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2011 HSC course enrolments

In 2011 there are 72 391 students enrolled in the Higher School Certificate. To be enrolled a student must be undertaking at least one course.

The following tables - HSC courses, languages, life skills, VET - show the number of students enrolled in HSC courses as of 1 September 2011.

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HSC course Male
enrolments
%
Female
enrolments
%
Total Rank by
HSC course
enrolment
Aboriginal Studies
100
26%
286
74%
386
46
Agriculture
657
49%
677
51%
1334
37
Ancient History
5081
41%
7247
59%
12328
8
Biology
6605
39%
10376
61%
16981
5
Business Studies
7653
51%
7342
49%
14995
6
Chemistry
6172
55%
4982
45%
11154
9
Community and Family Studies
418
7%
5916
93%
6334
16
Dance
46
5%
812
95%
858
39
Design and Technology
1883
55%
1563
45%
3446
29
Drama
1349
28%
3458
72%
4807
22
Earth and Environmental Science
795
53%
709
47%
1504
36
Economics
3340
61%
2141
39%
5481
17
Engineering Studies
1680
96%
78
4%
1758
34
English (Advanced)
11344
52%
15945
48%
27289
3
English (Standard)
18026
42%
16903
58%
34929
1
English as a Second Language
1494
51%
1447
49%
2941
30
English Extension 1
1900
35%
3532
65%
5432
19
English Extension 2
724
33%
1491
67%
2215
32
Food Technology
1002
26%
2904
74%
3906
27
General Mathematics
15866
49%
16238
51%
32104
2
Geography
2382
53%
2096
47%
4478
24
History Extension
794
37%
1378
63%
2172
33
Industrial Technology
4216
90%
455
10%
4671
23
Information Processes and Technology
3180
75%
1081
25%
4261
25
Legal Studies
3557
38%
5713
62%
9270
14
Mathematics
9142
54%
7842
46%
16984
4
Mathematics Extension 1
5278
59%
3736
41%
9014
15
Mathematics Extension 2
2219
64%
1257
36%
3476
28
Modern History
4660
45%
5642
55%
10302
10
Music 1
2805
55%
2267
45%
5072
20
Music 2
350
47%
390
53%
740
42
Music Extension
226
47%
251
53%
477
45
PDHPE*
6807
47%
7635
53%
14442
7
Physics
7337
77%
2156
23%
9493
13
Senior Science
2891
53%
2584
47%
5475
18
Society and Culture
732
18%
3322
82%
4054
26
Software Design and Development
1560
93%
116
7%
1676
35
Studies of Religion I
4397
46%
5116
54%
9513
12
Studies of Religion II
1631
34%
3199
66%
4830
21
Textiles and Design
38
2%
2313
98%
2351
31
Visual Arts
2844
29%
6961
71%
9805
11

*Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

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2011 HSC Language course enrolments

Language Male
enrolments
%
Female
enrolments
%
Total Rank by
Languages
enrolment
Arabic Beginners
4
40%
6
60%
10
51
Arabic Continuers
73
31%
161
69%
234
10
Arabic Extension
22
35%
41
65%
63
26
Armenian Continuers
8
53%
7
47%
15
47
Chinese Background Speakers
453
47%
510
53%
963
1
Chinese Beginners
11
41%
16
59%
27
38
Chinese Continuers
51
50%
50
50%
101
19
Chinese Extension
17
55%
14
45%
31
24
Classical Greek Continuers
14
82%
3
18%
17
45
Classical Greek Extension
7
78%
2
22%
9
52
Classical Hebrew Continuers
8
29%
20
71%
28
37
Classical Hebrew Extension
6
35%
11
65%
17
46
Croatian Continuers
3
21%
11
79%
14
48
Dutch Continuers
1
50%
1
50%
2
59
Filipino Continuers
18
51%
17
49%
35
33
French Beginners
113
18%
512
82%
625
4
French Continuers
235
28%
600
72%
835
2
French Extension
71
31%
157
69%
228
11
German Beginners
34
29%
84
71%
118
16
German Continuers
101
37%
171
63%
272
8
German Extension
33
38%
53
62%
86
22
Hindi Continuers
6
32%
13
68%
19
42
Hungarian Continuers
3
60%
2
40%
5
55
Indonesian Background Speakers
39
44%
50
56%
89
21
Indonesian Beginners
23
35%
43
65%
66
24
Indonesian Continuers
20
26%
57
74%
77
23
Indonesian Extension
7
35%
13
65%
20
41
Italian Beginners
92
25%
281
75%
373
6
Italian Continuers
74
27%
200
73%
274
7
Italian Extension
18
27%
48
73%
66
25
Japanese Background Speakers
15
48%
16
52%
31
35
Japanese Beginners
205
38%
336
62%
541
5
Japanese Continuers
256
32%
546
68%
802
3
Japanese Extension
86
32%
184
68%
270
9
Khmer Continuers
6
46%
7
54%
13
49
Korean Background Speakers
49
47%
56
53%
105
18
Korean Continuers
1
17%
5
83%
6
54
Latin Continuers
100
59%
70
41%
170
15
Latin Extension
64
63%
37
37%
101
20
Macedonian Continuers
6
32%
13
68%
19
43
Malay Background Speakers
0
0%
3
100%
3
57
Maltese Continuers
0
0%
3
100%
3
58
Modern Greek Beginners
13
57%
10
43%
23
39
Modern Greek Continuers
42
40%
64
60%
106
17
Modern Greek Extension
17
39%
27
61%
44
29
Modern Hebrew Continuers
7
17%
34
83%
41
32
Persian Background Speakers
18
42%
25
58%
43
30
Polish Continuers
15
35%
28
65%
43
31
Portuguese Continuers
4
57%
3
43%
7
53
Russian Background Speakers
7
30%
16
70%
23
40
Serbian Continuers
2
11%
17
89%
19
44
Spanish Beginners
60
32%
125
68%
185
12
Spanish Continuers
63
37%
108
63%
171
14
Spanish Extension
16
35%
30
65%
46
28
Swedish Continuers
7
64%
4
36%
11
50
Tamil Continuers
7
24%
22
76%
29
36
Turkish Continuers
18
35%
34
65%
52
27
Ukrainian Continuers
1
25%
3
75%
4
56
Vietnamese Continuers
73
40%
110
60%
183
13

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2011 HSC Life Skills enrolments

Life Skills Male
enrolments
%
Female
enrolments
%
Total Rank by
Life Skills
enrolment
Citizenship and Society Life Skills
412
60%
276
40%
688
6
Creative Arts Life Skills
302
57%
225
43%
527
7
Dance Life Skills
0
0%
6
100%
6
12
Drama Life Skills
19
53%
17
47%
36
11
English Life Skills
880
62%
537
38%
1417
1
Mathematics Life Skills
712
63%
427
37%
1139
2
Music Life Skills
24
62%
15
38%
39
10
Personal Development, Health & PE Life Skills
479
63%
286
37%
765
5
Science Life Skills
318
66%
162
34%
480
8
Technology & Applied Studies Life Skills
516
65%
276
35%
792
4
Visual Arts Life Skills
64
50%
65
50%
129
9
Work and the Community Life Skills
539
60%
357
40%
896
3

Life Skills courses do not have external HSC exams.

Life Skills courses

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2011 HSC VET Curriculum Frameworks enrolments

Vocational Education and
Training Curriculum Frameworks
Male
enrolments
%
Female
enrolments
%
Total Rank by
VET
enrolment
Accounting
225
50%
222
50%
447
11
Automotive
778
92%
65
8%
843
9
Business Services
625
24%
1943
76%
2568
3
Construction
2963
98%
63
2%
3026
2
Electrotechnology
382
98%
6
2%
388
12
Entertainment Industry
580
50%
569
50%
1149
7
Hospitality
2893
35%
5438
65%
8331
1
Information Technology
1636
80%
408
20%
2044
4
Metal & Engineering
1262
97%
41
3%
1303
6
Primary Industries
658
64%
378
36%
1036
8
Retail Services
515
27%
1367
73%
1882
5
Tourism and Events
49
9%
503
91%
552
10

Note: There are multiple courses available within each VET industry framework. Enrolment numbers in each course are combined to give the totals above.

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