Western Australia and NSW Year 12 result and subject equivalents

WACE course results and equivalent NSW HSC course results

WACE scaled mark NSW HSC Band NSW HSC Band extension course
77+ 6 E4
64–76 5 E3
54–63 4 E3
44–53 3 E2
34–43 2 E2
1–33 1 E1

WACE courses comparable to NSW HSC courses

To be considered comparable to a NSW HSC course, your course must be an ATAR course.
 

WACE subjectNSW HSC subject
English subjects
EnglishEnglish Advanced
LiteratureEnglish Advanced
English as an Additional Language or DialectEnglish as an Additional Language or Dialect
Mathematics subjects
Mathematics ApplicationsMathematics Standard 2
Mathematics MethodsMathematics Advanced
Mathematics SpecialistMathematics Extension 1
Mathematics SpecialistMathematics Extension 2
All others subjects (excluding languages other than English)
Aboriginal and Intercultural StudiesAboriginal Studies
Accounting and FinanceFinancial Services (Examination)
Animal Production SystemsAgriculture
Ancient HistoryAncient History
Applied Information TechnologyEnterprise Computing
Aviation* No equivalent
BiologyBiology
Business Management and EnterpriseBusiness Studies
Career and EnterpriseBusiness Studies
ChemistryChemistry
Children, Family and CommunityCommunity and Family Studies
Computer ScienceEnterprise Computing
DanceDance
DesignDesign and Technology
DramaDrama
Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science
EconomicsEconomics
Engineering StudiesEngineering Studies
Food Science and TechnologyFood Technology
GeographyGeography
Health StudiesHealth and Movement Science
Human BiologyBiology
Integrated ScienceInvestigating Science
Marine and Maritime Studies* No equivalent
Materials Design and TechnologyDesign and Technology
Media Production and Analysis* No equivalent
Modern HistoryModern History
MusicMusic 2
Outdoor EducationHealth and Movement Science
Philosophy and Ethics* No equivalent
Physical Educational StudiesHealth and Movement Science
PhysicsPhysics
Plant Production SystemAgriculture
Politics and Law* No equivalent
Psychology* No equivalent
Religion and LifeStudies of Religion II
Visual ArtsVisual Arts
Languages other than English (LOTE)
Aboriginal Languages of Western Australia* No equivalent
Albanian* No equivalent
ArabicArabic Continuers
ArmenianArmenian Continuers
Auslan* No equivalent
Bosnian* No equivalent
Chin Hakha* No equivalent
Chinese: Second LanguageChinese Continuers
Chinese: First LanguageChinese and Literature
Chinese: Background LanguageChinese in Context
CroatianCroatian Continuers
DutchDutch Continuers
FilipinoFilipino Continuers
French: Background LanguageFrench Continuers
French: Second LanguageFrench Continuers
German: Background LanguageGerman Continuers
German: Second LanguageGerman Continuers
HebrewModern Hebrew Continuers
Hindi* No equivalent
HungarianHungarian Continuers
Indonesian: Second LanguageIndonesian Continuers
Indonesian: First LanguageIndonesian and Literature
Indonesian: Background LanguageIndonesian in Context
Italian: Background LanguageItalian Continuers
Italian: Second LanguageItalian Continuers
Japanese: Second LanguageJapanese Continuers
Japanese: First LanguageJapanese and Literature
Japanese: Background LanguageJapanese in Context
Karen* No equivalent
KhmerKhmer Continuers
Korean: Background LanguageKorean in Context
MacedonianMacedonian Continuers
Malay: Background SpeakersMalay Background Speakers
MalteseMaltese Continuers
Modern GreekModern Greek Continuers
PersianPersian Continuers
Persian: Background SpeakersPersian Background Speakers
PolishPolish Continuers
PortuguesePortuguese Continuers
PunjabiPunjabi Continuers
Punjabi: Background LanguagePunjabi Continuers
Punjabi: Second LanguagePunjabi Continuers
Romanian* No equivalent
RussianRussian Continuers
SerbianSerbian Continuers
Sinhala* No equivalent
SpanishSpanish Continuers
SwedishSwedish Continuers
TamilTamil Continuers
Tamil: Background LanguageTamil Continuers
Tamil: Second LanguageTamil Continuers
TurkishTurkish Continuers
UkrainianUkrainian Continuers
VietnameseVietnamese Continuers
Yiddish* No equivalent

* There is no comparable NSW HSC course for this WACE course. Contact the relevant institution for information on that institution’s policy regarding WACE courses that have no comparable NSW HSC course.
 

Note: In the NSW HSC there is a small number of multi-level subject areas (English, mathematics, music and LOTE) which enable advanced students to study extension courses. Students undertaking an extension course must also study the underpinning course. Some institutions, for some courses, award selection rank adjustments for achievement in both courses. In such cases, WACE students undertaking this WACE course will be considered for the same pattern of subject adjustments as NSW HSC students undertaking the comparable course listed in this table and may be eligible to receive more than one adjustment.