By the National Reporting Team’s Natasha Robinson and Rebecca Armitage

The New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) syllabus has been given a radical overhaul for the first time in 16 years.

The new syllabus moves away from a “social context” approach to teaching that critics — particularly in science academia — argued had led to a “dumbing down” of subject matter.

Science

English

History

Maths

In standard maths, there will be a focus on online data and its application in a new topic area known as Networks.

Advanced mathematics:

Extension:

Extension 2:

* The new syllabus will be rolled out in 2018

Source: NSW Education Standards Authority

This post originally appeared on News.