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1.2 Higher School Certificate student course choiceHigher School Certificate (HSC) student course completions – science, technology, engineering, mathematicsCurrent positionThe direction of changeover timeDiscussionIn 2011, 33 percent of course completions by girls at HSC level were inthe Key Learning Areas (KLAs) of science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM). This compares to 44 percent of course completionsby boys.Gender gap:• Girls are 11 percentage points less likely than boys to complete STEMcourses at HSC level.There has been no change in girls’ completion of STEM courses since 2006when the percentage gap between boys and girls was 11 percent.Girls’ under-representation in STEM courses contrasts with their strongperformance in other subjects (see Table 3.1 and Figure 3.2).Knowledge-intensive, high value-add industries will continue to fuel theprosperity of developed economies like Australia’s.Women’s further study and career options may be constrained by theircourse choices at high school.Further research could establish the extent to which girls and boys havedifferent completion rates across STEM subjects, as opposed to differentenrolment preferences.STEM or KLAs are science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There were 20 separate HSC courses withinthese KLAs in NSW in 2011 (see Table 3.1). STEM courses are assumed knowledge and/or prerequisites for manytertiary level courses that have good job prospects (see Indicator 5.2 The graduate salary gap). The data capturesstudents who completed courses; enrolment data is not readily available.Year collected: 2011.Data source: NSW Board of Studies, unpublished data.More information is available at:www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.auFigure 3.2Girls’ and boys’ completion of STEM courses at HSC level, NSW, 2011ScienceTechnology/EngineeringMathsNon-STEM0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70Percentage (%)Note: STEM courses are as listed in Table 3.1. Non-STEM courses are all other HSC courses, but not including VET courses.Population: NSW Higher School Certificate students.Source: NSW Board of Studies, unpublished data.38 WOMEN IN NSW 2012 | EDUCATION AND LEARNING
Table 3.1Science, technology, engineering and mathematics completions by Key Learning Area at HSC, NSW, 2011HSC Key Learning Area% of total coursecompletions– girls% of total coursecompletions– boysScience (44,371) 11.8 15.0Biology (16,704) 5.8 4.1Chemistry (10,965) 2.8 3.8Senior science (5,377) 1.5 1.8Physics (9,382) 1.2 4.6Earth and environmental science (1,473) 0.4 0.5Science life skills (470) 0.1 0.2Technology and Engineering (23,733) 5.3 9.1Agriculture (1,299) 0.4 0.4Food technology (3,832) 1.6 0.6Textiles and design (2,325) 1.3 0.0Design and technology (3,401) 0.9 1.2Industrial technology (4,584) 0.3 2.6Technology and applied studies life skills (793) 0.2 0.3Information processes and technology (4,140) 0.6 2.0Software design and development (1,634) 0.1 1.0Engineering studies (1,725) 0.0 1.0Mathematics (61,589) 16.6 20.6General mathematics (31,633) 9.1 9.9Mathematics (16,564) 4.4 5.6Mathematics extension 1 (8,824) 2.1 3.3Mathematics extension 2 (3,441) 0.7 1.4Mathematics life skills (1,127) 0.2 0.4Total STEM courses (129,693) 33.7 44.7Total Non STEM courses (203,860) 66.3 55.3Total course completions (333,553) 100.0 100.0Note: The figures are for course completions, HSC units of study, VET subjects excluded. There were some 72,000 students in NSW in 2011 who undertook 333,553 courses.Population: NSW Higher School Certificate students.Source: NSW Board of Studies, unpublished data.WOMEN IN NSW 2012 | EDUCATION AND LEARNING39
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