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English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024)

These resources have been developed to support teachers in planning and programming and assessing.

The new English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2026, with planning beginning in 2025. The syllabus will be taught to Year 11 from Term 1, 2026. Schools are to begin teaching Year 12 in Term 4, 2026. The first HSC examination for English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is in 2027.

This 2026 English Studies Stage 6 (2024) Quick Reference Guide (PDF 259 KB) provides an overview of support available to implement the English Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2024).

Planning templates and sample documents

These documents identify key requirements for planning and enacting the English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024) and text requirements.

Planning templates

These templates can be used to support teachers in their planning, programming and assessment practices.

Sample documents

These sample documents demonstrate how to use the planning templates. They can be adapted for planning, programming and assessing in a specific school context.

Sample programs and resources

These sample programs and resources are designed to support enacting the English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024). These samples include a teaching and learning program, resources, sample assessment and annotated student work samples for the Year 11 ‘Reading to write: Transition to English Studies’ focus area.

The ‘In conversation with Luka Lesson’ podcast is available to support the teaching of the prescribed text ‘May your pen grace the page’ as part of the Year 12 ‘Writing for purpose’ focus area. A full suite of support resources is in development.

The following program, resources and supporting slide decks are for the program 'Reading to write: Transition to English Studies' – 11.1.

Resources for ‘Writing for purpose’ – 12.3 focus area are in development. A podcast resource featuring Luka Lesson is now available:

In conversation with Luka Lesson – podcast.

English Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)

The English Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) is to be taught until implementation of the new English Studies 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is implemented from 2026.

This 2026 English Studies Stage 6 (2017) Quick Reference Guide (PDF 258 KB) provides an overview of support available to implement the English Studies Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).

You can adapt the following units for Year 11 and Year 12 as required.

Achieving through English – English in education, work and community

The big screen – English in filmmaking

Digital worlds – English and the web

MiTunes

On the road

Playing the game

Part of the family

Telling us all about it

We are Australian

Who do I think I am? – English and the self

You can adapt the following units of work as required. Examinable HSC content for ATAR pathway.

All the Light We Cannot See

Billy Elliot

The Boy Behind the Curtain

The Crucible

I am Malala

The poetry of Kenneth Slessor and other related texts

Waste Land

The Stage 6 phases project has been developed to support teachers in the structuring of teaching and learning activities for Stage 6 units. In the typical eight-week timeframe of a learning sequence a teacher may employ a range of these phases in order to meet outcomes, cover content and prepare for assessment.

The term ‘phase’ helps to focus planning by identifying the specific purpose of each section within a teaching program. The phases are closely aligned to the English textual concept ‘learning processes’ of understanding, engaging personally, connecting, engaging critically, experimenting, and reflecting. As such each phase focuses teacher and student attention onto the learning intentions of each sequence of lessons.

Each phase lesson sequence is structured as a case study utilising a module and a prescribed text. However, the teaching and learning activities within the case study could be easily adapted to any Stage 6 learning sequence.

If you need further assistance with accessibility for any of these resources, please get in touch with us at SecondaryEducationUnit@det.nsw.edu.au

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  • English
  • English Studies
  • Stage 6
  • Teaching and learning

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Last modified date
04/06/2026
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