NESA has published clarified ACE Rules on the NSW Curriculum website. The clarified rules come into effect from 14 October 2024. Schools must not implement the clarified rules before this date. Schools must continue to use the ACE Rules on this website until 14 October 2024.

Assessment Certification Examination (ACE)

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)

Satisfactory completion of a course: Extension Preliminary and HSC courses

ACE 8025

Last Updated: 30 July 2019

Course	Hours	Requirement
Preliminary English Extension	60	Concurrent with or after completing Preliminary English Advanced
HSC English Extension 1	60	Completion of Preliminary English Advanced and Preliminary English Extension Concurrent with or after completing HSC English Advanced
HSC English Extension 2	60	Completion of Preliminary English Advanced and Preliminary English Extension Concurrent with or after completing HSC English Advanced and HSC English Extension 1
Preliminary Mathematics Extension	60	Concurrent with or after completing Preliminary Mathematics Advanced
HSC Mathematics Extension 1	60	Concurrent with or after completing Preliminary Mathematics, Preliminary Mathematics Extension and HSC Mathematics
HSC Mathematics Extension 2	60	Completion of Preliminary Mathematics and Preliminary Mathematics Extension Concurrent with or after completing HSC Mathematics Extension 1 Course Note: schools can be flexible when programming the Mathematics Extension 1 course in order to meet the needs of their students. Topics from the Mathematics Extension 1 HSC course may be taught before all the topics of the Mathematics Extension 1 Preliminary course have been taught.
Science Extension	60	Completion of at least one Preliminary science course Concurrent with or after completing at least one HSC science course
All other HSC Extension courses	60	Completion of Preliminary course Concurrent with or after completing the HSC course
VET Curriculum Framework Extension Courses	60	Concurrent with or after completing the corresponding 240-hour course Refer to syllabus documents on NESA's website

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