Vocational Subject Shake-Up in New South Wales Schools

Senior students seen in class at Melba Secondary College in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 12, 2020. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

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.