NSW Education Standards Authority overhaul HSC syllabus for first time in 20 years

By Alexandra Smith
Updated February 21 2017 - 2:15pm, first published 1:57pm
A new topic, the craft of writing, will be mandatory for all English students. Photo: Wolter Peeters
A new topic, the craft of writing, will be mandatory for all English students. Photo: Wolter Peeters

All year 12 students will have to study grammar and dramatically improve their writing skills as part of the most significant changes to the state's HSC in decades, which will see fewer topics studied in favour of "less breadth and more depth" in all subjects.

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