2023 course enrolments

NESA reports on student enrolment information for HSC courses each year. Learn the number of students enrolled in Board Developed HSC courses in 2023.

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About the statistics

These statistics represent course enrolments for the 2023 HSC cohort.

The data displays the total number of students enrolled in a course, and the percentage of male, female and non-binary students enrolled in each course.

Enrolment data is taken from 1 September 2023.

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Use the tabs to see course enrolment statistics for:

  • General and Languages enrolments
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET)
  • Life Skills.

2023 HSC general course and Languages enrolments

These tables outline enrolments in HSC Board Developed courses, excluding, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Life Skills courses. These courses are externally examined. For English Studies and Mathematics General 1, the external examination is optional.

View the course enrolments for the following learning areas:

English

Course nameUnitsMaleFemaleNon-BinaryTotal
English Studies25,4143,75839,175
English Standard215,99916,0111632,026
English Advanced210,35514,8142425,193
English EAL/D258163601,217
English Extension 111,0472,65393,709
English Extension 213501,05871,415
Course name
English Studies
Units
2
Male
5,414
Female
3,758
Non-Binary
3
Total
9,175
Course name
English Standard
Units
2
Male
15,999
Female
16,011
Non-Binary
16
Total
32,026
Course name
English Advanced
Units
2
Male
10,355
Female
14,814
Non-Binary
24
Total
25,193
Course name
English EAL/D
Units
2
Male
581
Female
636
Non-Binary
0
Total
1,217
Course name
English Extension 1
Units
1
Male
1,047
Female
2,653
Non-Binary
9
Total
3,709
Course name
English Extension 2
Units
1
Male
350
Female
1,058
Non-Binary
7
Total
1,415

Mathematics

Course nameUnitsMaleFemaleNon-BinaryTotal
Mathematics Standard 123,1072,17715,285
Mathematics Standard 2214,96216,4201231,394
Mathematics Advanced28,8787,731616,615
Mathematics Extension 125,1503,37948,533
Mathematics Extension 222,2011,09823,301
Course name
Mathematics Standard 1
Units
2
Male
3,107
Female
2,177
Non-Binary
1
Total
5,285
Course name
Mathematics Standard 2
Units
2
Male
14,962
Female
16,420
Non-Binary
12
Total
31,394
Course name
Mathematics Advanced
Units
2
Male
8,878
Female
7,731
Non-Binary
6
Total
16,615
Course name
Mathematics Extension 1
Units
2
Male
5,150
Female
3,379
Non-Binary
4
Total
8,533
Course name
Mathematics Extension 2
Units
2
Male
2,201
Female
1,098
Non-Binary
2
Total
3,301

Science

Course nameUnitsMaleFemaleNon-BinaryTotal
Biology27,07412,520719,601
Chemistry25,2604,71959,984
Earth and Environmental Science21,2751,32012,596
Investigating Science21,6521,30002,952
Physics26,2921,71718,010
Science Extension13364820818
Course name
Biology
Units
2
Male
7,074
Female
12,520
Non-Binary
7
Total
19,601
Course name
Chemistry
Units
2
Male
5,260
Female
4,719
Non-Binary
5
Total
9,984
Course name
Earth and Environmental Science
Units
2
Male
1,275
Female
1,320
Non-Binary
1
Total
2,596
Course name
Investigating Science
Units
2
Male
1,652
Female
1,300
Non-Binary
0
Total
2,952
Course name
Physics
Units
2
Male
6,292
Female
1,717
Non-Binary
1
Total
8,010
Course name
Science Extension
Units
1
Male
336
Female
482
Non-Binary
0
Total
818

Human Society and Its Environment

Course nameUnitsMaleFemaleNon-binaryTotal
Aboriginal Studies22236043830
Ancient History22,9643,82276,793
Business Studies210,3098,679518,993
Economics23,6571,91305,570
Geography22,2621,81004,072
Legal Studies23,6496,749910,407
Modern History25,4495,142910,600
History Extension1697106911,767
Society and Culture28954,16095,064
Studies of Religion I13,5794,71918,299
Studies of Religion II22,1473,62725,776
Course name
Aboriginal Studies
Units
2
Male
223
Female
604
Non-binary
3
Total
830
Course name
Ancient History
Units
2
Male
2,964
Female
3,822
Non-binary
7
Total
6,793
Course name
Business Studies
Units
2
Male
10,309
Female
8,679
Non-binary
5
Total
18,993
Course name
Economics
Units
2
Male
3,657
Female
1,913
Non-binary
0
Total
5,570
Course name
Geography
Units
2
Male
2,262
Female
1,810
Non-binary
0
Total
4,072
Course name
Legal Studies
Units
2
Male
3,649
Female
6,749
Non-binary
9
Total
10,407
Course name
Modern History
Units
2
Male
5,449
Female
5,142
Non-binary
9
Total
10,600
Course name
History Extension
Units
1
Male
697
Female
1069
Non-binary
1
Total
1,767
Course name
Society and Culture
Units
2
Male
895
Female
4,160
Non-binary
9
Total
5,064
Course name
Studies of Religion I
Units
1
Male
3,579
Female
4,719
Non-binary
1
Total
8,299
Course name
Studies of Religion II
Units
2
Male
2,147
Female
3,627
Non-binary
2
Total
5,776

Languages

Course nameUnitsMaleFemaleNon-binaryTotal
Arabic Continuers2761170193
Arabic Extension11742059
Armenian Continuers21210022
Chinese and Literature21181490267
Chinese Beginners21717034
Chinese Continuers2941000194
Chinese Extension11835053
Chinese in Context236930129
Classical Greek Continuers2109019
Classical Greek Extension16006
Classical Hebrew Continuers2123015
Classical Hebrew Extension17108
Croatian Continuers20303
Dutch Continuers22305
Filipino Continuers21506
French Beginners2712310302
French Continuers21673450512
French Extension145680113
German Beginners22849077
German Continuers268940162
German Extension12217039
Hindi Continuers2722029
Hungarian Continuers285013
Indonesian and Literature21102
Indonesian Beginners2320023
Indonesian Continuers21236048
Indonesian Extension11809
Italian Beginners2611720233
Italian Continuers2671000167
Italian Extension11020030
Japanese Beginners22422862530
Japanese Continuers22623980660
Japanese Extension156890145
Japanese in Context21636052
Khmer Continuers275012
Korean and Literature21316029
Korean Beginners2221070129
Korean Continuers268014
Korean in Context22135056
Latin Continuers269910160
Latin Extension13557092
Macedonian Continuers247011
Modern Greek Beginners23155086
Modern Greek Continuers22641067
Modern Greek Extension1815023
Modern Hebrew Continuers2611017
Persian Continuers2420024
Polish Continuers2311014
Portuguese Continuers299018
Punjabi Continuers2914023
Russian Continuers2621027
Serbian Continuers2918027
Spanish Beginners2581350193
Spanish Continuers251770128
Spanish Extension11120031
Swedish Continuers266012
Tamil Continuers21430044
Turkish Continuers21123034
Vietnamese Continuers243670110
Course name
Arabic Continuers
Units
2
Male
76
Female
117
Non-binary
0
Total
193
Course name
Arabic Extension
Units
1
Male
17
Female
42
Non-binary
0
Total
59
Course name
Armenian Continuers
Units
2
Male
12
Female
10
Non-binary
0
Total
22
Course name
Chinese and Literature
Units
2
Male
118
Female
149
Non-binary
0
Total
267
Course name
Chinese Beginners
Units
2
Male
17
Female
17
Non-binary
0
Total
34
Course name
Chinese Continuers
Units
2
Male
94
Female
100
Non-binary
0
Total
194
Course name
Chinese Extension
Units
1
Male
18
Female
35
Non-binary
0
Total
53
Course name
Chinese in Context
Units
2
Male
36
Female
93
Non-binary
0
Total
129
Course name
Classical Greek Continuers
Units
2
Male
10
Female
9
Non-binary
0
Total
19
Course name
Classical Greek Extension
Units
1
Male
6
Female
0
Non-binary
0
Total
6
Course name
Classical Hebrew Continuers
Units
2
Male
12
Female
3
Non-binary
0
Total
15
Course name
Classical Hebrew Extension
Units
1
Male
7
Female
1
Non-binary
0
Total
8
Course name
Croatian Continuers
Units
2
Male
0
Female
3
Non-binary
0
Total
3
Course name
Dutch Continuers
Units
2
Male
2
Female
3
Non-binary
0
Total
5
Course name
Filipino Continuers
Units
2
Male
1
Female
5
Non-binary
0
Total
6
Course name
French Beginners
Units
2
Male
71
Female
231
Non-binary
0
Total
302
Course name
French Continuers
Units
2
Male
167
Female
345
Non-binary
0
Total
512
Course name
French Extension
Units
1
Male
45
Female
68
Non-binary
0
Total
113
Course name
German Beginners
Units
2
Male
28
Female
49
Non-binary
0
Total
77
Course name
German Continuers
Units
2
Male
68
Female
94
Non-binary
0
Total
162
Course name
German Extension
Units
1
Male
22
Female
17
Non-binary
0
Total
39
Course name
Hindi Continuers
Units
2
Male
7
Female
22
Non-binary
0
Total
29
Course name
Hungarian Continuers
Units
2
Male
8
Female
5
Non-binary
0
Total
13
Course name
Indonesian and Literature
Units
2
Male
1
Female
1
Non-binary
0
Total
2
Course name
Indonesian Beginners
Units
2
Male
3
Female
20
Non-binary
0
Total
23
Course name
Indonesian Continuers
Units
2
Male
12
Female
36
Non-binary
0
Total
48
Course name
Indonesian Extension
Units
1
Male
1
Female
8
Non-binary
0
Total
9
Course name
Italian Beginners
Units
2
Male
61
Female
172
Non-binary
0
Total
233
Course name
Italian Continuers
Units
2
Male
67
Female
100
Non-binary
0
Total
167
Course name
Italian Extension
Units
1
Male
10
Female
20
Non-binary
0
Total
30
Course name
Japanese Beginners
Units
2
Male
242
Female
286
Non-binary
2
Total
530
Course name
Japanese Continuers
Units
2
Male
262
Female
398
Non-binary
0
Total
660
Course name
Japanese Extension
Units
1
Male
56
Female
89
Non-binary
0
Total
145
Course name
Japanese in Context
Units
2
Male
16
Female
36
Non-binary
0
Total
52
Course name
Khmer Continuers
Units
2
Male
7
Female
5
Non-binary
0
Total
12
Course name
Korean and Literature
Units
2
Male
13
Female
16
Non-binary
0
Total
29
Course name
Korean Beginners
Units
2
Male
22
Female
107
Non-binary
0
Total
129
Course name
Korean Continuers
Units
2
Male
6
Female
8
Non-binary
0
Total
14
Course name
Korean in Context
Units
2
Male
21
Female
35
Non-binary
0
Total
56
Course name
Latin Continuers
Units
2
Male
69
Female
91
Non-binary
0
Total
160
Course name
Latin Extension
Units
1
Male
35
Female
57
Non-binary
0
Total
92
Course name
Macedonian Continuers
Units
2
Male
4
Female
7
Non-binary
0
Total
11
Course name
Modern Greek Beginners
Units
2
Male
31
Female
55
Non-binary
0
Total
86
Course name
Modern Greek Continuers
Units
2
Male
26
Female
41
Non-binary
0
Total
67
Course name
Modern Greek Extension
Units
1
Male
8
Female
15
Non-binary
0
Total
23
Course name
Modern Hebrew Continuers
Units
2
Male
6
Female
11
Non-binary
0
Total
17
Course name
Persian Continuers
Units
2
Male
4
Female
20
Non-binary
0
Total
24
Course name
Polish Continuers
Units
2
Male
3
Female
11
Non-binary
0
Total
14
Course name
Portuguese Continuers
Units
2
Male
9
Female
9
Non-binary
0
Total
18
Course name
Punjabi Continuers
Units
2
Male
9
Female
14
Non-binary
0
Total
23
Course name
Russian Continuers
Units
2
Male
6
Female
21
Non-binary
0
Total
27
Course name
Serbian Continuers
Units
2
Male
9
Female
18
Non-binary
0
Total
27
Course name
Spanish Beginners
Units
2
Male
58
Female
135
Non-binary
0
Total
193
Course name
Spanish Continuers
Units
2
Male
51
Female
77
Non-binary
0
Total
128
Course name
Spanish Extension
Units
1
Male
11
Female
20
Non-binary
0
Total
31
Course name
Swedish Continuers
Units
2
Male
6
Female
6
Non-binary
0
Total
12
Course name
Tamil Continuers
Units
2
Male
14
Female
30
Non-binary
0
Total
44
Course name
Turkish Continuers
Units
2
Male
11
Female
23
Non-binary
0
Total
34
Course name
Vietnamese Continuers
Units
2
Male
43
Female
67
Non-binary
0
Total
110

Technology

Course nameUnitsMaleFemaleNon-binaryTotal
Agriculture271073911,450
Design and Technology22,0731,72423,799
Engineering Studies22,30928502,594
Food Technology21,2442,61313,858
Industrial Technology24,7511,09625,849
Information Processes and Technology21,46130811,770
Software Design and Development21,47818141,663
Textiles and Design2641,34601,410
Course name
Agriculture
Units
2
Male
710
Female
739
Non-binary
1
Total
1,450
Course name
Design and Technology
Units
2
Male
2,073
Female
1,724
Non-binary
2
Total
3,799
Course name
Engineering Studies
Units
2
Male
2,309
Female
285
Non-binary
0
Total
2,594
Course name
Food Technology
Units
2
Male
1,244
Female
2,613
Non-binary
1
Total
3,858
Course name
Industrial Technology
Units
2
Male
4,751
Female
1,096
Non-binary
2
Total
5,849
Course name
Information Processes and Technology
Units
2
Male
1,461
Female
308
Non-binary
1
Total
1,770
Course name
Software Design and Development
Units
2
Male
1,478
Female
181
Non-binary
4
Total
1,663
Course name
Textiles and Design
Units
2
Male
64
Female
1,346
Non-binary
0
Total
1,410

Creative Arts

Course nameUnitsMaleFemaleNon-binaryTotal
Dance2357440779
Drama21,1022,214163,332
Music 122,3342,07854,417
Music 223733540727
Music Extension11852040389
Visual Arts22,3516,318188,687
Course name
Dance
Units
2
Male
35
Female
744
Non-binary
0
Total
779
Course name
Drama
Units
2
Male
1,102
Female
2,214
Non-binary
16
Total
3,332
Course name
Music 1
Units
2
Male
2,334
Female
2,078
Non-binary
5
Total
4,417
Course name
Music 2
Units
2
Male
373
Female
354
Non-binary
0
Total
727
Course name
Music Extension
Units
1
Male
185
Female
204
Non-binary
0
Total
389
Course name
Visual Arts
Units
2
Male
2,351
Female
6,318
Non-binary
18
Total
8,687

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

Course nameUnitsMaleFemaleNon-binaryTotal
Community and Family Studies29808,31679,303
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education27,7309,395017,125
Course name
Community and Family Studies
Units
2
Male
980
Female
8,316
Non-binary
7
Total
9,303
Course name
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
Units
2
Male
7,730
Female
9,395
Non-binary
0
Total
17,125
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