"Menindee Central School is a Connected Communities school and already teaches Paakantji. The new course enables students to continue their studies into years 11 and 12 and I look forward to other schools joining them."

Out of the 35 Aboriginal languages across the state, about 19 are being taught across NSW with more than a hundred dialects.

The course is a content-endorsed course, which means it will not count towards a student's ATAR but allows the course to be delivered with more flexibility.

The syllabuses for the courses are developed in consultation with communities according to the needs of the language group.

The move comes after a decade of planning. Students have been able to take Aboriginal language courses from kindergarten to year 10 since 2005, allowing teachers to prepare for the rigours of the HSC over time.