Cells as the basis of life – Biology, Year 11
Biology 11–12 (2025) Syllabus – this sample program supports teaching the Cells as the basis of life focus area.
Syllabus
Biology 11–12 Syllabus (2025) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
Resources
The following resources include a teaching and learning program, teacher resource booklets, a sample assessment and supporting slide decks for the Cells as the basis of life focus area.
- Program of learning – Cells as the basis of life (DOCX 4.5 MB)
- Teacher resource book 1 – Cells as the basis of life (DOCX 8.2 MB)
- Teacher resource book 2 – Cells as the basis of life (DOCX 6.7 MB)
- Teacher resource book 3 – Cells as the basis of life (DOCX 8.1 MB)
- Teacher resource book 4 – Cells as the basis of life (DOCX 18.4 MB)
- Slide deck – Cells as the basis of life content groups 1 and 2 (PPTX 74.3 MB)
- Slide deck – Cells as the basis of life content groups 3 and 4 (PPTX 5.7 MB)
- Assessment task – Cells as the basis of life (staff only) (DOCX 5.1 MB)
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11/11/2026
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