{"id":3413,"date":"2026-04-12T17:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/academic-guide-years-11-12\/business-studies\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:32:37","slug":"business-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/academic-guide-years-11-12\/hsc\/hsc-subjects\/business-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!-- section: section_text --><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Preliminary Course<\/strong> [Board Developed] 2 units<br><strong>HSC Course<\/strong> [Board Developed] 2 units<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Business Studies investigates the role, operation and management strategies used by businesses within Australia&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and in the global economy. 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