Data Notes:

• The table only includes Board Developed Courses

• From 2012, eligible students who leave school before receiving their Higher School Certificate (HSC) will receive the NSW Record of School Achievement (RSA).

• The table includes students studying a language through the Saturday School of Community Languages.

• Life Skills courses are a commitment to extend the curriculum and reporting arrangements that were established for the School Certificate to HSC students with special education needs. Each Life Skills course comprises a 2 Unit Preliminary course and a 2 Unit HSC course. There are no external examination for Life Skills courses.

• Hours equal to the number of hours studied over Years 9 and 10.

Data Source:

• Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.