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Biology

Choose your syllabus cohort: the focus-area Year 11 course below is for Year 11 from 2027 and the first HSC in 2028. For 2026 Year 11 and the 2026–27 HSC, use the 2017 syllabus. Legacy Year 11 lessons are archived; check your school’s course requirements. 2025 Year 11 checklist · 2017 HSC study pack.

Year 11 (2025 syllabus) · Year 12 (2017 syllabus). Cells, systems, evolution and ecosystems in Year 11; heredity, genetic change and disease in Year 12, built lesson-by-lesson.

155lessons
7focus areas & modules
Year 11 (2025 syllabus · from 2027)
Focus area 12025 syllabus
Cells as the basis of life
25 lessons→
Focus area 22025 syllabus
Cells to systems
25 lessons→
Focus area 32025 syllabus
Evolution and ecosystems
25 lessons→
Year 12 (2017 syllabus)
Module 5Live
Heredity
19 lessons · 5 quizzes→
Module 6Live
Genetic Change
18 lessons · 3 quizzes→
Module 7Live
Infectious Disease
21 lessons · 2 quizzes→
Module 8Live
Non-infectious Disease
21 lessons · 4 quizzes→
Free HSC Science Study Pack: a printable 12-week planner, 2017 syllabus checklists for the current HSC cohort, and a Band 6 study guide. Year 11 from 2027: use the linked 2025 checklist above. Get it free