2015 Higher School Certificate (HSC) - 40 Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Courses and Student Entries by Gender - in NSW Mainstream High Schools

Data are processed from the BOSTES' source  available at
https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/ebos/static/EN_SX_2015_12.html

2015 HSC - A List of 40 Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Courses
 and  Student Entries by Gender, in NSW mainstream high schools

	Course Number	Course Name	Total Male	Total Female	Total
1	15500	Arabic Beginners		1	1
2	15510	Arabic Continuers	65	117	182
3	15520	Arabic Extension	22	31	53
4	15530	Armenian Continuers	6	12	18
5	15560	Chinese Background Speakers	275	385	660
6	15540	Chinese Beginners	10	17	27
7	15550	Chinese Continuers	50	52	102
8	15570	Chinese Extension	19	5	24
9	15580	Classical Greek Continuers	6	8	14
10	15590	Classical Greek Extension	3	6	9
11	15600	Classical Hebrew Continuers	12	19	31
12	15610	Classical Hebrew Extension	9	13	22
13	15660	Filipino Continuers	3	7	10
14	15670	French Beginners	132	515	647
15	15680	French Continuers	223	504	727
16	15690	French Extension	65	101	166
17	15790	Italian Beginners	94	267	361
18	15800	Italian Continuers	81	191	272
19	15810	Italian Extension	21	36	57
20	15840	Japanese Background Speakers	10	9	19
21	15820	Japanese Beginners	252	390	642
22	15830	Japanese Continuers	245	414	659
23	15850	Japanese Extension	71	137	208
24	15860	Khmer Continuers	5	3	8
25	15890	Korean Background Speakers	26	28	54
26	15880	Korean Continuers	2	15	17
27	63000	Language, Japanese Life Skills		1	1
28	62146	Languages, French - Life Skills		1	1
29	15900	Latin Continuers	105	89	194
30	15910	Latin Extension	65	64	129
31	16045	Russian Continuers	9	16	25
32	16050	Serbian Continuers	6	11	17
33	16070	Spanish Beginners	50	128	178
34	16080	Spanish Continuers	44	106	150
35	16090	Spanish Extension	15	31	46
36	16100	Swedish Continuers	4	4	8
37	16110	Tamil Continuers	9	25	34
38	16120	Turkish Continuers	16	25	41
39	16130	Ukrainian Continuers	3	2	5
40	16140	Vietnamese Continuers	58	87	145

The data above can be seen in the order of the most popular LOTE courses chosen by HSC students as below.

	Course Number	Course Name	Total Male	Total Female	Total
1	15680	French Continuers	223	504	727
2	15560	Chinese Background Speakers	275	385	660
3	15830	Japanese Continuers	245	414	659
4	15670	French Beginners	132	515	647
5	15820	Japanese Beginners	252	390	642
6	15790	Italian Beginners	94	267	361
7	15800	Italian Continuers	81	191	272
8	15850	Japanese Extension	71	137	208
9	15900	Latin Continuers	105	89	194
10	15510	Arabic Continuers	65	117	182
11	16070	Spanish Beginners	50	128	178
12	15690	French Extension	65	101	166
13	16080	Spanish Continuers	44	106	150
14	16140	Vietnamese Continuers	58	87	145
15	15910	Latin Extension	65	64	129
16	15550	Chinese Continuers	50	52	102
17	15810	Italian Extension	21	36	57
18	15890	Korean Background Speakers	26	28	54
19	15520	Arabic Extension	22	31	53
20	16090	Spanish Extension	15	31	46
21	16120	Turkish Continuers	16	25	41
22	16110	Tamil Continuers	9	25	34
23	15600	Classical Hebrew Continuers	12	19	31
24	15540	Chinese Beginners	10	17	27
25	16045	Russian Continuers	9	16	25
26	15570	Chinese Extension	19	5	24
27	15610	Classical Hebrew Extension	9	13	22
28	15840	Japanese Background Speakers	10	9	19
29	15530	Armenian Continuers	6	12	18
30	15880	Korean Continuers	2	15	17
31	16050	Serbian Continuers	6	11	17
32	15580	Classical Greek Continuers	6	8	14
33	15660	Filipino Continuers	3	7	10
34	15590	Classical Greek Extension	3	6	9
35	15860	Khmer Continuers	5	3	8
36	16100	Swedish Continuers	4	4	8
37	16130	Ukrainian Continuers	3	2	5
38	15500	Arabic Beginners		1	1
39	63000	Language, Japanese Life Skills		1	1
40	62146	Languages, French - Life Skills		1	1

2015 HSC LOTE - the Top 20 most popular courses chosen by HSC students in NSW mainstream high schools 

2015 HSC LOTE - the 20 least popular courses chosen by HSC students in NSW mainstream high schools 

Relevant link: BOSTES - HSC Top Achievers in Course — 2015 Higher School Certificate