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Board Developed Courses
Course name Units/Hours Male Female Total
Aboriginal Studies 2 unit (11000) 2 318 723 1041
Aboriginal Studies Life Skills 2 unit (16687) 2 16 19 35
Agriculture 2 unit (11010) 2 1058 1182 2240
Agriculture Life Skills 2 unit (16681) 2 48 22 70
Ancient History 2 unit (11020) 2 4363 5755 10118
Ancient History Life Skills 2 unit (16672) 2 65 32 97
Arabic Beginners 2 unit (11500) 2 0 2 2
Arabic Continuers 2 unit (11510) 2 141 225 366
Armenian Continuers 2 unit (11520) 2 15 10 25
Automotive 2 unit (26010) 2 70 2 72
Automotive 2 unit (26011) 2 689 42 731
Automotive 4 unit (26012) 4 77 4 81
Automotive Specialisation Study 1 unit (26023) 1 3 0 3
Automotive Specialisation Study 2 unit (26024) 2 8 0 8
Biology 2 unit (11030) 2 9553 15709 25262
Business and Economics Life Skills 2 unit (16688) 2 41 40 81
Business Services 2 unit (26100) 2 4 6 10
Business Services 2 unit (26101) 2 955 1731 2686
Business Services 4 unit (26102) 4 18 9 27
Business Studies 2 unit (11040) 2 12624 10747 23371
Chemical World Science Life Skills 2 unit (16648) 2 14 7 21
Chemistry 2 unit (11050) 2 7968 7394 15362
Chinese and Literature 2 unit (11555) 2 432 459 891
Chinese in Context 2 unit (11547) 2 47 101 148
Chinese Beginners 2 unit (11530) 2 25 46 71
Chinese Continuers 2 unit (11540) 2 135 136 271
Citizenship and Legal Studies Life Skills 2 unit (16689) 2 29 14 43
Classical Greek Continuers 2 unit (11560) 2 7 16 23
Classical Hebrew Continuers 2 unit (11570) 2 3 13 16
Community and Family Studies 2 unit (11060) 2 1226 9803 11029
Community and Family Studies Life Skills 2 unit (16697) 2 117 121 238
Construction 2 unit (26200) 2 44 0 44
Construction 2 unit (26201) 2 4744 216 4960
Construction 4 unit (26202) 4 47 1 48
Construction School-based Apprenticeship 2 unit (26291) 2 113 2 115
Construction School-based Apprenticeship 4 unit (26292) 4 12 0 12
Construction School-based Apprenticeship Specialisation 1 unit (26293) 1 8 0 8
Construction School-based Apprenticeship Specialisation 2 unit (26294) 2 2 0 2
Construction Specialisation Study 4 unit (26206) 4 4 0 4
Creative Arts Life Skills 2 unit (16650) 2 327 170 497
Croatian Continuers 2 unit (11580) 2 5 9 14
Dance 2 unit (11070) 2 64 1200 1264
Dance Life Skills 2 unit (16652) 2 14 30 44
Design and Technology 2 unit (11080) 2 2792 1917 4709
Design and Technology Life Skills 2 unit (16682) 2 48 29 77
Drama 2 unit (11090) 2 1824 3288 5112
Drama Life Skills 2 unit (16654) 2 51 36 87
Dutch Continuers 2 unit (11600) 2 0 2 2
Earth and Environmental Science 2 unit (11100) 2 1511 1339 2850
Earth and Space Science Life Skills 2 unit (16649) 2 42 13 55
Economics 2 unit (11110) 2 4715 2485 7200
Electrotechnology 2 unit (26300) 2 35 0 35
Electrotechnology 2 unit (26301) 2 609 14 623
Electrotechnology 4 unit (26302) 4 22 0 22
Electrotechnology Specialisation Study 1 unit (26313) 1 3 0 3
Electrotechnology Specialisation Study 2 unit (26314) 2 1 0 1
Engineering Studies 2 unit (11120) 2 3025 299 3324
English as a Second Language 2 unit (11160) 2 67 25 92
English Advanced 2 unit (11140) 2 12348 17103 29451
English Extension 1 unit (11150) 1 2269 3794 6063
English EAL/D 2 unit (11165) 2 1392 1299 2691
English Life Skills 2 unit (16600) 2 0 2 2
English Life Skills 2 unit (16601) 2 1219 608 1827
English Life Skills 2 unit (16602) 2 16 3 19
English Standard 2 unit (11130) 2 16852 16259 33111
English Studies 2 unit (30100) 2 172 126 298
English Studies 2 unit (30105) 2 5094 3023 8117
Entertainment Industry 2 unit (26400) 2 1 0 1
Entertainment Industry 2 unit (26401) 2 731 694 1425
Entertainment Industry Specialisation Study 1 unit (26403) 1 54 66 120
Filipino Continuers 2 unit (11620) 2 4 4 8
Financial Services 2 unit (27200) 2 0 1 1
Financial Services 2 unit (27201) 2 102 45 147
Financial Services 4 unit (27202) 4 0 1 1
Financial Services Specialisation Study 1 unit (27203) 1 0 1 1
Food Technology 2 unit (11180) 2 1232 3205 4437
Food Technology Life Skills 2 unit (16683) 2 298 181 479
French Beginners 2 unit (11630) 2 199 524 723
French Continuers 2 unit (11640) 2 252 631 883
Fundamentals of English (Part 1) 1 unit (11171) 1 15 14 29
Fundamentals of English (Part 2) 1 unit (11172) 1 123 151 274
Geography 2 unit (11190) 2 2864 2652 5516
Geography Life Skills 2 unit (16690) 2 95 37 132
German Beginners 2 unit (11650) 2 62 89 151
German Continuers 2 unit (11660) 2 129 133 262
Hindi Continuers 2 unit (11670) 2 9 8 17
History Life Skills 2 unit (16638) 2 4 2 6
Hospitality 2 unit (26510) 2 12 14 26
Hospitality 2 unit (26511) 2 3046 6078 9124
Hospitality 4 unit (26512) 4 13 26 39
Human Services 2 unit (27101) 2 73 788 861
Human Services 4 unit (27102) 4 6 119 125
Human Society and its Environment Life Skills 2 unit (16694) 2 477 212 689
Hungarian Continuers 2 unit (11680) 2 1 5 6
Indonesian and Literature 2 unit (11715) 2 1 11 12
Indonesian in Context 2 unit (11707) 2 4 8 12
Indonesian Beginners 2 unit (11690) 2 14 22 36
Indonesian Continuers 2 unit (11700) 2 21 69 90
Industrial Technology 2 unit (11200) 2 7512 1306 8818
Industrial Technology Life Skills 2 unit (16684) 2 160 25 185
Information and Digital Technology 2 unit (27300) 2 7 0 7
Information and Digital Technology 2 unit (27301) 2 803 133 936
Information and Digital Technology 4 unit (27302) 4 2 0 2
Information and Digital Technology Specialisation Study 1 unit (27303) 1 14 1 15
Information and Digital Technology Specialisation Study 2 unit (27304) 2 13 6 19
Information and Digital Technology Specialisation Study 3 unit (27305) 3 2 0 2
Information and Digital Technology Specialisation Study 4 unit (27306) 4 1 0 1
Information Processes and Technology 2 unit (11210) 2 2293 583 2876
Information Processes and Technology Life Skills 2 unit (16685) 2 53 16 69
Investigating Science 2 unit (11215) 2 2225 1486 3711
Investigating Science Life Skills 2 unit (16642) 2 358 133 491
Italian Beginners 2 unit (11720) 2 103 268 371
Italian Continuers 2 unit (11730) 2 97 236 333
Japanese and Literature 2 unit (11765) 2 8 9 17
Japanese in Context 2 unit (11757) 2 12 22 34
Japanese Beginners 2 unit (11740) 2 453 644 1097
Japanese Continuers 2 unit (11750) 2 314 535 849
Khmer Continuers 2 unit (11770) 2 2 9 11
Korean and Literature 2 unit (11805) 2 12 19 31
Korean in Context 2 unit (11797) 2 21 42 63
Korean Beginners 2 unit (11780) 2 29 134 163
Korean Continuers 2 unit (11790) 2 3 8 11
Latin Continuers 2 unit (11810) 2 92 75 167
Legal Studies 2 unit (11220) 2 5420 8966 14386
Living World Science Life Skills 2 unit (16644) 2 91 33 124
Macedonian Continuers 2 unit (11840) 2 7 7 14
Mathematics 2 unit (11240) 2 13549 11844 25393
Mathematics Extension 1 unit (11250) 1 6902 5272 12174
Mathematics General 2 unit (11235) 2 455 406 861
Mathematics Life Skills 2 unit (16611) 2 1170 574 1744
Mathematics Life Skills 2 unit (16612) 2 14 6 20
Mathematics Standard 2 unit (11236) 2 18722 19147 37869
Metal and Engineering 2 unit (26700) 2 55 1 56
Metal and Engineering 2 unit (26701) 2 1175 71 1246
Metal and Engineering 4 unit (26702) 4 16 5 21
Metal and Engineering School-based Apprenticeship 2 unit (26791) 2 34 0 34
Metal and Engineering Specialisation Study 1 unit (26703) 1 1 0 1
Modern Greek Beginners 2 unit (11870) 2 48 67 115
Modern Greek Continuers 2 unit (11880) 2 33 60 93
Modern Hebrew Continuers 2 unit (11890) 2 20 32 52
Modern History 2 unit (11270) 2 7420 7975 15395
Modern History Life Skills 2 unit (16673) 2 98 41 139
Music Life Skills 2 unit (16656) 2 123 64 187
Music 1 2 unit (11280) 2 3062 2917 5979
Music 2 2 unit (11290) 2 465 438 903
Persian Continuers 2 unit (11905) 2 12 27 39
Personal Development, Health & PE Life Skills 2 unit (16620) 2 847 348 1195
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 2 unit (11300) 2 8922 10521 19443
Physical World Science Life Skills 2 unit (16646) 2 14 3 17
Physics 2 unit (11310) 2 8874 2959 11833
Polish Continuers 2 unit (11910) 2 9 9 18
Portuguese Continuers 2 unit (11920) 2 7 14 21
Primary Industries 2 unit (26810) 2 6 2 8
Primary Industries 2 unit (26811) 2 861 633 1494
Primary Industries 4 unit (26812) 4 25 2 27
Punjabi Continuers 2 unit (11925) 2 3 16 19
Retail Services 2 unit (26910) 2 1 6 7
Retail Services 2 unit (26911) 2 675 1388 2063
Retail Services 4 unit (26912) 4 2 1 3
Russian Continuers 2 unit (11935) 2 12 17 29
Science Life Skills 2 unit (16640) 2 2 2 4
Science Life Skills 2 unit (16662) 2 7 0 7
Senior Science 2 unit (11320) 2 100 57 157
Serbian Continuers 2 unit (11940) 2 8 17 25
Society and Culture 2 unit (11330) 2 1487 5588 7075
Society and Culture Life Skills 2 unit (16692) 2 23 25 48
Software Design and Development 2 unit (11340) 2 2437 316 2753
Spanish Beginners 2 unit (11960) 2 80 306 386
Spanish Continuers 2 unit (11970) 2 62 135 197
Studies of Religion I 1 unit (11350) 1 5287 5504 10791
Studies of Religion I Life Skills 1 unit (16696) 1 15 12 27
Studies of Religion II 2 unit (11360) 2 2843 4722 7565
Studies of Religion II Life Skills 2 unit (16693) 2 10 15 25
Swedish Continuers 2 unit (11980) 2 2 8 10
Tamil Continuers 2 unit (11990) 2 5 15 20
Technology Life Skills 2 unit (16686) 2 365 161 526
Textiles and Design 2 unit (11370) 2 53 1672 1725
Textiles and Design Life Skills 2 unit (16680) 2 9 17 26
Tourism, Travel and Events 2 unit (27410) 2 2 5 7
Tourism, Travel and Events 2 unit (27411) 2 52 308 360
Turkish Continuers 2 unit (12000) 2 19 24 43
Vietnamese Continuers 2 unit (12020) 2 100 109 209
Visual Arts 2 unit (11380) 2 3239 7864 11103
Visual Arts Life Skills 2 unit (16658) 2 306 216 522
Work and the Community Life Skills 2 unit (16671) 2 795 401 1196
Non-Board Developed Courses
Course name Units/Hours Male Female Total
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts 2 unit (43758) 2 0 14 14
Aboriginal Languages 2 unit (35242) 2 10 9 19
Aboriginal Studies - Local 2 unit (63031) 2 1 0 1
Aeroskills 2 unit (41605) 2 42 6 48
Agricultural Mechanical Technology 2 unit (65600) 2 2 0 2
Air-conditioning and Refrigeration 2 unit (51318) 2 3 0 3
Air-conditioning and Refrigeration 1 unit (51319) 1 1 0 1
Animal Studies 2 unit (58152) 2 29 124 153
Animal Studies 4 unit (58154) 4 8 46 54
Animal Studies 2 unit (58155) 2 41 231 272
Animal Studies 2 unit (58161) 2 17 87 104
Animal Studies 2 unit (58165) 2 2 10 12
Applied Fashion Design and Technology 2 unit (41018) 2 0 3 3
Applied Fashion Design and Technology 2 unit (41019) 2 2 14 16
Aquaculture 2 unit (50090) 2 1 0 1
Aquatics and Community Recreation 2 unit (43398) 2 0 1 1
Assistant Dance Teaching 2 unit (65334) 2 2 19 21
Assistant Dance Teaching 2 unit (65336) 2 0 12 12
Astrophysics 1 unit (89423) 1 1 0 1
Australian Studies 1 unit (63038) 1 78 20 98
Automotive Body Repair Technology 2 unit (65543) 2 5 0 5
Automotive Electrical Technology 2 unit (65620) 2 2 0 2
Aviation (Cabin Crew) 2 unit (65401) 2 0 17 17
Aviation (Cabin Crew) 3 unit (65402) 3 2 8 10
Aviation (Cabin Crew) 2 unit (65403) 2 0 6 6
Aviation (Ground Operations and Service) 2 unit (51411) 2 1 0 1
Aviation (Remote Pilot) 2 unit (65579) 2 143 27 170
Beauty Services (Make-Up) 2 unit (43883) 2 2 241 243
Beauty Services (Make-Up) 4 unit (43884) 4 0 59 59
Beauty Services (Make-Up) 3 unit (43885) 3 2 71 73
Beauty Services (Nail Technology) 2 unit (43886) 2 0 3 3
Beauty Services (Retail Cosmetics) 2 unit (43468) 2 1 46 47
Beauty Services (Retail Cosmetics) 4 unit (43469) 4 0 6 6
Beauty Therapy School-based Apprenticeship 2 unit (43897) 2 0 8 8
Beekeeping 3 unit (52219) 3 1 0 1
Beekeeping 2 unit (52220) 2 2 1 3
Biblical Studies 1 unit (63260) 1 20 18 38
Big History 1 unit (64174) 1 23 68 91
Biology 2 unit (95034) 2 11 22 33
Bushcraft 1 unit (63232) 1 13 6 19
Business Administration (Medical) 2 unit (41949) 2 1 6 7
Catholic Studies 1 unit (63046) 1 2427 1524 3951
Catholic Studies 2 unit (63047) 2 59 22 81
Catholic Studies Life Skills 1 unit (63052) 1 34 31 65
Catholic Studies Life Skills 2 unit (63053) 2 6 0 6
Ceramics 1 unit (35026) 1 49 125 174
Ceramics 2 unit (35027) 2 16 57 73
Christian Ministry and Theology 2 unit (62813) 2 16 12 28
Christian Studies 1 unit (64175) 1 2 2 4
Circus Skills 2 unit (63187) 2 0 3 3
Civil Construction 2 unit (59790) 2 12 1 13
Civil Construction 4 unit (59792) 4 2 0 2
Classical Ballet 2 unit (63193) 2 1 8 9
Communication in Organisations 2 unit (95065) 2 4 11 15
Community Dance, Theatre & Events 2 unit (65344) 2 0 4 4
Community Dance, Theatre & Events 2 unit (65346) 2 1 8 9
Community Services 2 unit (58256) 2 21 43 64
Community Services 4 unit (58257) 4 0 3 3
Community Services - Introduction 3 unit (58255) 3 11 73 84
Computing Applications 1 unit (35020) 1 133 60 193
Computing Applications 2 unit (35021) 2 357 104 461
Connected Learning 1 unit (63380) 1 28 36 64
Contemporary Jewish Issues 1 unit (63064) 1 1 1 2
Creative Industries 2 unit (59853) 2 15 6 21
Credit Transfer Units 2 unit (45511) 2 3 1 4
Critical Thinking 1 unit (95017) 1 12 25 37
Design Fundamentals 2 unit (43747) 2 7 34 41
Design Fundamentals 2 unit (43748) 2 21 127 148
Disability 3 unit (43783) 3 1 2 3
Drawing/Painting 1 unit (61581) 1 0 9 9
Driver Education 2 unit (63237) 2 7 6 13
Early Childhood Education and Care 2 unit (41824) 2 16 343 359
Early Childhood Education and Care 3 unit (41825) 3 1 63 64
Early Childhood Education and Care 4 unit (41826) 4 9 187 196
Education Support 3 unit (44030) 3 5 13 18
Education Support 1 unit (44031) 1 3 9 12
Electronics and Communications 2 unit (43801) 2 3 0 3
Equine Studies 2 unit (63265) 2 0 3 3
Exploring Early Childhood 1 unit (31009) 1 21 791 812
Exploring Early Childhood 2 unit (31010) 2 44 1041 1085
Film Studies 1 unit (63200) 1 9 5 14
Film Studies 2 unit (63201) 2 15 10 25
Financial Management 2 unit (63305) 2 28 28 56
Fitness 2 unit (41804) 2 147 91 238
Fitness School-based Traineeship 3 unit (41806) 3 6 5 11
Flooring Technology 2 unit (65590) 2 1 0 1
Floristry 2 unit (54610) 2 1 7 8
Floristry 2 unit (54612) 2 0 3 3
Furnishing School-based Apprenticeship 2 unit (43477) 2 7 1 8
Furniture Making Pathways 2 unit (65635) 2 53 8 61
Furniture Making Pathways 3 unit (65636) 3 42 2 44
Global Communities and Citizenship 2 unit (63311) 2 7 8 15
Hair or Beauty Services 2 unit (43900) 2 3 174 177
Hairdressing School-based Apprenticeship 2 unit (65226) 2 3 24 27
Hairdressing School-based Apprenticeship 2 unit (65227) 2 0 11 11
Hairdressing School-based Apprenticeship 3 unit (65228) 3 0 22 22
Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology 2 unit (65550) 2 7 0 7
History Matters 2 unit (63313) 2 1 1 2
Industry-based Learning 2 unit (19900) 2 59 33 92
Industry-based Learning 2 unit (19905) 2 588 295 883
Information and Digital Skills 2 unit (65392) 2 10 0 10
Landscape Construction 2 unit (43519) 2 1 0 1
Library and Information Services 2 unit (69006) 2 0 2 2
Lifestyle Studies 2 unit (63269) 2 13 25 38
Logos I Philosophy 1 unit (95077) 1 0 25 25
Logos II Ethics 1 unit (95078) 1 3 9 12
Marine Mechanical Technology 2 unit (65555) 2 3 0 3
Marine Studies 1 unit (33502) 1 113 91 204
Marine Studies 2 unit (33503) 2 585 303 888
Maritime Operations 2 unit (59673) 2 5 0 5
Maritime Operations 3 unit (59678) 3 13 5 18
Meat Processing (Retail Butcher) 2 unit (54630) 2 6 0 6
Meat Processing(Abattoirs) 2 unit (54638) 2 8 1 9
Mobile Plant Technology 2 unit (43557) 2 2 0 2
Motorcycle Mechanical Technology 3 unit (65560) 3 2 0 2
Motorcycle Mechanical Technology 2 unit (65562) 2 1 0 1
Music Industry 2 unit (65169) 2 43 25 68
Music Industry 2 unit (65177) 2 6 6 12
Music Industry - Introduction 2 unit (65175) 2 6 8 14
Music Industry - Introduction 3 unit (65176) 3 7 2 9
Music Technology 1 unit (63212) 1 7 0 7
Orthodox Studies 2 unit (63083) 2 43 33 76
Outdoor Recreation 3 unit (43412) 3 25 18 43
Outdoor Recreation 2 unit (43438) 2 48 12 60
Outdoor Recreation 4 unit (43439) 4 16 4 20
Parks and Gardens 2 unit (44015) 2 1 0 1
Performance Horse 2 unit (41944) 2 0 6 6
Performance Horse 4 unit (41945) 4 0 1 1
Performing Arts, Music 2 unit (61237) 2 14 20 34
Performing Arts, Production 1 unit (61247) 1 12 7 19
Permaculture 2 unit (89431) 2 6 8 14
Philosophy 1 unit (63088) 1 55 66 121
Philosophy 2 unit (63089) 2 4 4 8
Photography, Video and Digital Imaging 1 unit (35225) 1 814 753 1567
Photography, Video and Digital Imaging 2 unit (35226) 2 846 1286 2132
Plumbing 2 unit (52210) 2 30 0 30
Plumbing 4 unit (52211) 4 24 0 24
Plumbing 2 unit (52212) 2 111 1 112
Plumbing 3 unit (52214) 3 4 0 4
Portfolio and Presentation 2 unit (63309) 2 20 20 40
Printmaking 2 unit (89767) 2 2 15 17
Property Services 2 unit (58080) 2 9 9 18
Property Services 2 unit (58081) 2 24 19 43
Psychology 1 unit (63096) 1 26 65 91
Psychology 2 unit (63097) 2 3 7 10
Racing (Stablehand) 2 unit (58254) 2 5 3 8
Research Studies 1 unit (65054) 1 5 9 14
Retail 2 unit (59882) 2 6 1 7
Retail 3 unit (59883) 3 4 1 5
Retail Baking 2 unit (59425) 2 23 30 53
Retail Baking 2 unit (59426) 2 5 6 11
Retail Baking 4 unit (59427) 4 2 0 2
Salon Assistant 3 unit (65238) 3 5 128 133
School Age Education and Care 4 unit (40457) 4 1 0 1
Screen and Media 2 unit (59854) 2 17 8 25
Screen and Media 2 unit (59855) 2 115 56 171
Screen and Media 4 unit (59856) 4 10 9 19
Shearing 2 unit (65650) 2 0 2 2
Shopfitting 3 unit (65660) 3 2 0 2
Signs and Graphics 2 unit (41634) 2 1 1 2
Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways 2 unit (65244) 2 128 83 211
Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways 3 unit (65245) 3 84 52 136
Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways 2 unit (65246) 2 96 68 164
Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways 4 unit (65247) 4 12 8 20
Sport and Recreation 3 unit (50406) 3 85 24 109
Sport and Recreation 2 unit (50407) 2 31 36 67
Sport and Recreation 4 unit (50409) 4 3 2 5
Sport Career Oriented Participation 3 unit (50401) 3 1 2 3
Sport Career Oriented Participation 2 unit (65583) 2 5 1 6
Sport Coaching 2 unit (50402) 2 889 438 1327
Sport Coaching 4 unit (50404) 4 7 0 7
Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Studies 1 unit (35014) 1 2385 862 3247
Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Studies 2 unit (35015) 2 5246 2104 7350
Theory of Knowledge 2 unit (63011) 2 19 23 42
Timber and Composites Machining 2 unit (65588) 2 2 0 2
Tourism 2 unit (42036) 2 0 3 3
Tourism 3 unit (42037) 3 0 1 1
Travel and Tourism 2 unit (68291) 2 0 7 7
Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft 2 unit (43760) 2 7 4 11
Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft 2 unit (43762) 2 5 21 26
Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft 2 unit (43763) 2 15 56 71
Visual Design 1 unit (35100) 1 185 282 467
Visual Design 2 unit (35101) 2 285 395 680
Warehousing Operations 2 unit (65508) 2 4 0 4
Warehousing Operations 2 unit (65509) 2 75 8 83
Wool Handling 2 unit (65652) 2 7 3 10
Work Studies 1 unit (35200) 1 541 439 980
Work Studies 2 unit (35201) 2 1221 957 2178
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