Stage 6 - Year 11 and Year 12

Years 11 and 12 constitute the senior years of schooling at Kingscliff High School and culminate in the Higher School Certificate (HSC). Progression to Stage 6 is the standard pathway for students completing their secondary education. Students entering Stage 6 undertake a serious commitment to fully engage with their studies, uphold the responsibilities of senior students, and comply with all school policies. This commitment supports their goal of achieving their best academic results and preparing for further education or employment pathways.

Year 11

Year 11 Assessment Schedule and Handbook

The Year 11 Assessment Schedule and the Year 11 Assessment Handbook provides students with essential information about assessment requirements and key dates.

• The Assessment Schedule provides an overview of when all assessment tasks are due.

• The Assessment Handbook gives details of school rules and policies regarding all assessment activities, extra details about the nature of tasks for every course and NESA requirements.

Students are expected to refer to these documents to ensure they are meeting all course requirements.

Year 11 Assessment Schedule

Year 11 Handbook

Year 12

The HSC Assessment Overview and the HSC Assessment Handbook provide students with essential information regarding assessment requirements and key dates.

• The HSC Assessment Overview provides an overview of when all assessment tasks are due.

• The HSC Assessment Handbook gives details of school rules and policies regarding all assessment activities, extra details about the nature of tasks for every course and NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) requirements.

Students are expected to refer to these documents below to ensure they are meeting all course requirements.

HSC Assessment Overview

The weeks in which the assessments are due are estimates only. The subject teacher will confirm dates with students of the actual date that assessment tasks are due.

Year 12 Assessment Overview

HSC Assessment Handbook

The HSC Assessment Handbook gives details of school rules and policies regarding all assessment activities, extra details about the nature of tasks for every course and NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) requirements.

Year 12 Assessment Handbook

Stage 6 - Year 11 and Year 12 Course Selections

Stage 6 Course selections are completed online using Edval.

Please review the key information and resources below or contact our Stage 6 Coordinator for support.

Important Resources

Stage 6 Subject Selection Information

This information is designed to help Year 10 students and their families understand the course preference selection process for Stage 6 at Kingscliff High School.

• Year 10 Subject Selection for Stage 6 into Year 11 2026-27
• Use the navigation menu to explore the subjects offered within each faculty.
• Review the HSC and ATAR requirements to ensure your subject choices align with your goals.

Key Update to ATAR Course Categorisation (effective from 2025):

• All HSC courses with an exam now count towards the ATAR calculation.
• The previous limit on counting only 2 units from Category B courses (such as English Studies, Mathematics Standard 1, and VET courses) has been removed.
• Students can now include more courses from these categories in their ATAR.
• This change allows students undertaking English Studies, Mathematics Standard 1 (with the optional HSC exam), and VET courses to remain eligible for an ATAR pathway to university.
• The ATAR calculation continues to be based on 2 units of English plus the best 8 other units.

Contacts for further information:

• Stage 6 Coordinator

• Careers Adviser

• Year Adviser / NESA Coordinator

• Transition Coordinator

• TVET (TAFE) Coordinator