The Higher School Certificate, or HSC, is the credential awarded to students who complete senior secondary schooling in New South Wales, Australia, along with a number of affiliated schools in the Australian Capital Territory and overseas in countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. Introduced in 1967 and now administered by the NSW Education Standards Authority, it is completed over two years covering Years 11 and 12, with English the only compulsory subject and students otherwise choosing from a wide range of humanities, science, language, creative arts, technology and vocational courses. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Qualification LevelSenior secondary school certificate 1 Awarding Body TypeNSW Education Standards Authority (a government education standards body) 1 Typical Duration2 years (Years 11 and 12) 1 Country of OriginAustralia (New South Wales) 1 Established Year Field of StudyMultidisciplinary, covering English, mathematics, sciences, humanities, languages and vocational subjects 1 Awarding Body Type
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Field of Study (ISCED-F category)Arts and Humanities (ISCED-F 02) 1 Field of Study (ISCED-F category)Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics (ISCED-F 05) 1 Classification
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Qualification Level (ISCED category)Upper Secondary (ISCED 3) 1 Sources
1. Higher School Certificate (New South Wales) (Wikipedia)
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The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete senior high school level studies (Years 10, 11 and 12 or equivalent) in New South Wales and some ACT schools in Australia, as well as some international schools in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.
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