2026 Stage 6 Course Information Handbook
Year 12 2024/2025
2025 NESA HSC Rules and Regulations
2025 Trial HSC Exams Timetable and Information
Requirements for the HSC
All courses offered for the Higher School Certificate have a unit value. Most subjects are 2-unit courses. Extension courses are 1-unit courses. Each unit involves class time of approximately 2 hours per week (60 hours per year).
For students to meet the requirements of the HSC award:
• All students must study 2 units of English of any level
• Students study a minimum of 12 units in Year 11
• Students study a minimum of 10 units in Year 12
• Students must study at least 4 subjects in Year 12
• Students must study a minimum of 6 units of Board Developed Courses
• At least 3 courses of 2 units value or greater
• Students can only study at most 7 units of courses in Science
• Students must have passed the Minimum Standards tests
Record of School Achievement (RoSA)
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) issues the Record of School Achievement (RoSA) to eligible students who leave school before completing the Higher School Certificate (HSC) or have not met the requirements for a HSC Award.
• The RoSA is a cumulative credential, meaning it contains a student’s record of academic achievement up until the date they leave school. This could be between the end of Year 10 up until and including some results from Year 12s
• The RoSA records completed Stage 5 (Year 10) and Preliminary Stage 6 (Year 11) courses and grades, HSC (Year 12) results, and where applicable participation in any uncompleted Preliminary Stage 6 courses or HSC courses
• The RoSA is useful to students leaving school prior to the HSC because they can show it to potential employers or places of further learning
• The RoSA is also available to students who, from 2020, have not demonstrated the HSC minimum standard to receive their HSC
TAFE NSW
University Admissions Centre
https://www.uac.edu.au/
Irrawang High School Careers Page
Key HSC Contacts
Mr Hosking - DP Year 12
Mr Clewett - Head Teacher, Teaching & Learning
Ms Byrnes and Mr Field- Year Advisors
Mr Tonks - Careers Advisors