HSC Board Developed courses to be 

examined in 2025
For further information and updates, visit the NESA website at educationstandards.nsw.edu.au.

Unit Unit
Number Course name value Subject area Number Course name value Subject area
15000 Aboriginal Studies 2 Aboriginal Studies 15255 Mathematics Advanced 2 Mathematics
15010 Agriculture 2 Agriculture Mathematics
15250 1/2 Mathematics
15020 Ancient History 2 Ancient History Extension 1 3
Automotive 15260 Mathematics Extension 2 2 Mathematics
26098 2 Automotive
(Examination) 1 15270 Modern History 2 Modern History
15030 Biology 2 Biology 15290 Music 1 2 Music
Business Services 15300 Music 2 2 Music
26199 2 Business Services
(Examination) 1 15310 Music Extension 4 1 Music
15040 Business Studies 2 Business Studies Personal Development, Personal Development,
15050 Chemistry 2 Chemistry 15320 Health and Physical 2 Health and Physical
Community and Family Community and Family Education Education
15060 2 Primary Industries
Studies Studies
26899 2 Primary Industries
Construction (Examination) 1
26299 Construction
(Examination) 1 15330 Physics 2 Physics
15070 Dance 2 Dance Retail Services
26999 2 Retail Services
15080 Design and Technology 2 Design and Technology (Examination) 1
15090 Drama 2 Drama Same as corequisite
15345 Science Extension 5 1
Earth and Environmental Earth and 2-unit science course
15100 2 15350 Society and Culture 2 Society and Culture
Science Environmental Science
15110 Economics 2 Economics 15360 Software Engineering 2 Software Engineering
Electrotechnology 15370 Studies of Religion I 6 1 Studies of Religion
26399 2 Electrotechnology
(Examination) 1 15380 Studies of Religion II 6 2 Studies of Religion
15120 Engineering Studies 2 Engineering Studies 15390 Textiles and Design 2 Textiles and Design
English as an Additional Tourism, Travel and Tourism, Travel and
15155 2 English 27499 2
Language or Dialect Events (Examination) 1 Events
15130 English Standard 2 English 15400 Visual Arts 2 Visual Arts
English Studies
15126 2 English
(Examination) 1
15140 English Advanced 2 English Unit
Number Course name
15160 English Extension 1 1 English value Subject area
15170 English Extension 2 1 English
Languages
15175 Enterprise Computing 2 Enterprise Computing
15510 Arabic Continuers 2 Arabic
Entertainment Industry
26499 2 Entertainment Industry 15520 Arabic Extension 1 Arabic
(Examination) 1
15530 Armenian Continuers 2 Armenian
Financial Services
27299 2 Financial Services 15540 Chinese Beginners 2 Chinese
(Examination) 1
15550 Chinese Continuers 2 Chinese
15180 Food Technology 2 Food Technology
15557 Chinese in Context 2 Chinese
15190 Geography 2 Geography
15565 Chinese and Literature 2 Chinese
Same as corequisite
15280 History Extension 1 1 15570 Chinese Extension 1 Chinese
2-unit history course
Hospitality – Food and Classical Greek
15580 2 Classical Greek
26589 2 Hospitality Continuers
Beverage (Examination) 1
Classical Greek
Hospitality – Kitchen 15590 1 Classical Greek
Extension
26587 Operation and Cookery 2 Hospitality
Classical Hebrew
(Examination) 2 15600 2 Classical Hebrew
Continuers
Human Services
27199 2 Human Services Classical Hebrew
(Examination) 1 15610 1 Classical Hebrew
Extension
15200 Industrial Technology 2 Industrial Technology
15620 Croatian Continuers 7 2 Croatian
Information and Digital
Information and Digital 15640 Dutch Continuers 2 Dutch
27398 Technology 2
Technology 15660 Filipino Continuers 2 Filipino
(Examination) 1
15670 French Beginners 2 French
15215 Investigating Science 2 Investigating Science
15680 French Continuers 2 French
15220 Legal Studies 2 Legal Studies
15690 French Extension 1 French
Mathematics Standard 1
15232 2 Mathematics 15700 German Beginners 2 German
(Examination) 1
15236 Mathematics Standard 2 2 Mathematics 15710 German Continuers 2 German
 Unit
Number Course name value Subject area Notes
15720 German Extension 1 German 1. An optional HSC written examination
15730 Hindi Continuers 2 Hindi
is offered to eligible students. Subject
15740 Hungarian Continuers 2 Hungarian
15750 Indonesian Beginners 2 Indonesian
to ATAR rules, you must undertake the
15760 Indonesian Continuers 2 Indonesian optional written examination to have
15780 Indonesian Extension 1 Indonesian the results from this course available for
15790 Italian Beginners 2 Italian inclusion in the calculation of your ATAR.
15800 Italian Continuers 2 Italian Check with your school or the NESA
15810 Italian Extension 1 Italian website at educationstandards.nsw.edu.au
15820 Japanese Beginners 2 Japanese for more information.
15830 Japanese Continuers 2 Japanese
15837 Japanese in Context 2 Japanese 2. You can study both Ancient History and
15850 Japanese Extension 1 Japanese Modern History, but there is only one
15860 Khmer Continuers 2 Khmer History Extension course. It is considered a
15870 Korean Beginners 2 Korean course within the subject of either Modern
15880 Korean Continuers 2 Korean History or Ancient History.
15887 Korean in Context 2 Korean
15895 Korean and Literature 2 Korean 3. The unit value of this course changes
15900 Latin Continuers 2 Latin depending on whether the course is
15910 Latin Extension 1 Latin taken in combination with Mathematics or
Macedonian Mathematics Extension 2.
15940 2 Macedonian
Continuers 7
Modern Greek 4. You must study Music 2 if you wish to
15970 2 Modern Greek
Beginners study Music Extension.
Modern Greek
15980 2 Modern Greek 5. You can study more than one science
Continuers
15990 Modern Greek Extension 1 Modern Greek course but there is only one Science
16000
Modern Hebrew
2 Modern Hebrew Extension course. It is considered a
Continuers
course within one of the following subject
16015 Persian Continuers 2 Persian
areas: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and
16020 Polish Continuers 2 Polish
16030 Portuguese Continuers 2 Portuguese
Environmental Science, Investigating
16035 Punjabi Continuers 2 Punjabi Science, Physics.
16045 Russian Continuers 2 Russian 6. You may study either Studies of Religion I
16050 Serbian Continuers 7 2 Serbian
or Studies of Religion II, but not both.
16070 Spanish Beginners 2 Spanish
16080 Spanish Continuers 2 Spanish 7. You may study only one of the following
16090 Spanish Extension 1 Spanish languages: Croatian Continuers,
16100 Swedish Continuers 2 Swedish Macedonian Continuers, Serbian
16110 Tamil Continuers 2 Tamil Continuers.
16120 Turkish Continuers 2 Turkish
16140 Vietnamese Continuers 2 Vietnamese

Board endorsed courses

NESA endorses a range of other courses offered by
schools and VET providers. However, these courses
cannot be included in the calculation of your ATAR.
For more information, search for ‘Board endorsed
courses’ on the NESA website.

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