Planning, programming and assessing HSIE 11–12
Resources to help you plan, program and assess across HSIE 11–12.
ACE rule changes
NESA has updated ACE rules and assessment guidelines to limit take-home assessment for Preliminary and HSC courses to be implemented from Term 4 2026.
The resources on these pages may not reflect those changes. Please adapt as required with reference to the limit on take-home assessment.
For further information, please refer to NESA's announcement regarding new limit on take-home assessment tasks from Term 4 2026.
Stage 6 courses
The key learning area of human society and its environment (HSIE) offers a number of Stage 6 courses that may be undertaken as part of a HSC pattern of study.
Virtual excursions
Virtual excursions for Stages 4 to 6 can be used in a cross-curricular way with links to various HSIE syllabuses.
Resources
Find quality resources designed by curriculum experts to help students prepare for HSC in our HSIE resources catalogue.
This 2026 HSIE Life Skills Stage 6 Quick Reference Guide (PDF 294 KB) provides an overview of support available to implement the HSIE Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabuses (2010–2022).