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Mandatory curriculum requirements for the Record of School Achievement

ACE 4007

Last Updated: 18 December 2023

This rule is affected by changes made to RoSA and HSC rules and requirements in 2022.

Find these amendments in our COVID Changes for 2022.

Mandatory curriculum requirements for the award of the Record of School Achievement
English The Board Developed syllabus to be studied substantially throughout each of Years 7–10. 400 hours to be completed by the end of Year 10.
Mathematics The Board Developed syllabus to be studied substantially throughout each of Years 7–10. 400 hours to be completed by the end of Year 10.
Science The Board Developed syllabus to be studied substantially throughout each of Years 7–10. 400 hours to be completed by the end of Year 10.
Human Society and Its Environment The Board Developed syllabuses are to be studied substantially throughout each of Years 7–10. 400 hours to be completed by the end of Year 10, including 100 hours each of History and Geography in each Stage.
Languages Other than English 100 hours to be completed in one language in one Board Developed syllabus over one continuous 12-month period between Years 7–10 but preferably in Year 7 or Year 8.
Technological and Applied Studies (Technologies) The Board Developed Technology Mandatory syllabus to be studied for 200 hours in Years 7-8.
Creative Arts 200 hours to be completed consisting of the Board Developed 100-hour mandatory courses in each of Visual Arts and Music. It is an expectation that the 100-hour mandatory courses in these subjects will be taught as coherent units of study and not split over a number of years.
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education The Board Developed mandatory 300-hour integrated syllabus in Personal Development, Health and Physical Education to be studied in each of Years 7–10.