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Subject Selection

This subject selection form is only available for new students

HSC Subject Selection

Newington strongly recommends that boys choose at least 13 units.

2 Units of English are compulsory.
Consider this list of courses carefully and choose at least 10 units in addition to the compulsory 2 Units for English subjects.
Your choices must add up to at least 12 Units including English.

Classes can only be offered if sufficient numbers permit. At this stage English is offered as 2 Unit or 2 Unit ESL. The final placement of boys into Advanced or Standard English will be made during the course of Year 11, based on assessment marks, options and class marks.

Only one Category B subject can count towards the ATAR, but boys may elect to do two of these subjects. Please note that students who wish to apply for an ATAR must complete at least 8 Units of Category A subjects in Year 12 in order to be eligible.

The subjects you have selected here are a wish list only and not your final selection. There is no guarantee that these subjects will be formed next year. While the school does its utmost to accommodate the interests of each boy, it is not always possible for each student to study all of their initial choices. The availability of a subject will be dependent upon the class sizes predicted by the interest shown during the subject selection process.

Select your HSC Subjects

HSC Subject Selection Form

Name*
First Last
English - Compulsory (Choose 1)*
- English Studies (2 Units) - Non ATAR
- English EAL/D - Category A
- English Standard (2 Units) - Category A
- English Advanced (2 Units) - Category A
English - Optional
- English Extension 1 (1 unit) - Category A
Drama
- Drama (2 units) - Category A
Technology (Choose up to 5)
- Design & Technology (2 Units) - Category A
- Engineering Studies (2 Units) - Category A
- Industrial Technology: Timber (2 Units) - Category A
- Information Processes and Technology (2 Units) - Category A
- Software Design and Development (2 Units) - Category A
Economics (Choose up to 2)
- Business Studies (2 Units) - Category A
- Economics (2 Units) - Category A
Geography
- Geography (2 Units) - Category A
History (Choose up to 3)
- Ancient History (2 Units) - Category A
- Legal Studies (2 Units) - Category A
- Modern History (2 Units) - Category A
Languages (Choose up to 4)
- Chinese Continuers (2 Units) - Category A
- French Continuers (2 Units) - Category A
- Latin Continuers (2 Units) - Category A
- Modern Greek Beginners (2 Units) - Category A
Students will be required to make a formal declaration of their eligibility to complete their application.
Mathematics (Choose up to 1)
- Mathematics Standard (2 Units) - Category A
- Mathematics 2 Unit (2 Units) - Category A
- Mathematics Extension 1 (1 Unit) - Category A
Music (Choose up to 2)
- Music 1 (2 Units) - Category A
- Music 2 (2 Units) - Category A
- Digital Recording & Sound Production: 1 Year only (1 Unit) - Non-ATAR
PDHPE
- PDHPE (2 Units) - Category A
Religion (Choose up to 1)
- Studies of Religion (1 Unit) - Category A
- Studies of Religion 2 (2 Units) - Category A
Science (Choose up to 3)
- Biology (2 Units) - Category A
- Chemistry (2 Units) - Category A
- Earth and Environmental Science (2 Units) - Category A
- Physics (2 Units) - Category A
Visual Arts
- Visual Arts (2 Units) - Category A
External Courses (Choose up to 1)
- NSW School of Languages (2 Units) - Category A
- Saturday School of Community Languages (2 Units) - Category A
- TAFE - TVET (Category B) (2 Units) - Category B
- TAFE - TVET (NON-ATAR) - (2 Units)
Approval must be sought directly from Mr Driver prior to Subject selection. No enrolments will be permitted from students without pre-approval. If you select a subject at the Saturday School of Community Languages, you MUST see Ms Foster (Head of Languages) as soon as possible to enrol. If you select a Category B subject at TAFE, you MUST see Mr Serhon (Career's Advisor) as soon as possible to enrol.
VET Courses (Category B)
- Business Services (2 Units) - Category B
- Construction (2 Units) - Category B
- Hospitality (2 Units) - Category B
You are only allowed to select 2 units of Category B subjects to be used in the calculation of your ATAR.

IB Subject Selection

Students are required to select one subject from each of the six groups that correspond to the principal domains of knowledge. At least three, and not more than four, are taken at higher level (HL), the others at standard level (SL). Instead of a Group 6 subject, a candidate may select an additional subject from Groups 2-4. In addition, students study Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and participate in the Community, Action, Service (CAS) program.

Select your IB Subjects

Name*
First Last
Group 1 (Choose 1)
- English Language and Literature
- English Literature
Group 2 (Choose between 1 and 2)
- French B
- Italian ab initio
- Latin
- Mandarin B
- Spanish ab initio
- Other
The 'Other' choice is for boys who wish to do a language through an external tutor.
Group 3 (Choose between 1 and 2)
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Philosophy
- Psychology
Psychology will be taught in an online environment by Pamoja Education (www.pamojaeducation.com), an accredited IB course provider, and supported at Newington by a Site-Based Coordinator.
Group 4 (Choose between 1 and 2)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Design Technology
- Physics
- Sport, Exercise and Health Science
Group 5 (Choose 1)
- Mathematics Standard Level
- Mathematics Higher level
- Mathematics Studies
Group 6 (Choose up to 1)
- Music
- Visual Arts