New South Wales Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 12

12 Curriculum for Higher School Certificate candidates

(1) The curriculum during Year 11 and Year 12 for students who are candidates for the Higher School Certificate must meet the following requirements:

(a) courses of study of a general description determined by the Minister on the recommendation of the Board are to be provided for each student in each Year,

(b) those courses of study are to include a course of study in English,

(c) those courses of study are to comply with a pattern of study determined by the Minister on the recommendation of the Board,

(d) those courses of study are to be taught in accordance with a syllabus developed or endorsed by the Board and approved by the Minister.

(2) In making a recommendation to the Minister under this section with respect to a course of study to be provided for students, the Board is, in accordance with criteria specified by the Minister:

(a) to establish the need for the course, and

(b) to provide an assurance of its quality, and

(c) to identify assessment procedures for the course, and

(d) to identify other implications for educational institutions on the implementation of the course.

(3) A pattern of study determined under this section may include (but is not limited to) the number of courses to be studied, the sequence in which particular courses are to be taught and the number of units of study that a course is to contain.

(4) The Minister is to ensure that the courses of study required to be undertaken by students who are candidates for the Higher School Certificate cover a broad range of study and in doing so is to obtain and have regard to the advice of the Board.

(5) This section does not limit any requirement imposed under section 95 (Higher School Certificate).