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2017 HSC enrolments by course

Find out more about the course enrolments for the 2017 HSC.

  • General
    This table outlines enrolments in HSC Board Developed courses, excluding Language, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Life Skills courses. It also includes two large candidature Board Endorsed courses English Studies and Mathematics General 1. These two courses do not have external examinations.
  • VET
    This table outlines unique enrolments in HSC VET Industry Curriculum Framework courses, which are delivered by Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), including schools and colleges as part of a school system RTO, TAFE NSW Institutes and private providers. Each VET Industry Curriculum Framework includes multiple courses.
  • Languages
    This table outlines enrolments in HSC language courses.
  • Life skills
    This table outlines enrolments in HSC Life Skills courses which are available for students with special education needs for whom the regular outcomes and content are not appropriate. These courses are Board Developed and meet the requirements for the award of the HSC.

2017 HSC general enrolments

English

Course name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
English (Standard) 2 15692 50 15694 50 31386
English (Advanced) 2 11349 42 15576 58 26925
English as a Second Language 2 1094 46 1284 54 2378
English Extension 1 1 1486 34 2926 66 4412
English Extension 2 1 518 31 1164 69 1682
English Studies 2 5133 58 3647 42 8780

Mathematics

Course name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
Mathematics General 2 2 15768 49 16427 51 32195
Mathematics 2 9398 54 8035 46 17433
Mathematics Extension 1 2 5375 60 3620 40 8995
Mathematics Extension 2 2 2084 64 1177 36 3261
Mathematics General 1 2 2448 62 1504 38 3952

Science

Course name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
Biology 2 6954 38 11471 62 18425
Chemistry 2 6102 55 5025 45 11127
Earth and Environmental Science 2 978 56 776 44 1754
Physics 2 7464 77 2228 23 9692
Senior Science 2 3847 53 3419 47 7266

Human Society and Its Environment

Course name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
Aboriginal Studies 2 156 25 456 75 612
Ancient History 2 3953 44 5083 56 9036
Business Studies 2 9492 53 8389 47 17881
Economics 2 3458 65 1875 35 5333
Geography 2 2452 53 2206 47 4658
Legal Studies 2 4199 38 6845 62 11044
Modern History 2 5429 48 5909 52 11338
History Extension 1 786 38 1306 62 2092
Society and Culture 2 820 18 3737 82 4557
Studies of Religion I 1 4237 46 4982 54 9219
Studies of Religion II 2 2214 37 3822 63 6036

Technology

Course name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
Agriculture 2 663 45 803 55 1466
Design and Technology 2 1781 56 1411 44 3192
Engineering Studies 2 1831 92 169 8 2000
Food Technology 2 733 21 2681 79 3414
Industrial Technology 2 5012 86 815 14 5827
Information Processes and Technology 2 2226 81 522 19 2748
Software Design and Development 2 1688 91 161 9 1849
Textiles and Design 2 39 3 1450 97 1489

Creative Arts

Course name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
Dance 2 48 5 879 95 927
Drama 2 1600 34 3116 66 4716
Music 1 2 2311 48 2513 52 4824
Music 2 2 349 47 401 53 750
Music Extension 1 207 50 208 50 415
Visual Arts 2 2573 28 6572 72 9145

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

Course name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
Community and Family Studies 2 725 8 7881 92 8606
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 2 7190 45 8742 55 15932

2017 HSC VET Industry Curriculum Frameworks enrolments

Course name Male Male % Female Female % Total
Automotive 733 92 61 8 794
Business Services 650 28 1645 72 2295
Construction 3385 97 114 3 3499
Electrotechnology 429 98 7 2 436
Entertainment Industry 614 47 684 53 1298
Financial Services 82 63 49 37 131
Hospitality 2422 30 5521 70 7943
Human Services 61 8 723 92 784
Information and Digital Technology 909 86 146 14 1055
Metal and Engineering 938 95 47 5 985
Primary Industries 714 57 546 43 1260
Retail Services 626 32 1315 68 1941
Tourism, Travel and Events 54 12 409 88 463

2017 HSC Languages enrolments

Course name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
Arabic Beginners 2 0 0 1 100 1
Arabic Continuers 2 95 35 173 65 268
Arabic Extension 1 32 29 78 71 110
Armenian Continuers 2 12 48 13 52 25
Chinese and Literature 2 321 44 413 56 734
Chinese in Context 2 29 30 69 70 98
Chinese Beginners 2 29 45 36 55 65
Chinese Continuers 2 62 48 67 52 129
Chinese Extension 1 15 52 14 48 29
Classical Greek Continuers 2 18 67 9 33 27
Classical Greek Extension 1 13 68 6 32 19
Classical Hebrew Continuers 2 6 26 17 74 23
Classical Hebrew Extension 1 4 31 9 69 13
Croatian Continuers 2 3 38 5 63 8
Filipino Continuers 2 8 44 10 56 18
French Beginners 2 123 23 420 77 543
French Continuers 2 211 30 488 70 699
French Extension 1 61 37 106 63 167
German Beginners 2 46 41 67 59 113
German Continuers 2 96 42 131 58 227
German Extension 1 29 49 30 51 59
Hindi Continuers 2 11 46 13 54 24
Hungarian Continuers 2 1 25 3 75 4
Indonesian and Literature 2 25 34 49 66 74
Indonesian in Context 2 1 25 3 75 4
Indonesian Beginners 2 9 27 24 73 33
Indonesian Continuers 2 27 36 47 64 74
Indonesian Extension 1 3 33 6 67 9
Italian Beginners 2 75 22 265 78 340
Italian Continuers 2 107 38 175 62 282
Italian Extension 1 23 43 30 57 53
Japanese and Literature 2 7 50 7 50 14
Japanese in Context 2 6 21 22 79 28
Japanese Beginners 2 286 40 432 60 718
Japanese Continuers 2 245 36 437 64 682
Japanese Extension 1 63 39 100 61 163
Khmer Continuers 2 3 43 4 57 7
Korean and Literature 2 11 31 24 69 35
Korean in Context 2 16 25 48 75 64
Korean Beginners 2 13 14 82 86 95
Korean Continuers 2 0 0 4 100 4
Latin Continuers 2 93 58 68 42 161
Latin Extension 1 54 59 37 41 91
Macedonian Continuers 2 7 26 20 74 27
Maltese Continuers 2 1 50 1 50 2
Modern Greek Beginners 2 35 41 50 59 85
Modern Greek Continuers 2 31 39 48 61 79
Modern Greek Extension 1 16 44 20 56 36
Modern Hebrew Continuers 2 12 27 32 73 44
Persian Background Speakers 2 13 45 16 55 29
Polish Continuers 2 11 41 16 59 27
Portuguese Continuers 2 7 44 9 56 16
Punjabi Continuers 2 6 33 12 67 18
Russian Continuers 2 7 33 14 67 21
Serbian Continuers 2 11 50 11 50 22
Spanish Beginners 2 88 34 168 66 256
Spanish Continuers 2 47 27 124 73 171
Spanish Extension 1 15 28 39 72 54
Swedish Continuers 2 3 33 6 67 9
Tamil Continuers 2 9 33 18 67 27
Turkish Continuers 2 7 22 25 78 32
Ukrainian Continuers 2 5 100 0 0 5
Vietnamese Continuers 2 65 45 81 55 146

2017 HSC Life Skills enrolments

Course Name Units Male Male % Female Female % Total
Aboriginal Studies Life Skills 2 11 65 6 35 17
Agriculture Life Skills 2 52 74 18 26 70
Business and Economics Life Skills 2 32 67 16 33 48
Citizenship and Legal Studies Life Skills 2 24 50 24 50 48
Community and Family Studies Life Skills 2 75 43 99 57 174
Creative Arts Life Skills 2 272 62 167 38 439
Dance Life Skills 2 6 26 17 74 23
Design and Technology Life Skills 2 41 64 23 36 64
Drama Life Skills 2 52 64 29 36 81
English Life Skills 2 1039 66 541 34 1580
Food Technology Life Skills 2 228 64 127 36 355
Geography Life Skills 2 66 61 42 39 108
History Life Skills 2 125 68 60 32 185
Human Society and its Environment Life Skills 2 327 65 173 35 500
Industrial Technology Life Skills 2 135 92 12 8 147
Information Processes and Technology Life Skills 2 69 80 17 20 86
Mathematics Life Skills 2 1008 68 482 32 1490
Music Life Skills 2 82 62 50 38 132
Personal Development, Health & PE Life Skills 2 682 65 360 35 1042
Science Life Skills 2 511 69 230 31 741
Society and Culture Life Skills 2 21 54 18 46 39
Studies of Religion I Life Skills 1 9 31 20 69 29
Studies of Religion II Life Skills 2 9 53 8 47 17
Technology Life Skills 2 304 65 163 35 467
Textiles and Design Life Skills 2 1 7 13 93 14
Visual Arts Life Skills 2 268 63 157 37 425
Work and the Community Life Skills 2 409 62 248 38 657

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