NSW government school HSC completions by Aboriginality (2004-2019 and 2016-2023)

The Higher School Certificate is the highest educational award in secondary education in NSW. It is awarded to students who have satisfactorily completed Years 11 and 12 at secondary school. To be eligible, students must meet HSC course requirements and sit for the statewide HSC examinations. \r\n\r\n**Notes:** \r\n\r\n* Prior to 2016, this dataset used data from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). From 2016 onwards, data presented is based on Aboriginal status reported in the National Schools Statistics Collection (NSSC) conducted each August.\r\n\r\n* HSC Record of Achievement includes those students awarded the HSC and who have completed one or more HSC courses but have not yet been awarded the HSC. \r\n\r\n* HSC Record of Achievement includes students who participated in HSC pathways. \r\n\r\n* HSC pathways offer a flexible program for students to complete the HSC over a period of up to five years. The pathways provisions include accumulating courses, repeating courses, acceleration, recognition of prior learning, and combining study with part-time traineeships or apprenticeships.\r\n\r\n* Bradfield college is included.\r\n\r\n* Data derived from NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) data, provided in February each year. \r\n\r\n**Source:** \r\n\r\n* [Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin](https://data.cese.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/schools-and-students-statistical-bulletin "Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin"). Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.\r\n

高中毕业证书（Higher School Certificate）是新南威尔士州（NSW）中等教育阶段的最高学历奖项。该证书授予已圆满完成中学11年级和12年级学业的学生。要获得资格，学生必须满足HSC课程要求并参加全州范围的HSC考试。

**注释：**

* 2016年前，本数据集使用新南威尔士州教育标准局（NSW Education Standards Authority, NESA）的数据。2016年及以后，所呈现的数据基于每年8月开展的全国学校统计收集（National Schools Statistics Collection, NSSC）中报告的原住民身份信息。

* HSC成绩记录（HSC Record of Achievement）涵盖已获得HSC证书的学生以及已完成一门或多门HSC课程但尚未获得HSC证书的学生。

* HSC成绩记录还涵盖参与HSC路径项目的学生。

* HSC路径项目为学生提供灵活的方案，允许其在最长五年内完成HSC。该路径项目的条款包括课程累积、课程重修、加速学习、先前学习成果认可，以及将学习与兼职培训或学徒制相结合。

* 数据集包含布拉德菲尔德学院（Bradfield College）的数据。

* 数据来源于新南威尔士州教育标准局（NESA）每年2月提供的数据。

**来源：**

* [《学校与学生：统计公报》](https://data.cese.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/schools-and-students-statistical-bulletin "Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin")。教育统计与评估中心。