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HSC Examination Statistics 1996

The Higher School Certificate Examination Statistics report provides a statistical view of the candidature, the courses and the scaling of marks for a particular year while also serving as a public record of the Higher School Certificate Examination. The statistical tables can provide a valuable resource for teachers and researchers, with comparisons able to be made both within a single year and over an extended period of time.

Each subject is provided below as a one-page Adobe Acrobat file, each about 8k in size. Alternatively, you can download one 192-page file (780k) containing all of the subjects.

HSC Subject and Course
Total no. of candidates
Aboriginal Studies
607
20600 2u Aboriginal Studies
607
Accounts Clerical
374
21801 2u Accounting
374
Agriculture
1764
21810 2u Agriculture
21810 2u Agriculture (3u on 2/3u paper)
1413
21811 3u Agriculture
351
Ancient History
6547
20621 2u Ancient History (P & T)
2296
20630 2u Ancient History
20630 2u Ancient History (3u on 2/3u paper)
2756
20631 3u Ancient History
1495
Applied Studies
1116
21905 1u Applied Studies
1116
Arabic
399
21200 2u Arabic Z
37
21201 2u Arabic (General)
170
21202 2u Arabic
21202 2u Arabic (3u on 2/3u paper)
21202 2u Arabic (2u and 3u on 2/3u paper)
57
21203 3u Arabic
135
Armenian
37
21208 2u Armenian
37
Biology
14199
20260 2u Biology
14199
Business Studies
12576
20640 2u Business Studies
20640 2u Business Studies (3u on 2/3u paper)
9608
20641 3u Business Studies
2968
Chemistry
10383
20270 2u Chemistry
10383
Chinese
687
21220 2u Chinese Z
32
21222 2u Chinese (BS)
21222 2u Chinese (BS) (3u on 2/3u paper)
247
21223 3u Chinese (BS)
376
21224 2u Chinese
21224 2u Chinese (3u on 2/3u paper)
19
21225 3u Chinese
13
Classical Ballet
34
22200 2u Classical Ballet
22200 2u Classical Ballet (3u on 2/3u paper)
26
22201 3u Classical Ballet
8
Classical Greek
13
21232 2u Classical Greek
21232 2u Classical Greek (3u on 2/3u paper)
21232 2u Classical Greek (2u and 3u on 2/3u paper)
3
21233 3u Classical Greek
10
Computing Studies
12081
21819 2u Computing Studies (Gen)
3782
21820 2u Computing Studies
21820 2u Computing Studies (3u on 2/3u paper)
6835
21821 3u Computing Studies
1464
Croatian
45
21240 2u Croatian
45
Czech
4
21250 2u Czech
4
Dance
237
22210 2u Dance
237
Design and Technology
5028
21880 2u Design and Technology
21880 2u Design and Technology (3u on 2/3u paper)
4452
21881 3u Design and Technology
576
Distinction Courses
40
25010 2u Comparative Literature
4
25020 2u Cosmology
13
25030 2u Philosophy
23
Drama
2850
22220 2u Drama
2850
Dutch
3
21262 2u Dutch
3
Economics
7790
20650 2u Economics
20650 2u Economics (3u on 2/3u paper)
5644
20651 3u Economics
2146
Electronics Technology
211
21830 2u Electronics Technology
211
Engineering Science
1757
21840 2u Engineering Science
21840 2u Engineering Science (3u on 2/3u paper)
1500
21841 3u Engineering Science
257
English
56042
20050 2u Contemporary English
18390
20060 2u English (General)
29863
20070 2u English
20070 2u English (3u on 2/3u paper)
6050
20071 3u English
1739
Estonian
1
21270 2u Estonian
1
Food Technology
3660
21870 2u Food Technology
21870 2u Food Technology (3u on 2/3u paper)
3116
21871 3u Food Technology
544
French
1453
21280 2u French Z
483
21281 2u French (General)
444
21282 2u French
21282 2u French (3u on 2/3u paper)
342
21283 3u French
184
General Science
2057
20300 2u General Science
2057
General Studies
17136
20660 1u General Studies
17136
Geography
9182
20670 2u Geography
20670 2u Geography (3u on 2/3u paper)
6307
20671 3u Geography
2768
20672 2u Geography
20672 2u Geography (3u on 2/3u paper)
105
20673 3u Geography
2
Geology
239
20280 2u Geology
239
German
731
21290 2u German Z
171
21291 2u German (General)
180
21292 2u German
21292 2u German (3u on 2/3u paper)
198
21293 3u German
182
Hebrew
72
21301 2u Hebrew (General)
47
21302 2u Hebrew
21302 2u Hebrew (3u on 2/3u paper)
16
21303 3u Hebrew
9
Hindi
12
21305 2u Hindi
12
Hungarian
14
21310 2u Hungarian
14
Indonesian
357
21320 2u Indonesian Z
105
21322 2u Indonesian
21322 2u Indonesian (3u on 2/3u paper)
102
21323 3u Indonesian
52
21324 2u Indonesian (BS)
21324 2u Indonesian (BS) (3u on 2/3u paper)
58
21325 3u Indonesian (BS)
40
Industry Studies
1477
20675 2u Ind Stud - Retail (HSIE)
162
21865 2u Ind Stud - Hospitality
960
21866 2u Ind Stud - Metal & Engin.
280
21867 2u Ind Stud - Retail (TAS)
75
Italian
678
21330 2u Italian Z
227
21332 2u Italian
21332 2u Italian (3u on 2/3u paper)
356
21333 3u Italian
95
Japanese
1746
21340 2u Japanese Z
586
21342 2u Japanese
21342 2u Japanese (3u on 2/3u paper)
770
21343 3u Japanese
314
21344 2u Japanese (BS)
76
Korean
170
21350 2u Korean Z
6
21354 2u Korean (BS)
21354 2u Korean (BS) (3u on 2/3u paper)
67
21355 3u Korean (BS)
97
Latin
153
21362 2u Latin
21362 2u Latin (3u on 2/3u paper)
71
21363 3u Latin
82
Latvian
4
21370 2u Latvian
4
Legal Studies
7983
20680 2u Legal Studies
20680 2u Legal Studies (3u on 2/3u paper)
6409
20681 3u Legal Studies
1574
Life Management Studies
2925
22300 2u Life Man. Studies
22300 2u Life Man. Studies (3u on 2/3u paper)
2134
22301 3u Life Man. Studies
791
Lithuanian
3
21380 2u Lithuanian
3
Macedonian
88
21390 2u Macedonian
88
Malay
130
21392 2u Malay (BS)
21392 2u Malay (BS) (3u on 2/3u paper)
100
21393 3u Malay (BS)
30
Maltese
2
21395 2u Maltese
2
Mathematics
55065
20150 2u Mathematics in Practice
4913
20160 2u Mathematics in Society
23047
20170 2u Mathematics
20170 2u Mathematics (3u on 2/3u paper)
16506
20171 3u Mathematics
20171 3u Mathematics (4u on 3/4u paper)
8343
20172 4u Mathematics
2256
Modern Greek
405
21400 2u Modern Greek Z
13
21402 2u Modern Greek
21402 2u Modern Greek (3u on 2/3u paper)
170
21403 3u Modern Greek
222
Modern History
10652
20690 2u Modern History (P & E)
3820
20700 2u Modern History
20700 2u Modern History (3u on 2/3u paper)
4860
20701 3u Modern History
1972
Music (AMEB)
175
22240 2u Music (AMEB)
104
22241 3u Music (AMEB)
71
Music (Board)
3058
22230 2u Music (Board) Course 1
2396
22231 2u Music (Board)
22231 2u Music (Board) (3u on 2/3u paper)
259
22232 3u Music (Board)
403
Persian
39
21405 2u Persian
39
Personal Development, Health & PE
7973
22600 2u Pers Dev, Health & PE
7973
Physics
9404
20290 2u Physics
9404
Polish
33
21410 2u Polish
33
Portuguese
15
21415 2u Portuguese
15
Rural Technology
75
21890 2u Rural Technology
75
Russian
56
21420 2u Russian Z
4
21422 2u Russian
21422 2u Russian (3u on 2/3u paper)
16
21423 3u Russian
36
Science
729
20250 3u Science
204
20251 4u Science
525
Science for Life
4350
20310 2u Science for Life
4350
Serbian
49
21430 2u Serbian
49
Sheep Husbandry & Wool Technology
28
21900 2u Sheep Husb & Wool Tech
28
Society and Culture
2691
20720 2u Society & Culture
20720 2u Society & Culture
2055
20721 3u Society & Culture
636
Spanish
415
21450 2u Spanish Z
102
21452 2u Spanish
21452 2u Spanish (3u on 2/3u paper)
177
21453 3u Spanish
136
Studies of Religion
5899
20710 2u Studies of Religion
463
20711 1u Studies of Religion
5436
Swedish
11
21445 2u Swedish
11
Textiles and Design
920
21920 2u Textiles & Design
21920 2u Textiles & Design
664
21921 3u Textiles & Design
256
Thai
12
21455 2u Thai Z
12
Travel
622
21930 2u Travel
622
Turkish
108
21460 2u Turkish
21460 2u Turkish (3u on 2/3u paper)
21460 2u Turkish (2u and 3u on 2/3u paper)
36
21461 3u Turkish
72
Ukrainian
7
21470 2u Ukrainian
7
Vietnamese
314
21480 2u Vietnamese
314
Visual Arts
8753
22250 2u Visual Arts
22250 2u Visual Arts (3u on 2/3u paper)
5019
22251 3u Visual Arts
3734

 

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