HSC examination specifications

The English Extension 2 HSC examination will consist of a submitted Major Work, worth 40 marks, and an accompanying Reflection Statement, worth 10 marks.

Major Work (40 marks)

The Major Work must be a substantial composition. The composition may use any medium of presentation appropriate to the nature of the composition and must be one, or a combination, of the following:
• imaginative
• investigative
• interpretative
• analytical.

Reflection Statement (10 marks)

The Major Work is to be accompanied by a statement of reflection on the intent, process and understanding gained from undertaking the Major Work.
See Requirements for the Major Work and Reflection Statement (page 10).