Available from Term 4 2026, so you can plan with confidence
The NSW Curriculum Senior syllabuses for Year 11 Biology, Physics, Economics and Legal Studies are mandatory from Term 1 2027. We’ve released our content a term ahead, so you can plan your teaching and get familiar with the new syllabus well before Term 1. All our updated content is aligned to the new NSW Curriculum Senior syllabuses.
You’ll find a breakdown of what’s live, organised by subject and focus area.
HSC Science
The Year 11 Biology and Physics courses have been built for the new NSW syllabuses, with complete coverage across every focus area.
Physics:
Aboriginal knowledge appears in context throughout, e.g. working out water depth from how waves behave.
More practical-based content, for example, measuring, pulley systems and connected bodies, momentum, the inverse-square law for light, and electromagnets.
Biology
DNA structure and replication, mitosis and meiosis, and homeostasis have moved from Year 12 into Year 11.
More practical- based content for microscopy and cell size, DNA replication, modelling cytokinesis, movement of materials in cells, photosynthesis, transpiration, natural selection and ecological sampling.
Subject | Year | Content |
Biology | Year 11 | Full content coverage using videos, text-based lessons, quizzes and practice questions for:
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Physics | Year 11 | Full content coverage using videos, text-based lessons, quizzes and practice questions for:
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Year 11 Human Society and its Environment (HSIE)
The Year 11 Economics and Legal Studies courses have been newly built for the NSW Curriculum Senior syllabuses, with complete coverage and quizzes across every focus area.
Economics:
Behavioural economics
The digital economy
Debt and bond markets, interest rates and superannuation
Tax reform and government spending reform
Consumption and wellbeing
First Nations businesses' contribution to GDP
First Nations businesses' access to capital and markets
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory bodies
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trade
Legal Studies:
Law reform used to be a small part of the old core. Changing the Law is now a whole focus area, with a mandatory case study on land rights and native title.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customary lore is new content we have built.
Subject | Year | Content |
Economics | Year 11 | Full content coverage using videos, text-based lessons and quizzes for:
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Legal Studies | Year 11 | Full content coverage using videos, text-based lessons and quizzes for:
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How do I access these new subjects?
To use the new Year 11 courses, set up your 2027 Year 11 classes as you would at the start of any new year. There are two ways to do this:
Your school’s Atomi admin can set them up directly.
Email [email protected] or ask your customer success manager, and we’ll set them up for you.