Dance in Indigenous Australian Contexts
BOS course name Pattern of study
BOS course number
Schools Online (Administration) entry advice
Dance in Indigenous Australian Contexts (240 hours)
2 units x 2 years 64020 Enter this course number for both
Preliminary (Year 11) and HSC (Year 12)
AQF VET qualification Statement of Attainment towards Certificate II in Careers in Dance (91292NSW)
Exclusions Stage 6 Dance
Minimum work placement 70 hours
It is permissible for work placement to be undertaken in dance production environments intended for public performance.
HSC unit credit and course requirements
HSC unit credit for VET courses can be accredited to the Preliminary and/or HSC pattern of study.
Dance in Indigenous Australian Contexts (240 indicative hours)
• accredited for a total of 4 units at the Preliminary and/or HSC level
• attempt all modules.
To count a course towards the HSC program of study students must satisfy the course completion criteria as required by the Board of Studies. Refer to Section 8.4 of the Assessment, Certification and Examination (ACE) Manual.
The pattern of study entered (for example 2 units x 2 years) should reflect the delivery of the course over successive years. Students will be credentialled for the HSC unit credit entered each calendar year provided they have satisfactorily completed the course requirements for that calendar year as determined by the school/RTO.
Access including access by students in Stage 5
In certain circumstances students in Stage 5 may access this Stage 6 VET course while also completing the requirements for the award of the School Certificate. Further information is available on the Board of Studies website at www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/voc_ed/stage-5.html
For students in NSW DET schools, the criteria for Stage 5 VET must be met. These can be viewed at
www.det.nsw.edu.au via the DET Intranet A–Z of Directorates Vocational Education in Schools Directorate
VET for Stage 5 Students in 2009.
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Course content
Module code Module title Module-specific
co-requisite(s)*
Core (C) or elective (E) for AQF VET
qualification
HSC indicative
hours of credit Attempt ALL modules
DMPC-0103 Dance composition 1 nil C 40
DMPP-0103 Performance and production studies 1 nil C 25
DMPR-0103 Cultural dance repertoire 1 ISCR-0101
ISCR-0102 # C 40
DPJT-0101 Jazz technique 1 nil C 35
ISCR-0101 Cultural residency 1 DMPR-0103 C 45
RSLS-0101 Life skills for dancers 1 nil C 25
RSMU-0102 Music appreciation 1 nil C 20
* The developers of this accredited course have advised that co-requisites are suggested relationships but not required.
# This module, Cultural residency 2, is not part of the endorsed HSC course.
AQF VET qualification
To attain Certificate II in Careers in Dance (91292NSW) students must achieve 20 modules.
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