Students are able to choose one or more of the following Science subjects to study for the HSC:
Biology Stage 6
Year 11 Biology Course topics
Module 1 - Cells as the Basis of Life
Module 2 - Organisation of Living Things
Module 3 - Biological Diversity
Module 4 - Ecosystem Dynamics
Year 12 Biology Course Topics
Module 5 - Heredity
Module 6 - Genetic Change
Module 7 - Infectious Disease
Module 8 - Non-infectious Disease and Disorders
Chemistry Stage 6
Year 11 Chemistry Course topics
Module 1 - Properties and Structure of Matter
Module 2 - Introduction to Quantative Chemistry
Module 3 - Reactive Chemistry
Module 4 - Drivers of Reactions
Year 12 Chemistry Course Topics
Module 5 - Equilibrium and Acid Reactions
Module 6 - Acid/Base Reactions
Module 7 - Organic Chemistry
Module 8 - Applying Chemical Ideas
Physics Stage 6
Year 11 Physics Course topics
Module 1 - Kinematics
Module 2 - Dynamics
Module 3 - Waves and Thermodynamics
Module 4 - Electricity and Magnetism
Year 12 Physics Course Topics
Module 5 - Advanced Mechanics
Module 6 - Electromagnetism
Module 7 - The Nature of Light
Module 8 - From the Universe to the Atom
Year 12 Science Extension
Students mus be studying at least 2 units of science to then pick up science extension.
Module 1 - The Foundations of Scientific Thinking
Module 2 - The Scientific Research Proposal
Module 3 - The Data, Evidence and Decisions
Module 4 - The Scientific Research Report
