Notice information
- Topic
- Curriculum, Curriculum reform
- Learning Area
- Life Skills, PDHPE
- Stages
- Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12)
The course numbers have been published for Health and Movement Science 11–12.
Schools are required to submit entries in Schools Online for the award of the Higher School Certificate and the Record of School Achievement. To ensure student enrolment details are accurate, schools need to use the correct course number.
The course numbers have been published for Health and Movement Science 11–12.
For students entering Year 11 in 2025:
The table below provides the courses and their numbers. Links to new syllabuses on the NSW Curriculum website are provided, which include assessment information and support materials.
Course name | Year 11 course number | Commence Year 11 | Year 12 course number | First HSC exam |
---|---|---|---|---|
Health and Movement Science | 11390 | 2025 | 15410 | 2026 |
Health and Movement Science Life Skills | 16622 | 2025 | 16622 | N/A |
Schools delivering a compressed curriculum model for Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Stage 6 to be assessed in the 2025 HSC exam must follow all HSC requirements detailed in ACE 13.2 Compressed Curriculum. More information is available.
Schools will need to enrol students studying Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Stage 6 in a compressed curriculum model in 2025 into the preliminary component – 11300 PDHPE (2 units – Preliminary) or 16620 PDHPE Life Skills (2 units – Preliminary). Please contact records@nesa.nsw.edu.au to support this enrolment.
If an accelerated student completes the HSC for the existing course in 2025, should they attempt the new course within the five-year accumulation period, the latest attempt will void the previous result for the Higher School Certificate.
Rules and procedures regarding course entries for Preliminary and HSC courses can be found at ACE 3.3 Course entries, changes and exclusions. An information sheet has been published to help schools understand the clarifications in this group of new ACE rules. Clarifications relate to preliminary and HSC course commencement, course eligibility, course entries, changes and exclusions.
For enquiries related to curriculum and syllabus implementation please contact Curriculum on (02) 9367 8333 or by email at curriculum@nesa.nsw.edu.au
For enquiries related to student entries please contact Student Records on (02) 9367 8001 or by email at records@nesa.nsw.edu.au