Australian students in New South Wales (NSW) will soon be allowed to study as many vocational subjects as they like and still receive a tertiary ranking score, as teachers prepare a statewide strike over pay.
Under the HSC overhaul, the category A and category B system for Vocational Education and Training subjects will be abolished.
Currently students wanting to receive an ATAR can only study one category B course – such as business services, construction or hospitality – that contribute to their score.
But the scrapping of the categories will mean they can take up as may as they like and still get an ATAR, as long as they complete English as a mandatory subject….