Course completions
This data reports on the number of students who completed a Board Developed HSC course in 2023. View the number of students for courses in general education, Languages, VET, and Life Skills.
About the statistics
The tables on this page refer to the number of students who satisfactorily completed Board Developed HSC courses in 2023. These courses contribute to the six units (including English) of Board Developed courses requirement for the award of the HSC.
All students who completed the course are included in these figures. Completed courses are reported on the HSC record of achievement.
This data is taken from 22 January 2024.
| Course Name | Units | Male | Female | Non-Binary | Total |
| Aboriginal Studies | 2 | 201 | 577 | 3 | 781 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 698 | 718 | 2 | 1,418 |
| Ancient History | 2 | 2,909 | 3,767 | 7 | 6,683 |
| Biology | 2 | 6,974 | 12,404 | 8 | 19,386 |
| Business Studies | 2 | 10,150 | 8,555 | 5 | 18,710 |
| Chemistry | 2 | 5,205 | 4,682 | 6 | 9,893 |
| Community and Family Studies | 2 | 936 | 8,158 | 7 | 9,101 |
| Dance | 2 | 35 | 742 | 0 | 777 |
| Design and Technology | 2 | 2,066 | 1,715 | 2 | 3,783 |
| Drama | 2 | 1,097 | 2,211 | 16 | 3,324 |
| Earth and Environmental Science | 2 | 1,257 | 1,295 | 2 | 2,554 |
| Economics | 2 | 3,621 | 1,893 | 0 | 5,514 |
| Engineering Studies | 2 | 2,273 | 283 | 0 | 2,556 |
| English Studies | 2 | 5,379 | 3,713 | 5 | 9,097 |
| English Studies Examination | 2 | 718 | 511 | 1 | 1,230 |
| English Standard | 2 | 15,822 | 15,857 | 16 | 31,695 |
| English Advanced | 2 | 10,320 | 14,757 | 25 | 25,102 |
| English EAL/D | 2 | 571 | 633 | 0 | 1,204 |
| English Extension 1 | 1 | 1,029 | 2,634 | 9 | 3,672 |
| English Extension 2 | 1 | 347 | 1,055 | 7 | 1,409 |
| Food Technology | 2 | 1,190 | 2,552 | 1 | 3,743 |
| Geography | 2 | 2,228 | 1,796 | 0 | 4,024 |
| Industrial Technology | 2 | 4,721 | 1,086 | 2 | 5,809 |
| Information Processes and Technology | 2 | 1,434 | 304 | 1 | 1,739 |
| Investigating Science | 2 | 1,610 | 1,264 | 1 | 2,875 |
| Legal Studies | 2 | 3,578 | 6,656 | 9 | 10,243 |
| Mathematics Standard 1 | 2 | 3,228 | 2,260 | 1 | 5,489 |
| Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | 2 | 787 | 821 | 1 | 1,609 |
| Mathematics Standard 2 | 2 | 14,641 | 16,155 | 12 | 30,808 |
| Mathematics Extension 1 | 2 | 5,056 | 3,330 | 4 | 8,390 |
| Mathematics Advanced | 2 | 8,786 | 7,637 | 7 | 16,430 |
| Mathematics Extension 2 | 2 | 2,184 | 1,087 | 2 | 3,273 |
| Modern History | 2 | 5,378 | 5,072 | 8 | 10,458 |
| History Extension | 1 | 682 | 1,047 | 1 | 1,730 |
| Music 1 | 2 | 2,311 | 2,063 | 6 | 4,380 |
| Music 2 | 2 | 374 | 353 | 0 | 727 |
| Music Extension | 1 | 185 | 201 | 0 | 386 |
| Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 2 | 7,588 | 9,282 | 1 | 16,871 |
| Physics | 2 | 6,227 | 1,695 | 2 | 7,924 |
| Science Extension | 1 | 325 | 469 | 0 | 794 |
| Society and Culture | 2 | 883 | 4,147 | 9 | 5,039 |
| Software Design and Development | 2 | 1,466 | 178 | 4 | 1,648 |
| Studies of Religion I | 1 | 3,539 | 4,699 | 2 | 8,240 |
| Studies of Religion II | 2 | 2,121 | 3,613 | 2 | 5,736 |
| Textiles and Design | 2 | 61 | 1,340 | 0 | 1,401 |
Visual Arts | 2 | 2,331 | 6,280 | 18 | 8,629 |
| ICF | Male | Female | Non-Binary | Total |
| Automotive | 450 | 46 | 1 | 497 |
| Business Services | 871 | 1,304 | 0 | 2,175 |
| Construction | 3,258 | 208 | 0 | 3,466 |
| Electrotechnology | 463 | 27 | 0 | 490 |
| Entertainment Industry | 456 | 502 | 3 | 961 |
| Financial Services | 61 | 33 | 0 | 94 |
| Hospitality | 2,215 | 4,722 | 7 | 6,944 |
| Human Services | 90 | 742 | 0 | 832 |
| Information and Digital Technology | 451 | 99 | 1 | 551 |
| Primary Industries | 514 | 400 | 0 | 914 |
| Retail Services | 572 | 961 | 0 | 1,533 |
| Tourism, Travel and Events | 20 | 126 | 0 | 146 |
| Course Name | Units | Male | Female | Non-Binary | Total |
| Arabic Continuers | 2 | 76 | 116 | 0 | 192 |
| Arabic Extension | 1 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 59 |
| Armenian Continuers | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| Chinese Beginners | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| Chinese Continuers | 2 | 94 | 99 | 0 | 193 |
| Chinese in Context | 2 | 35 | 93 | 0 | 128 |
| Chinese and Literature | 2 | 114 | 147 | 0 | 261 |
| Chinese Extension | 1 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 52 |
| Classical Greek Continuers | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Classical Greek Extension | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Classical Hebrew Continuers | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Classical Hebrew Extension | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Croatian Continuers | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dutch Continuers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Filipino Continuers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| French Beginners | 2 | 69 | 229 | 0 | 298 |
| French Continuers | 2 | 166 | 345 | 0 | 511 |
| French Extension | 1 | 45 | 68 | 0 | 113 |
| German Beginners | 2 | 28 | 49 | 0 | 77 |
| German Continuers | 2 | 68 | 94 | 0 | 162 |
| German Extension | 1 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| Hindi Continuers | 2 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| Hungarian Continuers | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Indonesian Beginners | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Indonesian Continuers | 2 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 48 |
| Indonesian and Literature | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Indonesian Extension | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Italian Beginners | 2 | 60 | 172 | 0 | 232 |
| Italian Continuers | 2 | 67 | 100 | 0 | 167 |
| Italian Extension | 1 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| Japanese Beginners | 2 | 238 | 285 | 2 | 525 |
| Japanese Continuers | 2 | 262 | 397 | 0 | 659 |
| Japanese in Context | 2 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 51 |
| Japanese Extension | 1 | 56 | 89 | 0 | 145 |
| Khmer Continuers | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Korean Beginners | 2 | 22 | 107 | 0 | 129 |
| Korean Continuers | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Korean in Context | 2 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 56 |
| Korean and Literature | 2 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| Latin Continuers | 2 | 69 | 91 | 0 | 160 |
| Latin Extension | 1 | 35 | 57 | 0 | 92 |
| Macedonian Continuers | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Modern Greek Beginners | 2 | 31 | 55 | 0 | 86 |
| Modern Greek Continuers | 2 | 26 | 41 | 0 | 67 |
| Modern Greek Extension | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| Modern Hebrew Continuers | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Persian Continuers | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| Polish Continuers | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Portuguese Continuers | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Punjabi Continuers | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| Russian Continuers | 2 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| Serbian Continuers | 2 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| Spanish Beginners | 2 | 58 | 134 | 0 | 192 |
| Spanish Continuers | 2 | 51 | 77 | 0 | 128 |
| Spanish Extension | 1 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| Swedish Continuers | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Tamil Continuers | 2 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 42 |
| Turkish Continuers | 2 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 34 |
| Vietnamese Continuers | 2 | 43 | 67 | 0 | 110 |
| Course Name | Units | Male | Female | Non-Binary | Total |
| Aboriginal Studies Life Skills | 2 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 50 |
| Agriculture Life Skills | 2 | 48 | 26 | 0 | 74 |
| Ancient History Life Skills | 2 | 77 | 34 | 0 | 111 |
| Business and Economics Life Skills | 2 | 68 | 36 | 0 | 104 |
| Chemical World Science Life Skills | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Citizenship and Legal Studies Life Skills | 2 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 53 |
| Community and Family Studies Life Skills | 2 | 90 | 139 | 0 | 229 |
| Creative Arts Life Skills | 2 | 298 | 146 | 0 | 444 |
| Dance Life Skills | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Design and Technology Life Skills | 2 | 56 | 28 | 1 | 85 |
| Drama Life Skills | 2 | 37 | 40 | 0 | 77 |
| Earth and Space Science Life Skills | 2 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 78 |
| English Life Skills | 2 | 1,303 | 650 | 1 | 1,954 |
| Food Technology Life Skills | 2 | 332 | 195 | 0 | 527 |
| Geography Life Skills | 2 | 80 | 31 | 0 | 111 |
| Human Society and its Environment Life Skills | 2 | 383 | 160 | 0 | 543 |
| Industrial Technology Life Skills | 2 | 145 | 27 | 0 | 172 |
| Information Processes and Technology Life Skills | 2 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 67 |
| Investigating Science Life Skills | 2 | 264 | 124 | 0 | 388 |
| Living World Science Life Skills | 2 | 115 | 74 | 0 | 189 |
| Mathematics Life Skills | 2 | 1,148 | 532 | 1 | 1,681 |
| Modern History Life Skills | 2 | 101 | 39 | 0 | 140 |
| Music Life Skills | 2 | 111 | 58 | 0 | 169 |
| Personal Development, Health & PE Life Skills | 2 | 812 | 294 | 0 | 1,106 |
| Physical World Science Life Skills | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Society and Culture Life Skills | 2 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 46 |
| Studies of Religion I Life Skills | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Studies of Religion II Life Skills | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| Technology Life Skills | 2 | 270 | 87 | 0 | 357 |
| Textiles and Design Life Skills | 2 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Visual Arts Life Skills | 2 | 286 | 217 | 1 | 504 |
| Work and the Community Life Skills | 2 | 766 | 342 | 0 | 1,108 |
Participation by Learning Area (non-VET)
| Learning Area | Number of students | % of HSC cohort |
| English | 67,259 | 100% |
| Mathematics | 57,129 | 85% |
| Science | 31,765 | 47% |
| Human Society and its Environment | 50,367 | 75% |
| Languages | 4,629 | 7% |
| Technological and Applied Studies | 20,445 | 30% |
| Creative Arts | 17,315 | 26% |
| PDHPE | 27,215 | 40% |
Participation by other course category
| Category | Number of students | % of HSC cohort |
| Vocational Education and Training | 20,031 | 30% |
| Life Skills | 2,146 | 3% |
| Board Endorsed Course | 11,447 | 17% |
| Course with Practical or Performance examinations | 27,411 | 41% |