English Extension
Support to help you plan, program and assess the English Extension course.
English Extension 11–12 Syllabus (2024)
The new is to be implemented from 2026, with planning beginning in 2025. The syllabus will be taught to Year 11 from Term 1, 2026. Schools are to begin teaching Year 12 in Term 4, 2026. The first HSC examination for English Extension 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is in 2027.
This 2026 English Extension Stage 6 (2024) Quick Reference Guide (259 KB) provides an overview of support available to implement the English Extension Stage 6 syllabus (2024).
These resources have been developed to support teachers in planning and programming.
Planning templates and sample documents
These documents identify key requirements for planning and enacting the English Extension 1 Syllabus and text requirements. Resources for the English Extension 2 Syllabus and text requirements are in development.
Planning templates
These templates can be used to support teachers in their planning, programming and assessment practices.
- Syllabus requirements planner template – English Extension Year 11–12 (DOCX 3.2 MB)
- Scope and sequence template – English Extension Year 11–12 (DOCX 3.1 MB)
- Assessment schedule template – English Extension Year 11–12 (DOCX.3.7 MB)
- English teaching and learning unit evaluation tool – Stage 6 (DOCX 4.2 MB)
Sample documents
These sample documents demonstrate how to use the planning templates. They can be adapted for planning, programming and assessing in a specific school context.
- Sample syllabus requirements planner – English Extension Year 11–12 (DOCX 3.8 MB)
- Sample scope and sequence – English Extension Year 11–12 (DOCX 3.7 MB)
- Sample assessment schedule – English Extension Year 11–12 (DOCX 3.7 MB)
Sample programs and resources
These sample programs and resources are designed to support enacting the English Extension 11–12 Syllabus (2024). These samples include a teaching and learning program, resources, sample assessment and annotated student work sample for the Year 11 'Texts, culture and value' focus area.
Resources for the Year 12 'Literary worlds' focus area are in development.
The following program, resources and supporting slide decks are for the program ‘Texts, culture and value’ – 11.1.
- Assessment – 11.1 (DOCX 4.8 MB)
- Student assessment samples – 11.1 (DOCX 4.8 MB)
- Core formative tasks – 11.1 (DOCX 4.8 MB)
- Core texts – 11.1 (DOCX 3.7 MB)
- Program – 11.1 (DOCX 5 MB)
- Resources and activities – 11.1 (DOCX 4.4 MB)
- Phase 1 – Introduction to English Extension – 11.1 (PPTX 4.5 MB)
- Phase 3 – Developing inquiry skills – 11.1 (PPTX 1.7 MB)
- Phase 3 – Text annotations – Orwell – 11.1 (PPTX 12.5 MB)
- Phase 4 – Textual manifestations – Glover – 11.1 (PPTX 3.2 MB)
- Phase 4 – Textual manifestations – Funder – 11.1 (PPTX 2.8 MB)
- Phase 1 and 6 – Viva voce preparation – 11.1 (PPTX 8.5 MB)
- Outcomes tracker – 11.1 (XLSX 47 KB)
English Extension Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)
The is to be taught until implementation of the new is implemented from 2026.
This 2026 English Extension Stage 6 (2017) Quick Reference Guide (PDF 266 KB) provides an overview of support available to implement the English Extension Stage 6 syllabus (2017).
This guide helps deepen students understanding of the exam structure and helps them understand what resources are available to support.
Year 12 resources (2017)
You can adapt the following units as required.