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HSC written exams 5: Friday October 21
This year there are 71 018 school students enrolled in at least one HSC course and 1362 TAFE students.
09.25-12.30 Aboriginal Studies, Earth and Environmental Science
- Aboriginal Studies 386 enrolled, 26% male : 74% female
- Earth and Environmental Science 1504 enrolled, 53% male : 47% female.
- Look for a Test yourself question from the Earth and Environmental Science paper.
09.30-12.10 language: Beginners: German, Indonesian, Modern Greek
- German 118 enrolled, 29% male : 71% female
- Indonesian 66 enrolled, 35% male : 65% female
- Modern Greek 23 enrolled, 57% male : 43% female
09.30-12.30 language: Continuers: Chinese, German, Indonesian, Modern Greek
- Chinese 101 enrolled, 50% male : 50% female
- German 272 enrolled, 37% male : 63% female
- Indonesian 77 enrolled, 26% male : 74% female
- Modern Greek 106 enrolled, 40% male : 60% female
13.55-15.00 Dance Core Appreciation
15.10-16.30 Dance Major Study Appreciation
- 858 enrolled, 5% male : 95% female
- Dance performance exams were held 8-20 August
13.55-15.30 Industrial Technology
- total of 4671 enrolled, 90% male : 10% female
- Industrial Technology has different exams in Automotive, Electronics, Graphics, Metals and Engineering, Multimedia, and Timber Products and Furniture Technologies
14.00-17.00 language: Italian Continuers, Korean Background Speakers
- Italian 274 enrolled, 27% male : 73% female
- Korean 105 enrolled, 47% male : 53% female
Enrolments as of 1 September 2011. Follow the Board on Twitter@NewsAtBOS.
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