Explore English Extension 2: Author and authority; Major work. Compare the Year 11 and Year 12 course structures below.
Confirm your cohort: Year 11 implementation from 2026. Published enrolment tables distinguish course units from the marks/units used when examination results are reported. Check your cohort, eligibility and school sequence.
What will I learn?
Author and authority
Year 12 — published course structureMajor work
Year 12 — published course structureHow will I be assessed?
Needs verification: The course includes a sustained original major work and independent inquiry. Check NESA’s school-based assessment, HSC and major-work requirements for the current syllabus; weights, task limits and submission conditions are not transcribed here.
Progression and companion subjects
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Will I find it hard?
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- Do you enjoy close reading, developing an interpretation and supporting it with evidence?
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Does it scale up or down?
English Extension 2, 2025. UAC Table A3 reports separate means for reported HSC marks and scaled marks per unit, with candidature for each course in 2025. These are cohort statistics. They do not supply individual raw exam marks or a conversion between the two columns. Historical cohort data cannot predict your result or a future scaling direction.
| Mean reported HSC mark per unit | Mean scaled mark per unit | Students |
|---|---|---|
| 41.5 | 35.8 | 1,423 |
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Sources, versions and verification dates
Profile source metadata last checked: 2026-11-13. A source check is not an endorsement by the authority or confirmation that a future course version is unchanged.
- NESA English Extension 11–12 syllabus (2024) — NESA; 2026-11-12. Year 12 Extension 2 focus areas; first HSC examination for this syllabus in 2027. Confirm course entry and the exact assessment rules.
- UAC 2025 scaling report: English Extension 2 — UAC; 2026-11-12. UAC Table A3 reports separate means for reported HSC marks and scaled marks per unit, with candidature for each course in 2025. These are cohort statistics. They do not supply individual raw exam marks or a conversion between the two columns.
- English Extension 2: HSC course structure and enrolment — NESA; 2026-11-13. Published course 15173: 1 unit. Year 11 implementation from 2026. Extracted factual labels and enrolment tables; no human signoff claimed. School schedules, eligibility and successful prior study require confirmation.
- UAC 2025 scaling report: English Extension 2 — UAC; 2026-11-12. UAC Table A3 reports separate means for reported HSC marks and scaled marks per unit, with candidature for each course in 2025. These are cohort statistics. They do not supply individual raw exam marks or a conversion between the two columns.