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Studies of Religion II

UNITS

What this subject builds

Studies of Religion looks at belief, ethics and how religions shape the world.

Writing & expression

Structured, evidence-based extended responses.

Argument & persuasion

Weighing ethical and religious perspectives fairly.

Detail & recall

Organising a broad syllabus across several traditions.

Full skill profile

Writing & expression

Argument & persuasion

Analytical reasoning

Numeracy & modelling

Practical & lab craft

Independent research

Creativity & making

Detail & recall

Filled dots = how strongly this subject develops each quality. What do these mean?

Effort & difficulty

INTENSITY

Moderate

TYPICAL LOAD

3–4 hrs/wk

Content-broad and essay-based across multiple religious traditions.

Where students struggle

The volume of content and writing with genuine analysis.

Who it suits

Tends to thrive

Students who like ideas about belief, ethics and society.

May find it a grind

Students looking for a light-reading, low-writing subject.

How it scales

Scaled mean (per unit)

27.3 / 50

3-YEAR STABILITY

Very stable

Scaled mean by year: 2023 27.7 −0.4 2024 27.3 ±0 2025 27.3

This is the spread of scaled marks across everyone who took the subject — not how hard it is. A high mean usually means a strong cohort sat it. The figures are from UAC’s latest scaling report (2025), with the year-by-year trend above.

6,929

sat it in 2025

64.0%

female

99.85

highest ATAR

Mark explorer

Where might my mark scale to?

Set the HSC mark you’re aiming for. We’ll show a band of where that tends to scale — never a single number, never a prediction.

Expected HSC mark 85 / 100

4070100

Your course mark, out of 100 — a 2-unit course.

A mark in the high 80s tends to scale to roughly

33–36 per unit / 50

Scaled marks are measured per unit, out of 50 — the standard UAC scale. There’s no exact conversion, so this is a zone, not a pinpoint.

There’s no exact HSC-to-scaled conversion. Scaling depends on how the whole cohort performs each year, so treat this as a feel for the range — not a calculator.

Common questions

How does HSC Studies of Religion II scale?

In the UAC Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2025 NSW HSC, Studies of Religion II had a scaled mean of 27.3 out of 50 per unit, and its scaled mean has been very stable over recent years. Scaling reflects how academically strong the cohort is — not how hard the subject is — and there is no exact HSC-to-scaled conversion, so it's best read as a range, never a single number.

How hard is HSC Studies of Religion II, and how much work is it?

Studies of Religion II is moderate effort — typically 3–4 hrs/wk. Content-broad and essay-based across multiple religious traditions. Where students most often struggle: The volume of content and writing with genuine analysis.

What does HSC Studies of Religion II build?

Studies of Religion looks at belief, ethics and how religions shape the world. It especially develops writing & expression, argument & persuasion, and detail & recall.

Who should take HSC Studies of Religion II?

Students who like ideas about belief, ethics and society. It may be more of a grind for students looking for a light-reading, low-writing subject.

Where’s this data from?

Scaling figures are from the UAC Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2025 NSW HSC (Tables A1, A3). Scaled marks are out of 50 per unit.

There is no exact HSC-to-scaled conversion — for any one HSC mark there is a range of scaled marks, which is why we only ever show a band.

The skills, effort and “who it suits” notes are Intuition Education’s editorial guidance, not UAC data.

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