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What are you going to do next year?
From this time of the year, you need to start considering what subjects you wish to undertake for the Preliminary & HSC year. This decision is probably the most important decision that you have to make in Year 10. When you choose subjects, you may also consider the number of units that you take. It is usual for the majority of students to take the minimum of 12 units in Preliminary year and probably less in the HSC year.
1 unit = 60 hours of study
I advise you to choose subjects based on:
- How much you enjoy that particular subject
- How good you are in that subject
- How important that subject is in regards to your future career.
- Amount of work required for that particular subject
- Scaling
- Teachers & friends (last one to be considered).
Aboriginal Studies
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007):15.8/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15000.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/aboriginalstud_syl.pdf
Agriculture
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 21.7/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15010.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/aboriginalstud_syl.pdf
Ancient History
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 25.0/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15020.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/ancient_history_stg6_04.pdf
Biology
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 26.9/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15030.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/biology_stg6_syl.pdf
Business Studies
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 23.6/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15040.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/businessstudies_syl.pdf
Chemistry
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 31.3/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15050.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/chemistry_stg6_syl.pdf
Community & Family Studies
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 20.0/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15060.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/comfamstudies_syl.pdf
Dance
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 23.3/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15070.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/dance_syl.pdf
Design & Technology
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 21.5/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15080.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/designtech_syl.pdf
Drama
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 24.4/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15090.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/drama_syl.pdf
Earth & Environmental Science
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 24.5/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15100.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/earthscience_stg6_syl_03.pdf
Economics
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 31.2/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15110.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/economics_syl.pdf
Engineering Studies
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 25.0/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15120.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/enginstudies_syl.pdf
English Standard
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 17.7/50 *
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15130.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/english_syl.pdf **
English Advanced
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 31.2/50 *
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15140.php
Syllabus: **
ESL
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 21.4/50 *
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15150.php
Syllabus: **
English Extension 1
Number of units: 1
Average scaling (2007): 36.3/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15160.php
Syllabus: **
English Extension 2
Number of units: 1
Average scaling (2007): 36.6/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15170.php
Syllabus: **
Food Technology
Number of units: 2
Average scaling (2007): 19.7/50
Performance Band Descriptors (2007): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/BDHSC_2007_12_15180.php
Syllabus: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/foodtechnology_syl.pdf
This is the first part of the series. You have to realise that scaling is done afresh every year according to different cohort. Syllabus may change (e.g. English syllabus).
* Standard & Advanced English are scaled in the same way. It is just that the students doing Advanced English are generally (academically) better than those doing Stadard English.
** English syllabus contains all the English syllabuses.
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