South Australia/Northern Territory and NSW Year 12 result and subject equivalents

SACE/NTCET course results and equivalent NSW HSC course results

SACE/NTCET gradeNSW HSC BandNSW HSC Band extension course
A+, A6E4
A-, B+5E3
B, B-4E3
C+3E2
C, C-2E2
D+, D, D-, E+, E, E-1E1
 

SACE/NTCET courses comparable to NSW HSC courses

The following table shows for each SACE/NTCET course the comparable course in the NSW HSC.
 

SACE/NTCET subjectNSW HSC subject
English subjects
Essential EnglishEnglish Studies
EnglishEnglish Advanced
English Literary StudiesEnglish Advanced
English as an Additional LanguageEnglish as an Additional Language or Dialect
Mathematics subjects
Essential MathematicsMathematics Standard 1 (Examination)
General MathematicsMathematics Standard 2
Mathematical MethodsMathematics Advanced
* No equivalentMathematics Extension 1 (Specialist Mathematics will satisfy Mathematics Extension 1 requirement)
Specialist MathematicsFootnote 1Mathematics Extension 2
All others subjects (excluding languages other than English)
Aboriginal StudiesAboriginal Studies
AccountingFinancial Services (Examination)
Agricultural ProductionAgriculture
Agricultural Systems* No equivalent
Ancient Studies* No equivalent
Australian HistoryModern History
BiologyBiology
Business InnovationBusiness Studies
ChemistryChemistry
Child StudiesCommunity and Family Studies
Creative Arts* No equivalent
DanceDance
Digital Communication SolutionsDesign and Technology
Digital TechnologiesEnterprise Computing
DramaDrama
Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science
EconomicsEconomics
Ensemble PerformanceFootnote 2Music 2
Extension Studies ASociety and Culture
Food and Hospitality StudiesFood Technology
GeographyGeography
Health and WellbeingPersonal Development, Health and Physical Education
Industry and Entrepreneurial SolutionsDesign and Technology
Information Processing and PublishingEnterprise Computing
Integrated Learning II* No equivalent
Language and CultureSociety and Culture
Legal StudiesLegal Studies
Material SolutionsDesign and Technology
Media Studies* No equivalent
Modern HistoryModern History
Music in ContextFootnote 2Music 2
Music ExplorationsMusic 2
Music Performance – EnsembleFootnote 2Music 2
Music Performance – SoloFootnote 2Music 2
Music StudiesMusic 2
NutritionFood Technology
Outdoor EducationPersonal Development, Health and Physical Education
Philosophy* No equivalent
Physical EducationPersonal Development, Health and Physical Education
PhysicsPhysics
Politics, Power and People* No equivalent
Psychology* No equivalent
Scientific StudiesInvestigating Science
Society and CultureSociety and Culture
Spirituality, Religion and MeaningStudies of Religion II
Religion StudiesStudies of Religion II
Research Project A* No equivalent
Robotic and Electronic SystemsDesign and Technology
TourismTourism, Travel and Events Examination (VET)
Visual Arts – ArtVisual Arts
Visual Arts – DesignVisual Arts
Women's StudiesSociety and Culture
Workplace PracticesBusiness Studies
Languages other than English (LOTE)
Albanian (Continuers)* No equivalent
Arabic (Beginners)Arabic Beginners
Arabic (Continuers)Arabic Continuers
Armenian (Continuers)Armenian Continuers
Auslan (Continuers)* No equivalent
Australian Languages – Additional Language* No equivalent
Australian Languages – First Language* No equivalent
Australian Languages – Revival Language* No equivalent
Bengali* No equivalent
Bosnian (Continuers)* No equivalent
Chinese (Beginners)Chinese Beginners
Chinese (Continuers)Chinese Continuers
Chinese Background SpeakersChinese and Literature
Croatian (Continuers)Croatian Continuers
Dutch (Continuers)Dutch Continuers
Farsi* No equivalent
Filipino (Continuers)Filipino Continuers
French (Beginners)French Beginners
French (Continuers)French Continuers
German (Beginners)German Beginners
German (Continuers)German Continuers
Modern Greek (Beginners)Modern Greek Beginners
Modern Greek (Continuers)Modern Greek Continuers
Hebrew (Continuers)Modern Hebrew Continuers
Hindi (Continuers)Hindi Continuers
Hungarian (Continuers)Hungarian Continuers
Language Awareness I* No equivalent
Language Awareness II* No equivalent
Indonesian (Beginners)Indonesian Beginners
Indonesian (Continuers)Indonesian Continuers
Indonesian (Background Speakers)Indonesian and Literature
Italian (Beginners)Italian Beginners
Italian (Continuers)Italian Continuers
Japanese (Beginners)Japanese Beginners
Japanese (Continuers)Japanese Continuers
Japanese (Background Speakers)Japanese and Literature
Khmer (Continuers)Khmer Continuers
Korean (Background Speakers)Korean and Literature
Latin (Continuers)Latin Continuers
Macedonian (Continuers)Macedonian Continuers
Maltese (Continuers)Maltese Continuers
Nepali (Continuers)* No equivalent
Persian (Background Speakers)Persian Background Speakers
Polish (Continuers)Polish Continuers
Portuguese (Continuers)Portuguese Continuers
Punjabi (Continuers)Punjabi Continuers
Russian (Continuers)Russian Continuers
Serbian (Continuers)Serbian Continuers
Serbo-Croatian* No equivalent
Sinhala (Continuers)* No equivalent
Spanish (Beginners)Spanish Beginners
Spanish (Continuers)Spanish Continuers
Swedish (Continuers)Swedish Continuers
Tamil (Continuers)Tamil Continuers
Turkish (Continuers)Turkish Continuers
Ukrainian (Continuers)Ukrainian Continuers
Vietnamese (Continuers)Vietnamese Continuers
Vietnamese (Background Speakers)* No equivalent

* There is no comparable NSW HSC course for this SACE/NTCET course. Contact the relevant institution for information on that institution’s policy regarding SACE/NTCET courses that have no comparable NSW HSC course.

1. In the NSW HSC there is a small number of multi-level subject areas (English, mathematics, music and LOTE) which enable advanced students to study extension courses. Students undertaking an extension course must also study the underpinning course. Some institutions, for some courses, award selection rank adjustments for achievement in both courses. In such cases, SACE/NTCET students undertaking this SACE/NTCET course will be considered for the same pattern of subject adjustments as NSW HSC students undertaking the comparable course listed in this table and may be eligible to receive more than one adjustment.Go back to first reference of footnote 1.

2. SACE/NTCET has a number of subjects that are 10 credit points only. Combination of paired subjects required to meet NSW equivalence.Go back to first reference of footnote 2.