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Stage 6 Life Skills Courses

The Government's White Paper for the Higher School Certificate, Securing Their Future, included a commitment to extend the curriculum and reporting arrangements that were established for the School Certificate to HSC students with special education needs. This was in recognition of the principle that the post-compulsory years of schooling should cater for all students who choose to participate.

To meet this commitment, the Board of Studies has developed Life Skills courses for Stage 6 in each broad area of learning. These courses have Board Developed status and can be used along with other Board Developed courses to meet requirements for the award of the Higher School Certificate.

Each Life Skills course comprises a 2 Unit Preliminary course and a 2 Unit HSC course. There will not be an external examination for Life Skills courses.


Syllabus documentation

English Life Skills
English (PDF, 265 KB)
English (Word, 500 KB)
Updated 10 August 2007
Mathematics Life Skills
Mathematics (PDF, 455 KB)
Mathematics (Word, 555 KB)
Updated 10 August 2007
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Life Skills (PDHPE)
PDHPE (PDF, 285 KB)
PDHPE (Word, 505 KB)
Updated 10 August 2007
Citizenship and Society Life Skills
Citizenship (PDF, 465 KB)
Citizenship (Word, 510 KB)
Updated 10 August 2007
Science Life Skills
Science (PDF, 295 KB)
Science (Word, 535 KB)
Updated 10 August 2007
Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus
Creative Arts (PDF, 235 KB)
Creative Arts (Word, 460 KB)
To be used for Year 11 in 2009 and Year 12 in 2010
Updated 10 August 2007
Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus - 2011 HSC and beyond (Reviewed 2009)
Creative Arts (PDF, 248 KB)
Creative Arts (Word, 372 KB)
To be implemented for Year 11 students in 2010
Published 30 June 2009

Official Notice - Reviewed Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus

Technological and Applied Studies Life Skills (TAS)
Technological and Applied Studies (PDF, 300 KB)
Technological and Applied Studies (Word, 565 KB)
Updated 10 August 2007
Work and the Community Life Skills
Work (PDF, 215 KB)
Work (Word, 495 KB)
Updated 10 August 2007

Support documentation

The Profile of Student Achievement
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Stage 6 Life Skills Courses - Case Studies
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