TASC accredited senior secondary courses: update 29 January 2016

Please note that currently both courses that expired at the end of 2015 and new (replacement) courses for use in 2016 are showing on our website. Once the inspection of external assessment materials process is completed, expired courses will be removed. In the meanwhile, extra care should be taken to ensure current (2016) course documents are being used.

New courses for 2016:

Course / Web-link / Notations
ENC315116
English Communications /
ARA315116
Art Theory and Criticism /
AMT215116 Automotive and Mechanical Technologies / / AWP110111 Automotive Workshop Practices has expired. An automotive area option has been added to WTE110114 Workshop Techniques – Introduction ( )
For more information see BN 22/2015 via

DAP215116 Design and Production / / The new course is not a framework course: only one (1) qualification can be gained in this course per year
FHE215116 Food and Hospitality Enterprise /
BIO315116 Biology /
MTM215116 Mathematics Methods – Foundation / / A decision regarding a major change to the quality assurance of this course is pending
AAP315116 Australia in Asia and the Pacific / / For more information see BN 31/2015 via

ACC315116 Accounting /
REL315116 Studies of Religion /
LST315116 Legal Studies / / For more information see BN 28/2015 via

ECN315116 Economics / / Incorporates change to accredited document made on 23 September 2015. For more information see BN 23/2015 via

BST315116 Business Studies /
BHS315116 Sociology /
BHP315116 Psychology / / Version 1.a is now available. This update involved the re-arrangement of some course contents.Discussion is on-going regarding possible changes the allocation of criteria in the two parts of the external assessment (exam and IP)
BHC215116 Working with Children / / Note course Access statement
BHX215116 Introduction to Sociology and Psychology / / Minor clarification to work requirements pending
BST215116 Business Studies - Foundation /
BHC115116 Focus on Children / / Note course Access statement
BHY105116 You, Your Family and the Community /
BST105116 Financial Literacy /

Course Amendments:

Course / Web-link / Notations
WTE110114 Workshop Techniques – Introduction / / For more information see BN 22/2015 via

ANC315115 Ancient Civilisations / / For more information see BN 34/2015 via

HAE215115 History and the Environment / / For more information see BN 21/2015 via

EAL315115 English as an Additional Language or Dialect / / Amendments to the Course Delivery and Work Requirements sections approved by the Executive Officer on 24 July 2015, effective from 1 January 2016

Decisions Pending:please notewe are unable to predict a timeframe in which these decisions will be made

Course / Web-link / Notations
HSM315115 Modern History / / Decisions regarding amendments to the accredited course are pending. Proposed changes include a major restructuring of Section C
MTM215116 Mathematics Methods – Foundation / / A decision regarding a major change to the quality assurance of this course is pending
Exploring Issues in Society / Not available / Accreditation decision pending

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