Statistics - HSC 1979-1988
Total Candidature by Subject
Subject |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
Mathematics |
31,897 |
29,702 |
28,991 |
21,929 |
32,056 |
34,652 |
35,218 |
38,464 |
41,866 |
48,418 |
Maths in Society |
|
|
|
7,132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Science |
4,472 |
3,208 |
2,681 |
2,390 |
2,982 |
3,967 |
4,195 |
4,255 |
4,206 |
4,241 |
Science 3/4 unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
634 |
753 |
801 |
Science Multi PH/CH/BIO |
1,407 |
1,013 |
839 |
509 |
290 |
208 |
106 |
|
|
|
Science Multi PH/CH/GEO |
92 |
86 |
71 |
40 |
42 |
21 |
1 |
|
|
|
Science (Physics) |
8,732 |
8,848 |
8,988 |
9,060 |
10,294 |
10,331 |
10,446 |
10,507 |
10,941 |
12,249 |
Science (Chemistry) |
9,157 |
9,773 |
9,884 |
10,026 |
11,123 |
11,236 |
11,677 |
11,989 |
12,384 |
13,789 |
Science (Biology) |
15,128 |
14,157 |
13,703 |
13,480 |
14,186 |
15,050 |
14,596 |
15,645 |
16,693 |
19,483 |
Science (Geology) |
1,099 |
898 |
1,087 |
535 |
1,106 |
1,160 |
934 |
926 |
919 |
916 |
English |
34,499 |
32,105 |
31,408 |
31,154 |
34,084 |
36,706 |
37,056 |
40,344 |
43,580 |
50,455 |
Agriculture |
1,495 |
1,449 |
1,536 |
1,542 |
1,706 |
2,032 |
2,039 |
2,235 |
2,358 |
2,393 |
History Modern |
13,143 |
12,054 |
11,854 |
11,435 |
12,022 |
12,442 |
11,470 |
11,730 |
12,281 |
15,040 |
History Ancient |
6,229 |
5,467 |
5,167 |
5,081 |
5,746 |
6,457 |
6,641 |
7,148 |
7,630 |
8,550 |
Geography |
15,303 |
13,182 |
12,550 |
12,138 |
12,991 |
14,105 |
13,780 |
14,297 |
15,516 |
16,881 |
Economics |
14,142 |
13,210 |
13,470 |
12,820 |
14,585 |
15,337 |
15,296 |
16,116 |
17,071 |
19,102 |
Economics & Society |
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Society and Culture |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,677 |
2,217 |
2,890 |
French |
2,489 |
2,515 |
2,357 |
2,556 |
2,471 |
2,581 |
2,543 |
2,599 |
2,700 |
2,914 |
German |
1,215 |
1,253 |
1,250 |
1,258 |
1,219 |
1,374 |
1,300 |
1,260 |
1,154 |
1,204 |
Latin |
188 |
154 |
185 |
192 |
155 |
217 |
205 |
203 |
189 |
217 |
Greek |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Modern Greek |
412 |
427 |
413 |
455 |
529 |
550 |
638 |
677 |
799 |
824 |
Classical Greek |
14 |
5 |
17 |
8 |
15 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
16 |
Italian |
309 |
318 |
446 |
530 |
563 |
581 |
728 |
803 |
846 |
808 |
Spanish |
89 |
93 |
111 |
133 |
130 |
102 |
121 |
159 |
220 |
231 |
Indonesian |
564 |
579 |
553 |
649 |
722 |
276 |
220 |
198 |
189 |
201 |
Bahasa Indonesia |
|
|
|
|
|
404 |
362 |
143 |
190 |
185 |
Russian |
43 |
36 |
58 |
40 |
41 |
26 |
18 |
28 |
31 |
27 |
Dutch |
13 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
17 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
15 |
7 |
Hebrew |
62 |
48 |
32 |
43 |
44 |
44 |
42 |
48 |
65 |
115 |
Chinese |
330 |
213 |
223 |
318 |
487 |
382 |
355 |
302 |
407 |
446 |
Japanese |
85 |
92 |
114 |
140 |
129 |
184 |
192 |
231 |
239 |
342 |
Slovenian |
10 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
Arabic |
|
85 |
113 |
94 |
116 |
146 |
178 |
194 |
197 |
229 |
Estonian |
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Czech |
5 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
8 |
Hungarian |
14 |
9 |
15 |
9 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
7 |
18 |
7 |
Latvian |
5 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
Lithuanian |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
Polish |
22 |
23 |
15 |
9 |
26 |
30 |
39 |
44 |
48 |
36 |
Serbo-Croatian |
25 |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Serbian |
|
|
21 |
21 |
22 |
17 |
26 |
31 |
33 |
32 |
Croatian |
|
|
19 |
28 |
28 |
59 |
52 |
76 |
75 |
60 |
Turkish |
35 |
29 |
35 |
58 |
54 |
87 |
97 |
119 |
121 |
142 |
Ukrainian |
27 |
|
12 |
8 |
18 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
Macedonian |
|
|
|
9 |
8 |
14 |
32 |
32 |
51 |
55 |
Vietnamese |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
295 |
318 |
Music (Board) |
915 |
1,099 |
1,184 |
1,262 |
1,608 |
2,011 |
2,039 |
2,424 |
2,647 |
3,120 |
Music(AMEB) |
246 |
248 |
162 |
459 |
138 |
102 |
87 |
91 |
143 |
174 |
Music (ASCM) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Art |
4,274 |
4,056 |
4,233 |
4,333 |
4,877 |
5,221 |
5,262 |
5,597 |
6,016 |
7,558 |
Industrial Arts |
3,010 |
2,899 |
2,813 |
2,939 |
3,762 |
4,262 |
4,677 |
3,285 |
3,233 |
|
Industrial Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,111 |
2,546 |
3,384 |
Engineering Science |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,726 |
Textiles & Design |
1,491 |
1,246 |
1,011 |
1,014 |
1,185 |
1,275 |
1,512 |
1,773 |
2,034 |
2,665 |
Food & Textile Science |
22 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home Science |
3,223 |
2,954 |
2,922 |
2,884 |
3,311 |
3,852 |
3,778 |
4,160 |
4,567 |
5,324 |
Sheep Husbandry |
48 |
71 |
76 |
81 |
95 |
92 |
131 |
103 |
101 |
133 |
Farm Mechanics |
24 |
40 |
61 |
62 |
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
General Studies |
18,275 |
17,268 |
17,184 |
17,142 |
18,203 |
18,767 |
18,498 |
18,291 |
17,812 |
19,089 |
Rural Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
101 |
112 |
138 |
137 |
133 |
Total Candidates |
34,921 |
32,498 |
31,788 |
31,551 |
34,540 |
37,208 |
37,529 |
40,814 |
44,075 |
51,020 |