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HSC COURSE NOTES These notes and footnotes (1 – 5) refer to the list of courses English Fundamentals is a Year 11 course and can only be studied in conjunction with English Standard. It will be offered at Waverley College as a 1 Unit course studied in Year 11. Fundamentals of English DOES NOT contribute to the HSC or Preliminary Record of Achievement. A number of subjects include a requirement for the development of project work for either internal or external assessment, for example, Visual Arts, Drama, Design and Technology, Industrial Technology (Wood), and Software Design and Development. Projects developed for Assessment in one subject are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject. Notes: 1. There is only one History Extension Course. It can be studied with either the Ancient History Course or the Modern History Course but not both. 2. You may not include any more than 6 units of the following Science courses: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Senior Science in meeting the 12 Preliminary or 10 HSC units. The course Senior Science may not be taken as a Preliminary course with any of the other Science courses listed above. 3. You must study Music Course 2 if you wish to study HSC Extension Music. 4. Where the number of students applying for a course falls below the minimum, the course may be made available through correspondence, e.g. Open High School, Saturday School, Distance Education. etc. Due to the removal of Government funding for these courses a fee must be paid upon application and per annum to any of these course providers. 5. Students are invited into this course based on performance in Mathematics in Years 9 and 10. Additional information about courses and the HSC is available on the Board of Studies website: www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au The Higher School Certificate: Preliminary Courses 2012 Page 19 HSC Courses 2013
Vocational Education and Training (VET) VET Curriculum Frameworks The Board has developed curriculum frameworks for seven industries. Within each framework there are a number of courses. It is expected that at least one designated 240-hour course in each framework will contribute towards the ATAR. You must undertake a mandatory work placement to complete these courses successfully. The frameworks offered at Waverley are: Construction Entertainment Hospitality The courses below marked * will include a written examination in the Higher School Certificate in addition to the other requirements of the course. For the purposes of the ATAR they are Category B subjects. Only two units of Category B subjects can contribute to the ATAR. VET Curriculum Frameworks Construction Entertainment Hospitality Course Construction Pathways (240 hours)* Entertainment Industry (240 hours)* Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) (240 hours)* CONTENT ENDORSED COURSES The College will offer the following Content Endorsed Course in 2011/2012. These courses do not contribute to the ATAR. COURSE Unit Sports, Lifestyle & Recreation Photography, Video & Digital Imaging 1 Visual Design Catholic Studies 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 1 Unit 1. Exclusions applying to these Content Endorsed Courses are listed in the Course Description section. The Higher School Certificate: Preliminary Courses 2012 Page 20 HSC Courses 2013
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Physics Overview Two units for each
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