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Leaving School in Australia - Year 12 State by State
A guide to Year 12 Certificates and Tertiary Entrance Requirements
in Australia
Published by the Board of Studies NSW for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment
and Certification Authorities (ACACA)
Life Skills Courses
Students with special education needs can meet requirements for the Higher School Certificate by doing a special program of study using a combination of:
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Board Developed Life Skills Courses and/or
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Board Developed Courses and/or
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Board Endorsed Courses (including Content Endorsed Courses).
This flexibility allows schools to develop an individualised program of study that challenges students according to their individual levels of need.
The Life Skills Courses have Board Developed status and can be used in place of other Board Developed Courses to meet requirements for the award of the Higher School Certificate. Each Life Skills course comprises a 2 unit Preliminary component and a 2 unit HSC component. The Life Skills Courses are:
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English Life Skills
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Mathematics Life Skills
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Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Life Skills
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Citizenship and Society Life Skills
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Science Life Skills
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Creative Arts Life Skills
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Technological and Applied Studies Life Skills
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Work and the Community Life Skills.
Completion (by the school) of an individual plan for each student is a condition of access to a special program of study involving Life Skills Courses for the Higher School Certificate. Principals are required by the Board to certify that the planning process has been undertaken.
