HSC Indonesian Continuers study guide
HSC Indonesian Continuers · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
HSC Indonesian Continuers is a New South Wales Stage 6 subject for senior secondary students who have already studied Indonesian for several years and want to keep building real proficiency. It suits learners who can handle everyday topics and simple authentic texts and who want to move toward confident, independent use of the language in personal, community and global contexts. The HSC Indonesian Continuers study guide has 6 sections and about 2,618 words.
01The Individual: Personal Identity, Relationships and Daily Life
Questions in this domain test whether you can talk about yourself and other people in natural, accurate Indonesian: family, friendships, school life, hobbies, feelings, plans and personal values. You need vocabulary for relationships (ayah, ibu, kakak, adik, sepupu, tetangga, sahabat), for emotions (senang, bangga, kecewa, gugup, malu, cemas), and for describing character (rajin, malas, sabar, pemalu, ramah, keras kepala).
421 words, about 2 min02The Indonesian-Speaking Communities: Culture, Customs and Social Life
Here you show knowledge of how Indonesian-speaking communities live: family structures, gotong royong, religious and national holidays, food, dress, markets, transport, and regional diversity across Java, Sumatra, Bali, Sulawesi and beyond. Questions may present a short announcement, invitation, or description of a ceremony and ask about purpose, audience, or implied attitude.
427 words, about 2 min03The Changing World: Environment, Technology and Social Change
This domain deals with contemporary issues: urbanisation, transport, plastic waste, deforestation, renewable energy, social media, education, employment and globalisation. You must read an opinion or report, identify the writer's stance, and produce your own reasoned response using cause, effect, contrast and recommendation language.
416 words, about 2 min04Listening and Responding: Strategies and Sound Patterns
Listening tasks in this course use short dialogues, announcements, phone messages and interviews. You must extract main ideas, specific details (times, prices, places), the relationship between speakers, and the speaker's intention or feeling.
457 words, about 2 min05Reading and Responding: Text Types, Inference and Vocabulary
Reading tasks present authentic-style texts: notices, advertisements, personal letters, emails, articles, short stories and infographics. You must locate information, interpret implied meaning, identify text purpose and audience, and deduce word meaning from context.
455 words, about 2 min06Writing in Indonesian: Structure, Register and Accuracy
You will produce short texts such as informal emails, formal letters, diary entries, articles, notices and opinion pieces of roughly 100–250 words. Marks reward task fulfilment, range of vocabulary and structures, accuracy, and appropriate register - not length alone.
442 words, about 2 min