – Course components clarified

Updated

Course component in Year 11 and Year 12 amended to align with ACE rule 2.1.2 (25) - ‘Skills in responding to texts and communication of ideas appropriate to audience, purpose and context across modes’.
Found in: English Standard 11–12 (2024) – Loading , English Advanced 11–12 (2024) – Loading , English EAL/D 11–12 (2024) – Loading

Stage 6

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28 Jan 2026

Communication Technology 7–10 (2025): Outcome codes updated

Updated

The first sections of the outcome codes have been updated from ‘CT’ to ‘CMT’ to avoid duplication of codes with Computing Technology 7–10 (2022).
Found in: All outcomes of Communication Technology 7–10 (2025)

Stage 4Stage 5Life Skills

Affects:

Communication Technology 7–10 (2025)

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