Levelling the HSC playing field, one subject at a time

May 17, 2026 — 7:30pm

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The Department of Education’s announcement last week that it would make challenging HSC subjects available to all public schools via online learning was a welcome boost for talented, aspirational students whose subject choices have been restricted.

The policy means the following 11 subjects will now be available to all public school students: English advanced, English extension 1, English extension 2, mathematics advanced, mathematics extension 1, mathematics extension 2, chemistry, physics, science extension, economics and history extension.

While regional and rural students have had access to courses their schools do not provide for some time, the online option has not been available to........

© The Sydney Morning Herald