GirraweenHighSchool

20132014
HSC
AssessmentPolicyBooklet
asatThursday17October2013

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AmessagefromthePrincipal
Thisbookletcontainsimportantinformationwhichwillassistyouinfulfillingalltherequirements
fortheHigherSchoolCertificate.
Itcontainsfoursections:
GeneralInformationabouttheHigherSchoolCertificate
SchoolAssessmentProcedures
AssessmentSchedulesforeachSubject
SummaryofAssessmentTasks.
TheinformationincludesdetailsoftheBoardofStudiesrequirementsfortheHSCandGirraween
HighSchoolsspecificrulestoensuretheserequirementsaremet.Mostimportantly,itsetsout
theSchoolAssessmentProcedureswhichmustbeadheredtosothateveryoneistreatedfairly
andequitably.Followingthesewillenableyoutomaximiseyourmarks.Rememberthatyour
schoolassessmentwillcontribute50%toyourfinalHSCresult.
Itisvitalthatyouspendtimetothoroughlyreadandunderstandyourrightsandresponsibilities
inregardtoassessment.
Commitment,organisationandplanningarethekeystoasuccessfulyearforyou.Itismost
importantthatyoudevelopyourownassessmentcalendar,thatyouuseyourhomeworkdiary
andthatyouplanyourtime.Ifyouhavenotdonethisinthepast,nowisthetimetostart.
Ifyouareexperiencingdifficultyinplanning,inmeetingassessmentrequirements,ifyouare
feelingstressedorifyouareunsureaboutanything,youshouldseekhelpimmediately.The
schoolreallywantseveryoneofyoutosucceedandreachyourpotential.Wewillworkwithyou
tosolveproblems.Ifwedonotknowthereisaproblemwecannothelp.
Thesepeoplewillbeabletoadviseyou:
YearAdviser
HeadTeacherWelfare
SchoolCounsellor
DeputyPrincipals
Principal
HeadTeacheroryourclassroomteacherforsubjectspecificissues.
Oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoforyourselfistoensurethatyouhavebalancein
yourlifeduringthisyear.TheHSCisanimportantpartofyourlifebutitisnotyourwholelife.
Makesurethatyouincludeinyourplanningsomerelaxationtime,someexerciseandsometime
withfriends.Thiswillhelpyoureducestressandbemorefocussedwhenyouareworking.
Explainyourstudyplantoyourparentsandfamilyandenlisttheirsupportduringthistime.
Rememberthatallofyouareverycapableandthatifyoumakeacommitmentanddoyourbest
youwillachieveyourgoals.
Iwisheachofyouasuccessfulandfulfillingyear.
MrsJ.Kennedy
Principal

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1.GENERALINFORMATIONABOUTTHEHIGHERSCHOOLCERTIFICATE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
PerformanceinHigherSchoolCertificateAssessmentisasimportantasyourperformanceintheHSC
Examination.TheBoardofStudieshassetrequirementsforbothschoolsandstudents.(Syllabus
andassessmentinformationisavailableontheBoardofStudieswebsite:
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au)Studentsmustensuretheyareawareoftheserequirements.
Furtherinformationoranyothermatterrelatingtoseniorassessmentcanbeobtainedfromthe
YearAdviser,FacultyHeadTeachersorDeputyPrincipal.
1.2 THEHIGHERSCHOOLCERTIFICATE
TobeeligiblefortheawardoftheHigherSchoolCertificate,studentsmust:
a) havegainedtheRecordofSchoolAchievementorsuchotherqualificationsastheBoardof
Studiesconsiderssatisfactory
b) havecompletedHSC:AllMyOwnWork(oritsequivalent)
c) havesatisfactorilycompletedcoursesthatcomprisethepatternofstudyrequiredbythe
BoardfortheawardoftheHigherSchoolCertificate
d) sitforandmakeaseriousattemptattherequisiteHigherSchoolCertificateexaminations.
1.3 PATTERNOFSTUDY
CandidatesfortheHigherSchoolCertificatemustundertakeaprogramofstudyconsistingof
atleast12unitsofPreliminaryCourses,andatleast10unitsofHSCCourses.
BoththePreliminaryandHSCpatternsofstudyMUSTinclude:
atleastsixunitsofBoardDevelopedcourses,
atleasttwounitsofaBoardDevelopedcourseinEnglish,
atleastthreecourseswhichareoftwounitvalue(orgreater),and
atleastfoursubjects.
(Note:TosatisfypatternofstudyrequirementsfortheHigherSchoolCertificate,amaximumofsix
PreliminaryunitsandsixHSCunitscanbecountedfromSciencecourses.)
1.4 SATISFACTORYCOMPLETIONOFACOURSE
Studentswillbeconsideredtohavesatisfactorilycompletedacourseif,inthePrincipalsview,
thereissufficientevidencethattheyhave:
a) followedthecoursedevelopedorendorsedbytheBoardofStudies
b) appliedthemselveswithdiligenceandsustainedefforttothesettasksandexperiences
providedinthecoursebytheschool
c) achievedsomeorallofthecourseoutcomes.
Satisfactorycompletionofacourseinvolvesparticipationinexperiences,whichareintegral
requirementsofthesyllabusincludingsuchthingsasassignments,classparticipationand
practicalwork.Studentsarerequiredtocompleteallsettasks,notonlythoseforassessment.
ForthePrincipaltodeemthemassatisfactorilycompletingthecourse,studentsmustmakea
seriousattemptatassessmenttasksinexcessof50%oftheavailablemarksforacourse.

Attendanceisanintegralpartofsatisfactorilycompletingacourse.Theschoolrecognises
aminimumof85%attendanceforsatisfactorycompletionofcoursework(see3.24,3.25.See
pages25,26forsamplecopyofOfficialWarningLetter).

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2.
HIGHERSCHOOLCERTIFICATECREDENTIALS
2.1 THEHIGHERSCHOOLCERTIFICATE
Schoolbased assessment tasks will contribute to 50% of your marks at the HSC. Your school
assessment mark will be based on your performance in assessment tasks undertaken during
eachcourse.ThisAssessmentBookletexplainstheprocedures andrequirementsoftheschool
assessmentprogram.
Note: Assignments and projects developed for assessment in one subject may not be used
eitherpartiallyorinfullforassessmentinanyothersubject.
Theother50%ofthemarkswillbebasedonyourperformanceintheHSCexaminationforeach
subject.
TheHigherSchoolCertificateisatestamurdocument,issuedbytheBoardofStudies,which
statesthatastudenthasmetalloftherequirementsandhasbeenawardedanHSC.
On the satisfactory completion of your Higher School Certificate, you will receive a portfolio
containing:
The HSC Testamur the official certificate confirming that you have fulfilled all the
requirementsfortheawardoftheHigherSchoolCertificate.
The Record of Achievement lists the HSC courses you have successfully completed, as
wellasthemarksandbandsyouhaveachievedineachcourse.From2014,GradesAE
willbelistedforcompletedPreliminaryCourses.
CourseReportsforeveryHSCBoardDevelopedcourse,studentsreceiveaCourseReport
showing their marks, the Performance Scale for that course, and the Performance Band
description for the course. A graph showing the statewide distribution of marks in the
courseisalsoshown.
2.2 THEYEAR12RECORDOFACHIEVEMENT
ThisisadocumentwhichprovidestheactualHigherSchoolCertificateresultscoursesstudied,
withtheirexaminationmark,assessmentmarksandpercentilebands.Forallcoursesinvolving
anexternalexamination,theRecordofAchievementwillshowtwosetsofmarksandindicate
thepositionofthatstudentinrelationtoallNSWstudentswhostudiedthecourse.
Thefirstsetofmarkswillbetheexaminationresultsineachcoursewhichhasbeenstudiedand
presentedfortheHSCexamination.Thesecondsetofmarkswillbethemoderatedassessment
ofthestudentineachcoursestudied.Theassessmentscoresprovidedbytheschoolwillbe
moderated(adjusted)accordingtotheschoolsperformanceintheexternalHSCexamination
inthatcourse.
NSWsecondarystudentsnowreceiveGradesAtoE(measuredagainstacommonstatewide
gradescale)forallcompletedcoursesinYear10andYear11.From2014,theHSCRecordof
AchievementwillalsodisplaystudentsPreliminarycoursegrades.
2.3 MODERATEDASSESSMENTMARKS
EachschoolconductsanAssessmentProgramforitsstudentsineachcourse,andreports
studentsassessmentmarkstotheBoardofStudies.Everyschool,therefore,assessesitsown
studentsindividuallyonworkdoneforeachHSCcourseprovidedattheschool.
Schoolsusedifferentassessmenttasks,havedifferentmarkingstandards,andhavestudentsof
varyingabilities.Duetothesedifferences,theprocessofmoderationisneededtoallow
studentsassessmentmarkstobecompared.

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ModerationadjuststheassessmentmarksofaschoolgroupbyusingtheirExaminationMarksin
thatcourse.TheModeratedAssessmentMarksontheRecordofAchievementcanbeusedto
comparetheperformancesofstudentsatdifferentschoolswhohavecompletedthesame
course.
2.4 PERFORMANCEBANDS
SixPerformanceBands(Band6beingthehighest)givestudentsanindicationoftheir
performanceinacourseinrelationtostatedsyllabusoutcomes,andrelativetootherstudentsin
NSWwhocompletedthecourse.
For2UnitCourses,themaximumpossiblemarksis100,and:
Band6correspondstomarksfrom90to100
Band5correspondstomarksfrom80to89
Band4correspondstomarksfrom70to79
Band3correspondstomarksfrom60to69
Band2correspondstomarksfrom50to59
Band1correspondstomarksfrom0to49.
Extensioncoursesareof1unitvalueandhaveamaximumpossiblemarkof50,withthe
exceptionofMathematicsExtension2.Fourbandsareusedinreportingextensioncourses:
BandE4correspondstomarksfrom45to50
BandE3correspondstomarksfrom35to44
BandE2correspondstomarksfrom25to34
Band1correspondstomarksfrom0to24.
2.5 SCALINGFORTHEAUSTRALIANTERTIARYADMISSIONRANK(ATAR)
UsingboththescaledExaminationMarksandmoderatedAssessmentMarks,theUniversity
AdmissionsCentre(UAC)carriesoutafurtherscalingprocesswhichleadstothecalculationof
eachstudentsAustralianTertiaryAdmissionRank(ATAR).
TheATARisanumberbetween0.00and99.95(withincrementsof0.05).Itprovidesameasure
ofoverallacademicachievementintheHSC,whichassistsuniversitiesinrankingapplicantsfor
universityselection.
Themarksawardedtoeachstudentineachcoursearereadjustedtakingintoaccountthe
generalabilitylevelofthegroupofstudentsdoingeachcourse.Thisgeneralabilitylevelofeach
groupiscalculatedbyconsideringtheirperformanceinallthecoursestakenbythegroup.
Onlyafterthisscalingprocessisitvalidtoaddupthemarksawardedtoastudentandusethis
totaltocalculatetheATAR.ItisnotpossibletoobtaintheATARbyacombinationofthemarks
orpercentilebandswhichappearontheRecordofAchievement.
AcandidatesATARisbaseduponthescaledaggregateofthemarksinthebesttenunitsof
BoardDevelopedcourse,subjecttothefollowingconditions:
a) thebesttwounitsofEnglishmustbeincludedintheATAR
b) thebesteightunitsfromtheremainingBoardDevelopedCoursesareincluded
c) nomorethantwounitsofCategoryBcoursesmaybeincluded.
TheATARisarank,notamark.TheonlypurposeoftheATARistoassistuniversitiesinranking
schoolleaverapplicantsfortertiaryselectioninafairandequitableway.TheATARshouldnot
beusedforanyotherpurpose.
(FurtherinformationisavailableontheUACwebsite:www.uac.edu.au)

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3.
SCHOOLASSESSMENTPROCEDURES
TheBoardofStudiesrequiresthatschoolsprovideanassessmentofeachstudentsperformance
ineachHigherSchoolCertificateCourse.

Schoolassessmentresultswillnotbeincreasedtocompensateforfactorssuchasextended
illnessormisadventurethatmayhaveaffectedastudentsperformancethroughoutthe
course.
Teacherswillassessthestudentsactualperformance,notthepotentialperformance.

3.1 RIGHTSANDRESPONSIBILITIES
Theschoolisresponsiblefor:
a) settingassessmenttaskswhichwillbeusedtomeasurestudentperformanceineach
componentofacourse
b) specifyingamark/weightingforeachassessmenttask
c) informingstudentsoftherequirementsofeachassessmenttask
d) keepingrecordsofeachstudentsperformanceoneachassessmenttask
e) providingstudentswithinformationontheirprogress.
Differentcourseswillhavedifferentnumbersandtypesofassessmenttasks.
FurtherdetailsabouteachassessmenttaskcanbeobtainedfromthecourseteacherortheHead
Teacherforthesubject.
Studentsareresponsiblefor:
a) meetingallcourserequirements,includingattendanceatclasses
b) applyingthemselveswithdiligenceandsustainedefforttothesetworkandexperiences
providedineachcourse
c) beingawareofassessmentrequirementsandprocedures
d) makingaseriousattemptatallassessmenttasks.Studentswhodonotmakeaserious
attemptatassessmenttasksinexcessof50%oftheavailablemarksmayreceivean
Ndeterminationforthatcourse(see3.24and3.25).
e) theirpersonalhonestyworksubmittedmustbethestudentsownwork,andsources
whichhavebeenconsultedorquotedmustbeacknowledged
f) submittingalltasksonorbeforetheduedate
g) beingpresentforallinclasstasksandexaminations.
3.2 ASSESSMENTSCHEDULEBOOKLETANDTIMEFRAME
ThisAssessmentBookletprovidesyouwithanassessmentscheduleforeachofyoursubjects
(seepages2749).Eachassessmentschedulelistsforeachtask:theapproximatedate(Term
andWeek),typeoftask,anticipatedsyllabuscomponents,weightingsandoutcomestobe
assessed,aswellastheschoolassessmentweighting.Attheconclusionofthesubject
assessmentschedulesinthisAssessmentBookletisaSummaryofAssessmentTasks(seepages
50,51)thiswillallowyoutodrawupyourowndiaryofassessmenttaskstoassistyouin
managingandcompletingthesetasks.Ifyouhaveaproblemwithtoomanytasksscheduledat
theonetime,seeyourYearAdviserimmediately.
StudentsmustbeinformedinwritingoftheACTUALdateanddetailsoftheassessmenttask,at
leastTWOWEEKSbeforethetask.

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3.3 NOTIFICATIONOFASSESSMENTTASKS
Theduedateanddetailsofanassessmenttaskwillbenotifiedtostudentsinwritingatleast
TWOWEEKSbeforethetask.
Afterthewrittennotificationhasbeenissued,ifachangeofdateforthecompletionofthetask
isrequiredthereisnoneedfortwoweeksnoticeprovidedthetaskisnotbeingbroughtforward.
Anychangesofdatewillbenotifiedinwriting.
Notethatwrittennotificationhasprecedenceoveranyinformationlistedintheassessment
schedulescontainedinthisAssessmentBookletthatis,detailsofassessmenttaskslistedin
thisAssessmentBooklet(suchastypeoftask,syllabuscomponents,weightingsandoutcomesto
beassessed)maychangefromthedateofissueofthebooklet,sothewrittennotificationwillbe
usedtolistthecorrectdetailsforeachassessmenttask.

Insomecircumstances,itmaybenecessarytoalterthedateofthetask(thatis,TermandWeek)
fromthatlistedintheassessmentscheduleinthisAssessmentBooklet.Whenthisoccurs,
studentsMUSTbeinformedofanychangestothedateinwriting,andTWOWEEKSinadvance.
ThePrincipalistobeconsultedifitisnotpossibletogivetwoweeksnoticeforchangedtasks.

Note:Ifitoccursthatanassessmenttaskhasbeenscheduledatatimewhichsubsequently
coincideswithindustrialactionbystaff,thenthetaskwillbepostponedandstudentswillbe
informedinwritingoftherescheduleddateofthetask.
Thewrittennotificationofeachtaskmustinclude:
thedateandtimeofwhenthetaskwilltakeplaceorwhenthetaskisdue
componentsandtheirweightingasspecifiedinthesyllabuspackage
thegeneralnatureoftheassessmenttask
theweightvalueofthetaskinrelationtothetotalweightedmarkforthecourse.
Forassessmenttaskscompletedoutsidetheclassroom,thewrittennotificationmustalsoinclude:
aStatementofAuthenticityandAcademicIntegrity(thismustbesignedbythestudentand
submittedwiththecompletedassessmenttasksee3.5and3.20).
Whereappropriate,markingcriteria/informationabouthowthetaskwillbeassessedwillalsobe
included.
DatesforassessmenttaskswillbesubmittedtotheDeputyPrincipalresponsiblefortheSchool
Calendarwhowillmonitorthescheduleoftaskstoensurethattasksareevenlyspreadandclashes
avoided.

3.4 ABSENCEWHENATASKISNOTIFIED
Wheneverstudentsareabsentfromschool,itistheirresponsibilitytoensurethattheyknowwhat
workhasbeenmissedandtocatchupwiththatwork.Thesameconditionsapplyifstudentsare
absentwhenwrittennotificationofanassessmenttaskisissued.Noautomaticextensionisgranted
tostudentswhoareabsentonthedaythenoticeofthetaskisgiven.However,ifastudenthashad
aprolongedabsence,onthedayoftheirreturntoschooltheymaysubmittotheDeputyPrincipal
fortheirYearorthePrincipalanAssessmentTaskAppealForm(withrelevantdocumentationsee
3.6,3.8below.Seepage24forsamplecopyofform).

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3.5 SUBMISSIONOFTASKS
Forassessmenttaskswhicharecompletedoutsidetheclassroom:
aStatementofAuthenticityandAcademicIntegrity(whichispartofthewrittennotification)
mustbesignedbythestudentandsubmittedwiththecompletedassessmenttask(see3.3
and3.20)
studentsmustuseandfollowtheschoolsAcknowledgingSourcesinAssessmentTasks
(see4.14.4)toacknowledgeanycomponentofthestudentsworkthathasbeenwritten,
createdordevelopedbyothers
alltasksaretobesubmittedbythedesignateddayandtime(asperthewrittennotification).
AlltaskssubmittedafterthedesignatedtimewillbedeemedtobeLATE(see3.8,3.11and3.17
below).
Allfacultiesmustmaintainarecordoftaskssubmitted.Tasksmustbesubmittedinaccordancewith
theinstructionsfromthefaculty.
3.6 EXTENSIONTOSUBMITORCOMPLETEANASSESSMENTTASK
Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytoensureallassessmenttasksaresubmittedbytheduedateor
performedinclassatthespecifiedtime.Unlessanapplicationforanextensionhasbeenapproved
bytheDeputyPrincipalorPrincipal,thelatesubmissionorcompletionofataskwillresultinZERO
marksbeingawardedforthattask(see3.11and3.17below).
ExtensionsforassessmenttaskscompletedoutsidetheclassroommustbegiventotheDeputy
PrincipalresponsibleforthestudentsYearorthePrincipalusingtheschoolsAssessmentTask
AppealForm(seesamplecopypage24)wellbeforetheduedateofthetask.
Ifastudentisunabletocompleteataskatthespecifiedtimetheymustseekanextensionfromthe
DeputyPrincipalresponsiblefortheirYearorthePrincipalusingtheschoolsAssessmentTask
AppealForm(see3.8below).
Extensionswillonlybegrantedincasesofsevereillnessorotherexceptionalcircumstances.A
medicalcertificatewillberequiredincasesofillness.Holidays,routinemedicalordental
appointments,drivingtests,parttimeworkcommitmentsandroutinesportingcommitmentsare
examplesofgroundslikelytobeunsuccessfulwhenapplyingforanextension.
Ifyourextensionisnotgranted,youmustsubmittheincompletetaskorcompletethetaskonthe
designateddate.
AnextensionoftimeforthesubmissionorcompletionoftasksmayonlybegrantedbytheDeputy
PrincipalorPrincipalafterconsultationwiththeappropriateHeadTeacher.Applicationssubmitted
aftertheduedate(oftasksubmission)orspecifiedtime(ofcompletingthetask)willnotbe
considered.
3.7 PRIORKNOWLEDGEOFABSENCE
Whereastudenthasaclashbetweenanassessmenttaskandanotherschoolactivity,the
studentMUSTnotifytheDeputyPrincipalresponsiblefortheirYearorthePrincipalandfollow
3.6above.
Whereastudentknowsinadvancethattheywillbeabsentonthedaythatanassessmenttaskis
tobesubmitted,thestudentmustNOTIFYTHEDEPUTYPRINCIPALANDTHEIRCLASSTEACHER,
andsubmittheworkbeforetheduedate.Studentswhofailtosubmitthetaskbeforethedue
dateanddonotmakearrangementsforitssubmissionontheduedateMUSTcompletean
AssessmentTaskAppealFormasin3.8below.

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3.8 ILLNESS/MISADVENTUREPROCEDURES
Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytoensureallassessmenttasksaresubmittedbytheduedateor
performedinclassatthespecifiedtime.Absencefromschoolontheduedateforthe
submissionofanassessmenttask,oronthedayofanassessmenttask,willnotberegardedas
satisfactorygroundsforthegrantingofanextensionoftime(see3.6and3.7above).Thiswill
notbevariedunlessthereareexceptionalcircumstances(andonlyafterconsultationwiththe
DeputyPrincipalorPrincipal).
Studentsareadvisedtocompleteallassessmenttaskstothebestoftheirabilityandtoadvise
theschoolIMMEDIATELYifcircumstanceswillpreventthemfromdoingso.
1) Astudentwhoisabsentfromschoolforavalidreasononthedayanassessmenttaskisdue
tobehandedinhastheresponsibilitytoensurethattheentireworkissubmittedtothe
relevantclassteacherby9.00amontheduedate,ortoensureaparentnotifiestheschool
bytelephoneby9:00amonthedaytheassessmenttaskisdue:
tospeaktotherelevantHeadTeachertomakearrangementsforthetasktobe
submittedbyfaxoremailonthatday
or
toinformtheHeadTeacherthattheywillbeunabletosubmitthetaskonthatday,
andgiveananticipateddateofwhenthetaskwillbesubmitted
Onthedayoftheirreturntoschool,thestudentmustseetheDeputyPrincipalorPrincipal
tosubmitanAssessmentTaskAppealForm(sampleformonpage24)andtoprovide
independentevidenceofthefacts,detailingwhythecircumstancespreventedthemfrom
submittingthetaskontime.Detailscanbesuppliedonaconfidentialbasiswherenecessary.
StudentswhoappealonthegroundsofillnessMUSTprovideamedicalcertificateforthe
relevanttimeperiod.Medicalcertificatesobtainedaftertheeventwillnotbeaccepted.

AmarkofZEROwillberecordedforthetaskifnoAssessmentTaskAppealFormis
submittedbythestudenttoexplaintheirabsence,ortheAssessmentTaskAppealsubmitted
bythestudentisnotapproved(see3.17).
2) Astudentwhoisabsentfromschoolforavalidreasononthedayofanassessmenttask
MUSTensureaparentnotifiestheschoolbytelephoneby9:00amonthedayofthe
assessmenttasktoinformtherelevantHeadTeacherthattheywillbeunabletocomplete
thetaskonthatday,andgiveananticipateddatefortheirreturntoschool.
Onthedayoftheirreturntoschool,thestudentmustseetheDeputyPrincipalorPrincipal
tosubmitanAssessmentTaskAppealForm(sampleformonpage24)andtoprovide
independentevidenceofthefacts,detailingwhythecircumstancespreventedthemfrom
attemptingthetask.Detailscanbesuppliedonaconfidentialbasiswherenecessary.
StudentswhoappealonthegroundsofillnessMUSTprovideamedicalcertificatecertifyingthe
illnessoccurredonthedayoftheassessmenttask.Medicalcertificatesobtainedafterthe
eventwillnotbeaccepted.
Thestudentmustbepreparedtositforthetask,orifdeemedappropriate,asubstitutetask,on
thedayoftheirreturntoschool(see3.12).
AmarkofZEROwillberecordedforthetaskifnoAssessmentTaskAppealFormissubmittedby
thestudenttoexplaintheirabsence,ortheAssessmentTaskAppealsubmittedbythestudentis
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3) Ifastudentcompletesanassessmenttaskbutbelievesthatexceptionalcircumstances
adverselyaffectedtheirperformance,thestudentMUST,onthedayofthetask,seetheDeputy
PrincipalorPrincipaltoobtainanAssessmentTaskAppealForm(sampleformonpage24)and
toprovideanexplanationastowhytheyfeeltheirperformanceintheassessmenttaskhad
beenadverselyaffected.Notethatexceptionalcircumstancesdonotincludesickness.The
studentmustreturnthecompletedAssessmentTaskAppealFormtotheDeputyPrincipalor
Principal,withtherequiredindependentevidence,withinanagreedtimeframe.
IftheAssessmentTaskAppealisnotapproved,thenthestudentwillreceivethemarkthey
gainedonthetask.IftheAssessmentTaskAppealisapproved,theDeputyPrincipalorPrincipal
willadvisethestudentofthecourseofactiontobetaken(see3.12below).
4) StepstobetakenifastudentissickDURINGthecompletionofanassessmenttaskatschool:
(i) ThestudentMUSTnotifytheclassteacher/examsupervisorwhowillofferthe
appropriateassistanceandwillimmediatelynotifytherelevantHeadTeacher.
(ii) Ifthestudentchoosestheycancontinuewiththecompletionofthetask.NOEXTRA
TIMEWILLBEGIVENANDTHERESULTACHIEVEDINTHETASKWILLNOTBEADJUSTED.
(iii) Ifthestudentisunwellandunabletoproceedwiththecompletionoftheassessment
task,theywillbesignedoutviatheschoolSickBayandallowedtogohome.Thestudent
willbeadvisedtoseeadoctorimmediately.TherelevantHeadTeacherwillnotifythe
DeputyPrincipalresponsibleforthestudentsYearorthePrincipal.

Onthedayoftheirreturntoschool,thestudentmustseetheDeputyPrincipalor
PrincipaltosubmitanAssessmentTaskAppealForm(see3.6and3.12)andmustbe
preparedtositforthetask,orifdeemedappropriate,asubstitutetask.Amedical
certificateverifyingtheillnessonthedayoftheassessmenttaskMUSTbeprovided.
Medicalcertificatesobtainedaftertheeventwillnotbeaccepted.

Note:AppealsinitiatedafterassessmenttaskresultshavebeenissuedwillNOTbeconsidered
inanycircumstances.

3.9 ABSENCEONTHEDAYBEFOREATASKANDATTENDANCEONTHEDAYOFATASK
Studentswillattendalltimetabledlessonsorscheduledschoolactivitiesontheschooldayprior
toanassessmenttask.Whereataskisduelaterintheday,thenstudentsmustattendalllessons
priortothetaskonthatday.
Thestudentmustprovideindependentevidenceofthefacts,detailingwhythecircumstances
preventedthembeingatschoolthedaypriortotheassessmenttask,orwhytheycouldnot
attendalllessonspriortothetaskonthedayoftheassessmenttask.Detailscanbesuppliedon
aconfidentialbasiswherenecessary.StudentswhoappealonthegroundsofillnessMUST
provideamedicalcertificatecertifyingtheillnessoccurredonthedaypriortotheassessment
task,oronthedayoftheassessmenttask(whicheverisapplicable).Medicalcertificates
obtainedaftertheeventwillnotbeaccepted.
Ifproofofillnessorleaveisnotapproved,thenthestudentsassessmentmarkforthattaskwill
bereducedby10%.
Thestepsoutlinedin3.8abovemustbefollowedifastudentissickDURINGthecompletionofa
taskatschool,orifastudentbelievesthatexceptionalcircumstanceshaveadverselyaffected
theirperformance.

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3.10 MAJOREXAMINATIONS
ThemajorexaminationsintheHSCCoursearetheYear11Term4HSCAssessmentDays,the
Year12HalfYearlyandtheYear12TrialHigherSchoolCertificate.
Inthetwoschoolweekspriortothesemajorexaminations:
1) studentsMUSTattendalltimetabledlessonsorscheduledschoolactivities(forthedates
oftherequireddays,seeSummaryofAssessmentTaskspages50,51). Anystudent
absentinthistimewillrequireamedicalcertificatetoverifytheirabsenceandMUSTsee
theDeputyPrincipalfortheirYearorthePrincipal,onthedayoftheirreturntoschool,to
submitanAssessmentTaskAppealFormwiththeirmedicalcertificate(see1.4,3.24and
3.25.Seepages25,26forsamplecopyofOfficialWarningLetter).Medicalcertificates
obtainedaftertheeventwillnotbeaccepted.
2) theexpectationisthatallclassesaretaughtbytheregularclassteacher.Duringthistime
theschoolwillendeavourtominimiseteachersbeingonanexcursionforanotheryear
grouporbeingonProfessionalLearningactivities.
3) ifstudentsknowthattheywillbeabsentduringthistimeduetoexceptional
circumstances,theyneedtoapplytotheDeputyPrincipalresponsiblefortheirYearorthe
PrincipalusingtheschoolsAssessmentTaskAppealFormwellbeforethestartofthemajor
examinationsdocumentaryevidencewillberequiredforverification.
4) theDeputyPrincipalorPrincipalmaygrantexceptionsforstudentabsenceduringthis
timeduetoexceptionalcircumstances,suchasstudentinvolvementinschool
representativefixtures.
Note:
1) Noassessmenttasksaretobescheduledduringthetwoschoolweeksimmediately
precedingtheYear12HalfYearlyexaminations.
2) NoassessmenttasksaretobescheduledduringWeek2ofTerm3(leadinguptotheTrial
HSCexaminations),andtheschoolwillattempttominimiseassessmenttasksinWeek1of
Term3.
3) TheschoolwillendeavourtoholdalloftheTrialHSCexaminationsduringWeeks4and5
ofTerm3.Studentswillbegivenatleast2WEEKSnoticeifanyexaminationsarerequired
inWeek3ofTerm3.
4) DuringWeek3ofTerm3,studentsMUSTattendalltimetabledlessonsorscheduled
schoolactivitiesonMondayandTuesday,whilefromWednesdaytoFridayteacherswill
beavailableatschooltoassiststudentsduringtheirnormaltimetabledperiods.
3.11 LATESUBMISSIONORCOMPLETIONOFTASKS
Alltasksaretobesubmitted/completedby/onthedesignatedtimeonthespecifieddate.All
taskssubmitted/completedafterthistimewillbedeemedtobeLATEunlessthereare
exceptionalcircumstances.
UnlesstheDeputyPrincipalorPrincipalreceivesacompletedAssessmentTaskAppealForm
thatprovidesanacceptableexplanationforthelatesubmission/completionofatask(see3.8
above),thestudentwillreceiveZEROmarksforthattask(see3.17below).

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3.12 GRANTINGOFANASSESSMENTTASKAPPEAL
IfanAssessmentTaskAppealhasbeenapproved,thentheDeputyPrincipalorPrincipalmay:
authorise for the student to complete the assessment task, or where appropriate, a
substitute task, upon the students return to school or as soon as practicable after the
studentsreturn
authoriseforanestimatetobegiven
grantanextensionoftime
determineanalternativeprocedure(inconsultationwiththerelevantHeadTeacher).

ImportantNote:YourapplicationforanAssessmentTaskAppealisnoguaranteethatitwill
beapproved.

3.13 MARKSAWARDEDFORSUBSTITUTETASKS/EXTENSIONSOFTIME
Inthosecaseswhereasubstitutetaskhasbeenauthorised(asabove),themarkgivenforthe
taskwillbeusedtoestimatethestudentslevelofachievementofthesyllabusoutcomes
assessedbythetask.Thisisnecessarybecauseasubstitutetaskdoesnotalwaysduplicatethe
sameconditionsandcontentastheoriginaltask.
Whereasubstitutetaskcannotbegiven,amarkwillbeallocatedwiththeapprovalofthe
DeputyPrincipalorPrincipal.
3.14 EXCURSIONSANDFIELDTRIPS
Studentsmustattendthoseexcursionsandfieldtrips,whicharepartoftheHSCcourse
assessmentandcompletethesetwork.
Excursionswillnotbescheduledin:
1) thetwoschoolweeksprecedingtheYear11Term4HSCAssessmentDays
2)Year12afterTerm1.
ThePrincipalmayallowexcursionstorunduringthesetimesbutonlyinexceptional
circumstances.
TheschoolwillalwaysendeavourtominimiseclasheswithAssessmentTasksandschool
organisedactivities.
Studentsinvolvedinaschoolorganisedexcursion,orschoolorganisedcommitment,thatison
thedaybeforeorthedayofanAssessmentTaskinanothersubject,doNOThavetocompletean
AssessmentTaskAppeal.Inthiscase,theteacherorganisingtheexcursion/schoolcommitment
mustgiveacopyofstudentnamesinattendancetotherelevantHeadTeacherandtheDeputy
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3.15 TECHNOLOGYANDASSESSMENTTASKS
Moststudentsnowusesomeformofelectronictechnologytoproducetheirhandinassessment
tasks.Someassessmenttaskswillrequirethatstudentssubmitthetaskinelectronicform,and
thiswillbespecifiedwhenthetaskisset.Allothertasksmustbesubmittedinhardcopyformat.
Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttobackupalltheirworkandtoensurethatallreasonable
stepsaretakentopreventtechnologyfailurefromhamperingtheirabilitytosubmitataskby
theduedate.TechnologyfailureisNOT,initself,avalidreasonforfailuretosubmitan
assessmenttaskontime.Technologybreakdownasgroundsforextensionwillonlybe
consideredinextremecircumstances.

Tominimiseproblemsinrelationtotechnology,studentsshouldadheretothefollowing
protocols:

whenworkingathome,continuallybackupallworkontheharddriveofyourcomputer
andonanexternalportablestoragemedia(suchasaUSBdrive)
whenworkingatschool,savethelatestversionofyourworktoyourpersonalfilesonthe
schoolserver(seeMrAlbaneseforassistanceifyouareexperiencingdifficultieswiththe
schoolserveroryouhaveforgottenyourconfidentialusernameandpassword)
taskswhicharetobesubmittedelectronicallyshouldbecheckedwellbeforetheduedate
toensurethatthedatacanbeaccessedatschool:
checkthecompatibilityofyourhomesoftwarewiththeschoolstechnology
saveacopyofthefinalversionofyourtasktoanemailaddressthatcanbe
accessedatschool(suchasyour@educationemailaccount),aswellasbringingit
toschoolonexternalportablestoragemedia.

Tosubmitahardcopyofyourtask,printthetaskathometoavoidanysoftwareincompatibility
problemsandtoensurethatyoudonotencounterproblemsaccessingtheschoolcomputers
(duringbusytimes,youmayhavetroubleaccessingtheschoolcomputers/printers).Ifyouare
unabletoprintyourworkathome,downloadthetaskontoexternalportablestoragemedia
(suchasaUSBdrive)andbringittoschoolforprinting.Informyourclassteacherofthis.(Note:
printingatschoolshouldonlybealastresortandmustbecompletedbeforetheduehandin
time.)
3.16 ORALTASKS
Oraltasksusuallyconsistoftwocomponentsawrittensubmissionandtheoralpresentation
itself.Theformofthewrittensubmissionwillbeexplainedbyyourteacherwhenthetaskis
distributed.
Allwrittensubmissionsmustbehandedinbythedesignatedtimeontheduedate.Allwritten
submissionshandedinafterthistimewillbedeemedLATE,unlessthereareexceptional
circumstances,andthestudentwillreceiveZEROforthewrittensubmissioncomponentofthe
task(see3.11).
Inmanycases,theactualoralpresentationsbystudentsmaytakeseveralperiodsoveranumber
ofdays.Onthespecifiedtimeanddaythatthetaskisdue,teacherswillnormallyindicateto
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thetimeindicatedfortheiroralpresentation.Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytobereadytogive
theiroralpresentationatthedesignatedtimeonthedesignateddate.Anystudentthatisnot
presenttogivetheiroralpresentationatthedesignatedtimeonthedesignateddatewillbe
deemedLATE,unlessthereareexceptionalcircumstances,andthestudentwillreceiveZEROfor
theoralpresentationcomponentofthetask(see3.11).
Insomecircumstances,thewrittensubmissionisthetranscriptoftheoralpresentation.Ifthis
transcriptisnotsubmittedbythedesignatedtimeonthedesignateddate,thestudentwill
receiveZEROforthetask,unlessthereareexceptionalcircumstances(see3.11).

3.17 ZEROMARKS
AZEROmarkwillbeawardedwhenastudent:
submitsatasklate(withoutavalidreason)(see3.11above)
doesnotattemptatask(nonattempt)(see3.18below)
doesnotmakeaseriousattemptatatask(nonseriousattempt)(see3.18below)
isfoundtobeinvolvedinmalpractice(see3.20below).
Insuchcases:
parents/guardianswillbeinformedinwriting
copiesoftheparentalnotificationwillbesubmittedtotheYearAdviser,DeputyPrincipal
andPrincipal.
Studentswhodonotmakeaseriousattemptatassessmenttasksinexcessof50%ofthe
availablemarkswillreceiveanNdeterminationforthatcourse(see3.19,3.24and3.25.See
pages25,26forsamplecopyofOfficialWarningLetter).

3.18 NONATTEMPTOFTASKSORNONSERIOUSATTEMPTOFTASKS
Studentswillmakeaseriousattemptatallassessmenttasks.Whenastudentdoesnotattempt
anassessmenttask,amarkofZEROwillbeawarded(see3.17above).

WheretheDeputyPrincipalorPrincipaldeemastudenttohavemadeanonseriousattempt,a
markofZEROwillbeawarded(see3.17above).

Anonseriousattemptiswhenastudentsubmitsanassessmenttaskwhichshowslittleorno
thought/effort,whichisgenerallyincompleteorwhichcontainsfrivolousorobjectionable
material.Aseriousattemptisthepresentationofanassessmenttaskwhichmeetsthe
requirementsofthesettaskandwhichhasbeendonetothebestofthestudentsability.

3.19 COMPLETIONOF50%OFTOTALVALUEOFTASKS
StudentsMUSTsatisfactorilycompletemorethan50%ofallassessmenttaskssetforacoursefor
thePrincipaltodeemthemassatisfactorilycompletingthecourse(see1.4,3.24and3.25).

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3.20 MALPRACTICEINASSESSMENTTASKS
Eachstudentsmarkinanassessmenttaskwillbedeterminedbythequalityofthework
producedbythestudentonly.Todemonstratehonesty,anycomponentofastudentsworkthat
hasbeenwritten,createdordevelopedbyothersmustbeacknowledgedinaccordancewiththe
schoolsAcknowledgingSourcesinAssessmentTasks(see4.14.4).Useorinclusionofmaterial
fromothersourcessuchasbooks,journalsandelectronicsources,includingtheinternet,must
beacknowledged.Dishonestbehaviourcarriedoutforthepurposeofgainingunfairadvantage
intheassessmentprocessconstitutesmalpractice,orcheating.Malpracticeinanyform,
includingplagiarism(see4.2below),isunacceptable.
Forassessmenttaskswhicharecompletedoutsidetheclassroom,aStatementofAuthenticity
and Academic Integrity must be signed by the student and submitted with the completed
assessmenttask(see3.3and3.5).Studentsmustabidebytheprinciplesofthisstatement.
Bysigningthisstatement,astudentiscertifyingthat:
theplanning,development,contentandpresentationofthisassessmenttaskismyown
workineveryrespect
thisassessmenttaskhasnotbeencopiedfromanotherpersonsworkorfrombooksorthe
internetoranyothersource
Ihaveusedappropriateresearchmethodsandhavenotusedthewords,ideas,designs,
music,images,skillsorworkmanshipofotherswithoutappropriateacknowledgementin
theassessmenttaskoritsdevelopment
Ihaveread,understandandhavefollowedtheschoolsAcknowledgingSourcesin
AssessmentTasks(includedintheAssessmentPolicyBookletthathasbeenissuedtome).
Allworkpresentedinassessmenttasksmustbeastudentsownormustbeacknowledged
appropriately.Malpractice,includingplagiarism(see4.2below),couldleadtostudentsreceiving
ZEROmarksforthattaskandwilljeopardisetheirRecordofSchoolAchievement(RoSA)and/or
theirHigherSchoolCertificate(HSC).
Malpracticeisanyactivitythatallowsstudentstogainanunfairadvantageoverother
students.Itincludes,butisnotlimitedto:
cheating,attemptingtocheat,orassistingotherstocheat
copyingsomeoneelsesworkinpartorinwhole,andpresentingitastheirown
usingmaterialdirectlyfrombooks,journals,CDsortheinternetwithoutappropriate
acknowledgementtothesourceasoutlinedintheschoolsAcknowledgingSourcesin
AssessmentTasks(see4.14.4)
buildingontheideasofanotherpersonwithoutappropriateacknowledgementtothesource
asoutlinedintheschoolsAcknowledgingSourcesinAssessmentTasks(see4.14.4)
buying,stealingorborrowinganotherpersonsworkandpresentingitastheirown
submittingworktowhichanotherperson,suchasaparent,coachorsubjectexpert,has
contributedsubstantially
usingwords,ideas,designsortheworkmanshipofothersinpracticalandperformancetasks
withoutappropriateacknowledgementtothesourceasoutlinedintheschools
AcknowledgingSourcesinAssessmentTasks(see4.14.4)
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distractingotherstudentsfromtheirworkduringanassessmenttask
disruptinganassessmenttaskinanyway
breachingschoolexaminationrules
usingnonapprovedaidsduringanassessmenttask
contrivingfalseexplanationstoexplainworknothandedinbytheduedate.
Inthecaseofsuspectedplagiarism(see4.2below),studentswillberequiredtoprovide
evidencethatallunacknowledgedworkisentirelytheirown.Suchevidencemightincludebutis
notlimitedtothestudent:
providingevidenceofandexplainingtheprocessoftheirwork,whichmightincludediaries,
journalsornotes,workingplansorsketches,andprogressivedraftstoshowthe
developmentoftheirideas
answeringquestionsregardingtheassessmenttask,examinationorsubmittedworkunder
investigation,todemonstratetheirknowledge,understandingandskills.
Anystudentfoundinvolvedinmalpracticeincompletinganassessmenttaskwillbeawardeda
markofZEROforthattask.
Thedecisionwithregardtomalpracticehavingoccurredwillbetakenbytheclassteacher,in
consultationwiththeHeadTeacherofthecourseinvolved,andnotifiedimmediatelytothe
Principal.
ThePrincipalwillestablishacommitteetoreviewanycasesofsuspectedmalpracticeand
determinetheappropriateactionshouldmalpracticebeproven.
Thestudent,inwriting,mustmakeanyappealagainstsuchadecisiontothePrincipal,within24
hoursofthedecisionbeingtaken.
Ifmalpracticeisproven,amarkofZEROwillbeawarded(see3.17above).
3.21 NONDISCRIMINATINGORINVALIDTASKS
Ifataskisgivenandisfoundtobenondiscriminatingbetweenstudents,beinginvalidorhaving
problemsassociatedwithitsadministration,itmaybediscardedandanalternativetaskset.
Inthesecircumstances,thePrincipalmaydeterminethatanothertaskbedone,and/oradjust
theweightingsaccordingly.Ifitisdecidedthattheoriginaltaskbestillused,itcouldhavea
reducedweighting,withtheadditionaltaskaddedtotheassessmentweightingsforthecourse.
ThePrincipalmaydecidetodiscardtheoriginaltaskcompletelyandareplacementtaskwillbe
organised.
Ifanalternativetaskistobegiventhestudentsmustbeinformedinwriting(withsufficient
notice).
3.22 COURSECHANGES,LATEENROLMENTS,ACCELERANTSANDPATHWAYSSTUDENTS
Forstudentschangingcourses,thePrincipalmustbesatisfiedthattheywillbeabletocomplete
allcourseoutcomesbeforethecompletionoftheHSCcourse.BoardofStudiesentranceand
completiondatesforcoursesmustbeadheredto.
Accelerantsshouldcompleteallassessmenttasks,ortheequivalent,thatareundertakenby
studentscompletingtheusualcourseprogram.Theschoolwillendeavourtominimisethe
conflictingdemandsofPreliminaryandHSCAssessment,butthiscannotbeguaranteed.
Pathwaysstudentsaretomeetthesamesatisfactorycoursecompletionrequirementsasother
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3.23 DISPUTESREGARDINGASSESSMENTTASKS
Eachstudenthastherighttoasktheclassteacherwhyaparticularmarkwasawardedfora
specificassessmenttask.Ifthestudentisdissatisfiedwiththeresponsegiven,theHeadTeacher
ofthesubjectinvolvedshouldbeconsulted.
DisputesoveranindividualtaskmustberesolvedwiththeHeadTeacherassoonaspossible.
TheHeadTeachersdecisionisfinal.WheretheclassteacheristheHeadTeacher,thestudent
hasnofurtheravenueforreview.
Note:ThePrincipalisthefinalarbiterinallassessmentmatters.

3.24 WARNINGOFNDETERMINATION
StudentsundertakingtheHSCCoursemustmakeagenuine/seriousattempttosatisfactorily
completecourseandassessmentrequirements.Theserequirementsincludestudentsapplying
themselveswithdiligenceandsustainedefforttosettasksandexperiencesprovidedforthe
coursebytheschool,regardlessofwhetherornotthesetaskscontributetothefinalassessment
mark.Attendanceisanintegralpartofsatisfactorilycompletingacourse(see1.4).
Itisamatterfortheclassteachersprofessionaljudgmenttodeterminewhetherornota
studenthasmadeagenuineattempttocompletetheserequirements.Studentsmustmakea
seriousattemptatassessmenttasksthatcontributeinexcessof50%ofthetotalassessment
mark.
Studentswhoarenotmeetingcourseand/orassessmentrequirementsatanystageofthe
coursewillbeinformed,inwriting,ofthepotentialofanNdeterminationinthecourse.
Studentsandparents/guardianswillbeinformedinwriting,allowingsufficienttimeforthe
problemtobecorrected,thusenablingthestudenttomeetthecourseand/orassessment
requirementssatisfactorily.Theschoolwillretaincopiesofallrelevantdocumentation(see
pages25,26forsamplecopyofOfficialWarningLetter).
3.25 NDETERMINATIONSANDAPPEALS
Anystudentwhoisatriskofnotmeetingcourseand/orassessmentrequirementswillbe
notifiedviaofficialschooldocumentation(seepages25,26forsamplecopyofOfficialWarning
Letter).Thepurposeofthewarningistogivethestudentsufficienttimeandopportunityto
correcttheidentifiedproblem(s).
IfastudentdoesnotmeetcourseandassessmentrequirementsinanHSCcourse,anN
determinationwillbegiven.Thismeansthatthecoursewillnotbelistedonthestudents
RecordofAchievement,anditmayalsomeanthepossiblewithholdingofthewholeHigher
SchoolCertificate.Untilastudenthassatisfactorilycompleted12unitsofPreliminaryCourses
and10unitsofHSCCourseswhichfulfiltheBoardofStudiespatternofstudyrequirements,they
willnotbeeligiblefortheawardoftheHSC.
InthecaseofExtensionCourses,studentswhodonotmeettheassessmentrequirementsofthe
corequisite2Unitcoursewillnotreceivearesultineithercourse.
ThefinaldecisionregardinganyNdeterminationrecommendationwillbemadebythe
Principal.AnystudentgivenanNdeterminationhastherighttoappealagainstthedecision.
TheappealreviewwillbeconductedbythePrincipal,DeputyPrincipal,relevantHeadTeacher,
YearAdviser,andoneteachernotinvolvedintheassessmentofthesubject.Theoutcomeofthe
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3.26 CONFIDENTIALITYOFFINALMARK
ThefinalHSCassessmentmarkforeachsubjectisconfidentialandmaynotbegiventostudents.
3.27 ORDEROFMERIT/FINALRANKING
Studentswillbegivenfeedbackfromtimetotimeastotheirongoingrankinanycourse.
StudentsmayrequesttheirfinalOrderofMerit/RankinginthecourseafterthelastHSC
examinationisheldatGirraweenHighSchool(thedatewillbeadvised).Studentscanalsoaccess
thisatStudentsOnlinebyusingtheirPINandfollowinginstructionsfromtheBoardofStudies.

3.28 REVIEWOFASSESSMENTS
Shouldanyrankingdifferfromthatexpected,baseduponpreviousinformation,areviewofthe
rankingmayberequestedbythestudentbeforetheduedateindicatedbytheBoardofStudies.
Marksawardedbyteachersforindividualassessmenttasksarenotsubjecttothisappeal
mechanism.
TheSchoolsReviewPanel(comprisingofthePrincipal,theDeputyPrincipalandtheYear12
YearAdviser)willcarryoutareviewtoestablishwhether:
theweightingsspecifiedbytheschoolAssessmentSchedulesconformwiththeBoardof
Studiesrequirements
theproceduresusedbytheschoolfordeterminingthefinalassessmentmarkconform
withitsstatedAssessmentSchedule(inparticulartheweightingsusedforthevarious
tasksareconsistentwiththosespecifiedintheAssessmentSchedule)
therearenocomputationalorotherclericalerrorsinthedeterminationoftheassessment
mark.
IftheSchoolsReviewPanelissatisfiedthattheseconditionshavebeenmet,therewillbeno
changetotheassessmentandthefinalrankwillremainthesame.

AfurtherappealmaybelodgedtotheBoardofStudiesthroughthePrincipalifthestudentis
dissatisfiedwiththeschoolreviewprocedures.

3.29 ASSESSMENTCONCERNS
WherecircumstancesariseintheadministrationoftheassessmentofHSCcoursesnotcovered
bytheproceduresdescribedinthisdocument,theyshouldbereferredto,anddiscussedwith,
thePrincipalforresolution.
IfthePrincipalisabsent,studentsshouldseetheDeputyPrincipalresponsiblefortheirYear,or
theotherDeputyPrincipalifthisisnotpossible.

FURTHERINFORMATION
TheAssessmentCertificationExamination(ACE)websiteprovidesuptodateinformationabout
therulesandproceduressetbytheNSWBoardofStudiesinrelationtotheHigherSchool
CertificateandtheRecordofSchoolAchievement.
TheURLfortheACEwebsiteis:http://ace.bos.nsw.edu.au

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4.ACKNOWLEDGINGSOURCESINASSESSMENTTASKS
4.1 REFERENCING
Referencingisamethodofacknowledgingthevarietyofsourcesofinformationandideasthatyou
haveusedwhilecompletingassessmenttasksoutsidetheclassroom.Itspurposeistoacknowledge
theoriginalsourceofideasandworkthatisnotyourown.Directquotations,factsandfigures,as
wellasideasandtheories,frombothpublishedandunpublishedworks,mustbereferenced.
Referencingisnecessarytoavoidplagiarism,toverifyquotationsandparaphrasing,andtoenable
readers(andmarkers)tofollowupandreadmorefullythecitedauthorswork.
Informationthatyouarerequiredtoreferenceincludes:
quotations(exactwords),orparaphrasing(informationrewritteninyourownwords)
ideas,argumentsorspecificinformation(suchasstatistics)proposedanddevelopedby
someoneelse.
Thefollowingtypesofsourcesdonotneedtobeacknowledged:
yourownexperiencesorexperimentalresults
youroriginalideas,argumentsorcompositions
commonknowledge.
Commonknowledgeincludes:
factsthatarecommonlyknown(suchasthereare12monthsinayear)
statementsoffactsthatareeasilyavailableinanumberofdifferentkindsofsources(suchas
WorldWarIIbeganin1939).
Referencinggenerallyhastwokeyelements:
anintextreference(thatis,withinthetextoftheassessmenttask)thatindicatesyouhave
usedaphrase,ideaorconceptfromsomeoneelse(see4.3.1below)
acompleteReference(inalphabeticalorder)attheendoftheassessmenttaskgivingfull
detailsofallsourcesreferredtointheassessmenttask(see4.3.2below).

Therearemanyreferencingsystemsavailable.AtGirraweenHighSchool,theHarvardStyleof
referencingistobeusedwhencompletingassessmenttasksoutsidetheclassroom(see4.3below).
Ifanassessmenttaskisnotreferencedintherequiredformat,youmaybesuspectedofplagiarism
(see3.20,4.2).

Allworkpresentedinassessmenttasksmustbeastudentsownormustbeacknowledged
appropriately.Malpractice,includingplagiarism(see4.2below),couldleadtostudentsreceiving
ZEROmarksforthattaskandwilljeopardisetheirRecordofSchoolAchievement(RoSA)and/or
theirHigherSchoolCertificate(HSC)(see3.20above).

Note:SomeSeniorCoursesrequirestudentstofollowspecificreferencingsystems:
InEnglishExtension2,forthesubmittedMajorWork,studentsmustfollowtheBoardof
Studiesreferencingrequirements.Theserequirementswillbeoutlinedtostudentsby
theirEnglishteacher.
InPreliminary,HSCandElectiveHistorycourses,wheninstructed,studentsmustfollow
theFootnoteReferencingSystem.Thissystemwillbeoutlinedtostudentsbytheir
Historyteacher.
InLegalStudies,wheninstructed,studentsmustfollowtheLegalCitationReferencing
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4.2 PLAGIARISM
Plagiarismisaformofmalpracticeorcheating(see3.20above).
Plagiarismispresentinganotherpersonsworkasyourownworkbycopyingorreproducingit
withoutacknowledgementofitssource.
Plagiarismincludes,butisnotlimitedto:
substantialpartsofyourpresentedorsubmittedassessmenttaskhasbeencopiedfromthe
workofsomeoneelse
yourassessmenttaskcontainsasubstantialbodyofcopiedmaterial(includingfromthe
internet)withoutacknowledgementofthesourcethroughcorrectreferencing
engaginganotherpersontoproduceorconductresearchforyourassessmenttask.
Plagiarismisseldomanissuewhenstudentsproperlyacknowledgethesourceofthematerial.When
completinganassessmenttaskoutsidetheclassroom,toavoidtheriskofplagiarism,studentsneed
todotwothingsuseintextreferencesandcompleteaReferencessection(see4.1above,and4.3
4.4below).
StudentsfoundtobeguiltyofplagiarisminanassessmenttaskcouldreceiveZEROmarksforthe
task(see3.20above).
4.3 HARVARDSTYLEREFERENCINGGUIDE
4.3.1IntextReferences
Ifyoudirectlyquoteanauthor,discusstheiridea,researchorparaphrasetheirtextinyour
assessmenttask,youmustprovideanintextreference(thatis,withinthetextofyourtask)
acknowledgingtheirname,theyearofpublicationandtherelevantpagenumber(s)oftheir
publication.
Youmustthenlistallthereferencescitedinyourtask,withfullbibliographicdetailsinalphabetical
order,inyourReferencessectionattheendofyourtask.
Whenreferencingwithinyourtext,youusetheauthorsname,yearofpublicationandthepage
number(s)yougottheinformationfrom.Ifthereisnoauthor,usethenameoftheinstitutionthe
informationisfrom.Example:(AuthorsLastNameYearofPublication,PageNumber(s))
Quote
Thisiswhereyoucopytheexactwordsfromtheoriginalsource.Youmustusetheauthors
surname,theyearofpublication,andthepagenumber(s).
Example:Asdiscussedpreviously,asatellitecanbeputintoEarthorbit.Therequiredorbital
velocitydependsontheradiusoftheorbit.(Warren2008,p.17)
Singlequotationmarksareusedforquotesoffewerthan30wordstoshowwherethequote
beginsandends,followedbytheintextreference.
When30ormorewordsarequoted,quotationmarksareNOTused.Instead,beginquotingthe
materialonanewlineandindentthetext5spaces(usetheIndenttooltokeepalllinesofthequote
evenlyindented)andincludespecificpagenumber(s)inyourintextreference.
Paraphrase
Thisiswhereyouusesomeoneelsesideas,information,theoriesetc,butrewritingitinyourown
words(includinggrammar,vocabulary,sentencestructure,andstyle).Notethatnoquotationmarks
areusedhere.
Example:SatellitescanbeoutintoorbitaroundtheEarth,theorbitalvelocitydependsonthe
altitudeabovetheEarthssurface.Inotherwordsorbitalvelocitydependsontheradiusoforbit.
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Electronic/Internet/Websource
Exactlythesamerules:Authorslastnamedate,pagereference.Wherethereisnopage
reference,youciteAuthorslastnamedateandparagraphnumber.Usethesamemethodsas
aboveiftherearenoidentifiablepersonsassiteauthors,thatis,usethegroupname,orfailingthat,
theshorttitleofthesite/page(UniversityofSydney,2008).
Example:Theeasiestwaytothinkaboutthisisintwodimensions.Thinkofspaceandtimeasa
pieceofpaper,whichisbentoveronitself.Ifaweightisputontopofthepaperitwillsagtowards
thecentre.Ifthereisanotherweightontheoppositeside,itwillalsosagtowardsthecentre.Ifthe
twobulgeseventuallymeet,awormholecouldformandjointworegionsofspace.(BBC2008,
para4)
4.3.2CreatingaReferencesSection
YourreferencesmustappearattheendofyourtaskinanewsectionentitledReferences.The
referenceslistedarearrangedalphabeticallybyauthor.Whereanitemhasnoauthor,itiscitedby
itstitle,andorderedinthelistalphabeticallybythefirstsignificantwordofthetitle.
TheHarvardStyleforentriesintheReferencesection,whichisoutlinedbelow(seepages2122),
requiresthesecondandsubsequentlinesofthereferencetobeindented.Alsostartanewlinefor
eachnewreference.
AReferencessectiononlylistsmaterialfromothersourcessuchasbooks,journalsandelectronic
sources,includingtheinternet,thatarecitedwithintheassessmenttask.
Forsomecourses,suchasStage6SocietyandCulture,aBibliographymayberequired.A
Bibliographyisalistofrelevantsourcesofallmaterialsyoureadwhilepreparingandwritingyour
task,eveniftheywerenotallreferencedwithintheactualassessmenttask.Yourteacherwillinform
youifaBibliographyisneededandtheformattobeused.
4.3.3InbuiltReferencesGenerator
MicrosoftWordhasaninbuiltReferencesGenerator.TousethiswithinaWorddocument:
Step1: IntheReferencestab(topofthescreen),lookfortheCitations&Bibliographysection.If
necessary,selecttheStyletabinthedropdownmenuandchangethestyletoHarvard.
Step2: When required to add an intext reference, select Insert Citation, complete the required
information,thenhitOKtoreturntothedocument.

Step3: Upon completing the document, select Bibliography, then in the drop down menu select
Insert Bibliography. Documents cited will then be automatically inserted. An appropriate
headingwouldthenneedtobeenteredatthestartofthelist.

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Books:
Nameofauthor/s(surname,firstnames)
Yearofpublication,
Title,
Publisher,
Placeofpublication.
Examples:
Butler,M.,Hopkins,D.&Willis,J.2001,Physics2,MacmillanEducationAustralia,SouthYarra
Healey, Justin (ed.) 2005, Wealth and inequality, Issues in Society, volume 226, The Spinney Press,
Thirroul,N.S.W.
McLarty,Ron2005,Thememoryofrunning,TimeWarner,London
EncyclopaediaArticles:
Titleofarticle
Title,
Yearofpublication,
Edition,
Publisher,
Placeofpublication.
Vol.no.,
Pageno/s.
Example:
Warof1812,TheWorldBookEncyclopedia2006,2006edn,WorldBook,Chicago,Vol.21,pp.2833.
MagazineArticles:
Nameofauthor/s
Yearofpublication,
Titleofarticle,
Magazinename,
Month/volume/issuenumber,
Pageno/s.
Examples:
Low,Tim2006,Sweetcountry,AustralianGeographic,JanuaryMarch,p.68.
Nolch,Guy2006,21stcenturyfood,AustralasianScience,Vol.14,no.3,pp.1419.
NewspaperArticles:
Nameofauthor/s
Yearofpublication,
Titleofarticle,
Newspapername,
Dayandmonth,
Pageno/s.
Example:
Kerbaj,Richard2006,Brotherofterrorsuspectspeaks,TheAustralian,9February,p.4.

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Internet:
Nameofauthor/s
Yearofpublication,
Titleofwebpage,
Dateaccessed,
URL(webaddress)
Example:
Weart,Spencer2005,Thediscoveryofglobalwarming:timelineofmilestones,viewed24February2006,
<http://www.aip.org/history/climate/timeline.htm>
GirraweenHighSchoolHomepage2007,viewed27August2007,
<http://www.girraweenh.schools.nsw.edu.au>
CDROMs,DVDsandVideos:
Nameofauthor/editor
Yearofpublication,
Title,
Edition,
CDROM/DVD/VideoRecording,
Publisher,
Placeofpublication.
Examples:
Nelsonphysics:VCEunits3and42005,3rdedn.CDROM,NelsonAustralia,SouthMelbourne.
ChangingAustralia:theunionstory2005,CDROM,n.pub.,n.p.
Yolnguboy2000,videorecording,AustraliansTelevisionFoundation,Fitzroy,Vic.
Email:
Nameofsender/s(sendersemailaddress)
Yearofposting,
Subjectofemail,
DayandMonthofposting,
Emailto:recipientsname(emailaddress)
Note: Usually,detailsofanemailaddressarenotenteredintheReferencessectiononlyincludeif
permissionhasbeengrantedtoincludetheaddress.Ifincluded,thisistheformattouse:
Example:
Dix, Dorothy (ddix@unitc.com.au) 2005, Cheats 24 March. Email to: Elizabeth Gilmore
(egilmore@aol.com.au)
Interviews:
Nameofinterviewee
Yearofinterview,
Positionofinterviewee(ifrelevant),
Subject/titleofinterview,
Interviewedby,
Transcriptofinterview,
Dateofinterview.
Example:
Voucher,Tessa2002,FormerprisoneratGoulburnGaol,Lifeinprison,interviewedbyJoSmith,
transcriptofinterview,21February.

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4.4 REFERENCINGSUMMARY

Did you think of it?

Yes

No

Is it common knowledge?
(see 4.1)

Yes

No

Reference it!
Do not reference it!

(see 4.3)

WhatisReferencing?
Referencingisamethodofacknowledgingthesourcesofinformationandideasthatyouhave
usedwhilecompletingassessmenttasksoutsidetheclassroom.
Ithastwokeyelements:
anintextreferencethatindicatesyouhaveusedaphrase,ideaorconceptfrom

someoneelse

acompleteReferenceattheendoftheassessmenttaskgivingfulldetailsofallsources

referredtointhetask.

Whydoyouhavetoreferenceproperly?
toacknowledgeyoursources

togiveyourreadersinformationtoidentifyandconsultyoursources

toensureyourinformationisaccurate.

Whatifyoudontreferenceproperly?
youmaybesuspectedofplagiarism(thatis,notacknowledgingsomeoneelsesideasor

writing)

studentsfoundtobeguiltyofplagiarisminanassessmenttaskcouldreceiveZEROmarks
forthetask.

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Girraween High School

Gilba Rd
GIRRAWEEN NSW 2145
Phone:
Fax:

PO Box 63
PENDLE HILL NSW 2145

(02) 9636 7293

(02) 9636 7303
(02) 9896 3274

Principal:
Julie Kennedy B.Ed; MEdLead
Deputy Principals:
Joshua McGahen B.Ed
Greg Murty B.Sc; Dip.Ed

Email:
girraween-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.girraween-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Stage5(Year10)/Preliminary/HSCAssessmentTaskAppeal
Name:

RollCall:Course:________________________________

AssessmentTask:________________________ DateofTask:___________________________________________

Priorknowledgeofabsence(duetoaclashbetweenanAssessmentTaskandanotherSchoolActivity)

Reasonforapplication(pleasetick):illnessorexceptionalcircumstances

CategoryfromStudentAssessmentBooklet(pleasetick):

ExtensiontosubmitorcompleteanAssessmentTask

AbsentonthedaybeforeanAssessmentTaskorAbsentinthetwoweekspriortoaMajorExamination

AbsentfromschoolonthedayanAssessmentTaskisduetobehandedin

AbsentfromschoolonthedayofanAssessmentTask

ExceptionalCircumstancesadverselyaffectedperformanceinanAssessmentTask(Note:Inthiscase,theAppealMUSTbe
submittedonthedayoftheAssessmentTask)

SickduringthecompletionofanAssessmentTaskatschool.

Reasonssupportingapplication(tobecompletedbythestudent):

________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ihaveattached(pleasetickandcompleterelevantinformation):
MedicalCertificatefromDr.:

Dated:

Supportingletterfrommyparent/caregiver
Other(pleasedescribe)
StudentSignature:

Date:

ParentSignature:

Date:

DeputyPrincipal/HeadTeacherAdministration/Principalrecommendation:

________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
SignatureDeputyPrincipal/HeadTeacherAdmin/Principal:___________________________
Copiesto:
DeputyPrincipal(Years1112)
HeadTeacherAdministration(Year10)
HeadTeacher: ___________________________________________
CentralFile
Student

Date: ________________

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Girraween High School

Gilba Rd
GIRRAWEEN NSW 2145
Phone:
Fax:

PO Box 63
PENDLE HILL NSW 2145

(02) 9636 7293

(02) 9636 7303
(02) 9896 3274

Email:
girraween-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.girraween-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Principal:
Julie Kennedy B.Ed; MEdLead
Deputy Principals:
Joshua McGahen B.Ed
Greg Murty B.Sc; Dip.Ed

DATE
Dear[Parent/Caregiver]

Re:OFFICIALWARNINGNoncompletionofaHigherSchoolCertificateCourse
Iamwritingtoadvisethatyourson/daughterStudentNameofRollClass12Xisindangerofnotmeetingthe
CourseCompletionCriteriafortheHigherSchoolCertificatecourseCourseName.
The Board of Studies requires schools to issue students with official warnings in order to give them the
opportunity to redeem themselves. Please regard this letter as the 1st, , 4th official warning we have
issuedconcerningCourseName.
A minimum of two coursespecific warnings must be issued prior to a final noncompletion of course
determinationbeingmadeforacourse.

CourseCompletionCriteria
Thesatisfactorycompletionofacourserequiresprincipalstohavesufficientevidencethatthestudenthas:
a)
b)
c)

followedthecoursedevelopedorendorsedbytheBoard;and
appliedthemselveswithdiligenceandsustainedefforttothesettasksandexperiencesprovidedin
thecoursebytheschool;and
achievedsomeorallofthecourseoutcomes.

WhereitisdeterminedthatastudenthasnotmettheCourseCompletionCriteria,theyplacethemselvesat
riskofreceivingadeterminationofnoncompletionofcourserequirements.Thiswillmeanthatthecourse
will not be listed on the students Record of Achievement and may affect the students eligibility for the
Higher School Certificate. In Year 12, students must make a genuine attempt at assessment tasks that
contributeinexcessof50%ofavailablemarks.Completionoftasksworthexactly50%isnotsufficient;tasks
worthinexcessof50%mustbecompleted.
Todate,StudentNamehasnotsatisfactorilymetindicatea),b)orc)oftheCourseCompletionCriteria.
Thetableoverleafliststhosetasks,requirementsoroutcomesnotyetcompletedorachieved,and/orfor
whichagenuineattempthasnotbeenmade.InorderforStudentNametosatisfyCourseCompletion
Criteria,thetasks,requirementsoroutcomeslistedoverleafneedtobesatisfactorilycompletedand/or
achieved.
PleasediscussthismatterwithStudentNameandcontacttheschooliffurtherinformationorclarificationis
needed.
Yourssincerely
_________________________________ _________________________________
ClassTeacher/HeadTeacher
Principal
NameofTeacher
MrsJ.Kennedy

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TosatisfytheCourseCompletionCriteria,thefollowingtasks,requirementsoroutcomesneedtobe
satisfactorilycompletedbyStudentName.
TaskName(s)/Course
Requirement(s)/Course
Outcome(s)

Percentage
weighting
(ifapplicable)

Originaldue
date
(ifapplicable)

Actionrequiredby
student

Reviseddatetobe
completedby

(ifapplicable)

Pleasedetachthissectionandreturntotheschool
RequirementsforthesatisfactorycompletionofaHigherSchoolCertificateCourse

Ihavereceivedtheletterdated_____________indicatingthat_____________________

(studentname)

isindangerofnothavingsatisfactorilycompleted____________________.

Iamawarethatthiscoursemaynotappearonhis/herHigherSchoolCertificateRecordofAchievement.

Iamalsoawarethatthedeterminationofnoncompletionofcourserequirementsmaymakehim/her
ineligiblefortheawardoftheHigherSchoolCertificate.

(coursename)

Parent/Caregiverssignature:_____________________________Date:___________

Studentssignature:____________________________________Date:___________

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:ANCIENTHISTORY2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Exams/Tests

40%

Research

20%

SourceStudies

Communication

20%

20%

TASK1

TASK2

Date:Term4,2013
Week3A

Date:Term1,2014
Week6B

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week9B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

AncientSociety:
Sparta

Personality:
Tiberius
Gracchus

Year12HalfYearly+
HistoricalPeriod:
PoliticalRevolutionIn
Rome13378B.C.

CoreStudy:
Pompeiiand
Herculaneum

TrialHSCExam

TASK3

10%

TASK4

TASK5

30%

15%

10%

10%

OUTCOMES

H1.1,H3.1,H3.3,
H3.4,H3.6,H4.1,
H4.2

H3.1,H3.2,H3.3,
H3.4,H4.2

MARKS

100%

15%

10%

H1.1,H2.1,H3.1,
H3.2,H3.3,H3.4,
H4.1,H4.2

5%

20%

H1.1,H2.1H3.1,
H3.3,H3.4,H3.6,
H4.2

H1.1,H2.1,H3.1,H3.2,
H3.3,H3.4,H3.5,
H4.1,H4.2

20%

25%

30%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:BIOLOGY2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Knowledgeand
understandingofBiology

Skillsinplanningand
conductingfirsthand
investigations,andin
gatheringandprocessing
information
Skillsinscientificthinking,
problemsolvingandin
communicating
understandingand
information

COURSE
OUTCOMES

MARKS

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

TASK5

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week2A

Date:Term2,2014
Week5B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

TheoryExam1/
DataProcessing
Maintaininga
Balance

TheoryExam2/
DataProcessing
MaintainingaBalance
BlueprintofLife

PracticalTask
MaintainingaBalance
BlueprintofLife
TheSearchforBetter
Health
Biotechnology

Research
TheSearchfor
BetterHealth
Biotechnology

TrialHSCExam
MaintainingaBalance
BlueprintofLife
TheSearchforBetter
Health
Biotechnology

40%

7%

9%

24%

30%

5%

5%

15%

5%

30%

10%

10%

10%

H1H6;H11H15

H1H15

H1H5;H11H15

H11H15

H115

12%

14%

25%

15%

34%

100%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:BUSINESSSTUDIES2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Knowledgeandunderstandingof
coursecontent

Stimulusbasedskills

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week7B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

Stimulusbasedskills
Topic1:Operations

Year12HalfYearlyExam
basedonTopic1:Operations
andTopic2:Finance

Researchandinclassreport
Topic3:Marketing

TrialHSCExam
Topics14

40%

10%

10%

20%

20%

10%

5%

5%

5%

15%

InquiryandResearch

20%

Communicationofbusiness
information,ideasandissuesin
appropriateforms

20%

5%

10%

5%

OUTCOMES

H1H10

H1H10

H1H10

H1H10

MARKS

100%

25%

20%

25%

30%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:CHEMISTRY2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week3B

Date:Term2,2014
Week5B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

TheoryExam1/
DataProcessing

TheoryExam2/
DataProcessing

PracticalTask

Research
ChemicalMonitoring
andManagement
IndustrialChemistry

TrialHSCExam

TASK1

ProductionofMaterials

Knowledgeand
understandingofChemistry

Skillsinplanningand
conductingfirsthand
investigations,andin
gatheringandprocessing
information
Skillsinscientificthinking,
problemsolvingandin
communicating
understandingand
information

OUTCOMES

MARKS

TASK3

ProductionofMaterials
ProductionofMaterials TheAcidicEnvironment
TheAcidicEnvironment ChemicalMonitoringand
Management
IndustrialChemistry

TASK4

TASK5

ProductionofMaterials
TheAcidicEnvironment
ChemicalMonitoringand
Management
IndustrialChemistry

40%

7%

9%

24%

30%

5%

5%

15%

5%

30%

10%

10%

10%

H1H6;H11H15

H1H15

H1H5;H11H15

H11H15

H115

12%

14%

25%

15%

34%

100%

TASK2

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:ECONOMICS2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week7B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

Stimulusbasedskills
Topic1

Year12HalfYearlyExam
basedonTopics1and2

ResearchandrelatedInclass
multiplechoiceandshort
answersbasedonTopic3

TrialHSCExam
Topics14

10%

20%

Knowledgeand
understandingof
coursecontent

40%

Stimulusbasedskills

20%

10%

5%

5%

InquiryandResearch

20%

5%

15%

20%

5%

10%

5%

Communicationof
economicinformation,
ideasandissuesin
appropriateforms

OUTCOMES

H1H12

H1H12

H1H12

H1H12

100%

25%

20%

25%

30%

10%

MARKS

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:ENGINEERINGSTUDIES2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2012
Week8B

Date:Term1,2013
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2013
Week5B

Date:Term3,2013
Weeks4B,5A

ResearchTaskGroup
Work,Aeronautical
Engineering

Year12HalfYearlyExam

EngineeringReport
TrussDesign,Building
andAnalysis

TrialHSCExam

Knowledgeand
understandingof
engineeringprinciples
anddevelopmentsin
technology

50%

5%

10%

20%

15%

30%

5%

5%

10%

10%

20%

5%

5%

5%

5%

H1.1,H1.2,H2.1,H3.1,
H3.3,H4.2,H4.3

H1.1,H1.2,H2.1,H2.2,
H3.1,H3.2,H3.3,H4.1,
H4.2,H4.3,H5.1,
H5.2,H6.1,H6.2

20%

35%

Skillsinresearch,
problemsolvingand
communicationrelated
toengineering

Understandingofthe
scopeandroleof
engineeringincluding
managementand
problemsolving

OUTCOMES

MARKS

100%

H1.1,H1.2,H2.1,
H2.2,H3.1,H3.2,
H3.3,H4.1,H4.2,
H5.1,H5.2,H6.1,
H6.2
15%

H1.1,H1.2,H2.1,
H3.1,H3.3,H4.1,
H4.2,H4.3,H6.1,
H6.2
30%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:ENGLISHADVANCED2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

Date:Term4,2013
Week8B,9A
AssessmentDays

TASK2

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A
Year12HalfYearlyExam

ModuleC

AreaofStudy

TASK3

Date:Term2,2014
Week7B

ModuleA

AreaofStudy

40%

ModuleA

20%

Listening15%
Reading5%
Writing5%

ModuleB

20%

Viewing/
Representing
15%

ModuleC

20%

Speaking
15%

OUTCOMES

MARKS

100%

2,3,4,5,10

15%

TASK4

Date:Term3,2014
Week1A

TASK5

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

ModuleB

TrialHSCExam

Reading5%
Writing10%

Writing5%

Reading10%
Writing5%

Writing5%

Writing5%

1,2,4,6,8,11

1,2,4,5,7,9

1,2,2A,3,4,9,13

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
9,10,11

25%

15%

15%

30%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:ENGLISHEXTENSION11Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK3

TASK4

TASK5

Date:Term4,2013
Week8B

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week5B

Date:Term2,2014
Week9B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

Submission1

Year12HalfYearlyExam

ExtendedResponse

Submission2

TrialHSCExam

ModuleB

20

Reading/Writing
10

ModuleB

10

ModuleB

10

ModuleB

OUTCOMES

MARKS

TASK2

Reading/Writing
10

Speaking/Listening
10

Viewing/Representing
10

10

Reading/Writing
10

1,2,3,4

1,2,3,4

1,2,3

1,2,3,4

1,2,3

50

10

10

10

10

10

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:ENGLISHEXTENSION21Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

Date:Term4,2013
Week9A

TASK2

Date:Term1,2014
Week10B

Date:Term2,2014
Week9B

Proposal/VivaVoce

Report

DraftofMajorWorkand
ReflectionofProgress/
Process

Report

DraftofMajorWorkand
ReflectionofProgress/
Process

Objective1

Proposal/VivaVoce

Objective2

Objective1

10

Objective2

Objective1

10

Objective2

15

TASK3

OUTCOMES

1,2

1,2

1,2

MARKS

50

10

15

25

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:HISTORYEXTENSION1Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week1B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

Year12HalfYearlyExam

Project

TrialHSCExam

AssessmentTasks

10

HistoryProject

40

40

OUTCOMES

E1.1,2.2,2.3

E2.1,2.2,2.3

E1.1,2.2,2.3

MARKS

40

50

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:JAPANESECONTINUERS2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2013
Week8B

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Weeks5B,6A

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

Inclassassessment

Year12HalfYearlyExam

Inclassassessment

TrialHSCExam

Speaking

20%

5%

7%

8%

Listeningand
Responding

25%

7%

8%

10%

Readingand
Responding

Writingin
Japanese

OUTCOMES

MARKS

PartA25%
inEnglish
PartB15%
inJapanese

7%

N/A

8%

7%

N/A

N/A

10%

8%

15%

6%

9%

3.13.6

Alloutcomes

1.11.4
3.13.6

Alloutcomes

100%

7%

33%

15%

45%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:JAPANESEEXTENSION1Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

Speakingskills

Analysisofwritten
textthatisin
Japanese

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

Year12HalfYearlyExam

Inclassassessment

TrialHSCExam

10

15

10

WritingSkills

15

TASK3

Date:Term2,2014
Weeks7B,8A

TASK2

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

TASK1

Responsetowritten
textthatisin
Japanese

OUTCOMES

MARKS

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Alloutcomes

Alloutcomes

Alloutcomes

50

14

13

23

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:LEGALSTUDIES2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

TASK5

Date:Term4,2013
Week7A

Date:Term1,2014
Week5A

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week6A

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

EssaybasedonResearch
Part1:Crime

OralPresentation
Part3:Family

Year12HalfYearly
Exam

EssaybasedonResearch
Part3:Workplace

TrialHSCExam

Research

20%

15%

5%

Communication

20%

10%

10%

60%

5%

20%

35%

H1
H3
H4
H7
H9

H1
H6
H7
H8
H9
H10

H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
H7
H8
H9
H10

H1
H4
H7
H8
H9

H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
H7
H8
H9
H10

15%

35%

Knowledgeand
Understanding

OUTCOMES

MARKS

100%

15%

15%

20%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:MATHEMATICS2Unit
ThecontentofpreviousAssessmenttasksisassumedknowledgeforallsubsequenttasks.
Studentswillbenotifiedofanychangestothetopicsbeingassessedatleasttwoweekspriortothedateofthetask.

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

10.110.8
3.13.3
7.17.3
4.3

10.310.8
11.111.4

12.112.5

13.113.7
14.114.3

WEIGHTING
(SYLLABUS)

10%

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

TASK5

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Week4B

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A
Year12HalfYearlyExam

Date:Term2,2014
Week9B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A
TrialHSCExam

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Furthercalculus
Probability
Sequenceandseries
Locus

Secondderivativeand
applicationsofcalculus.
Integration.

Logarithmicand
exponentialfunctions
aswellasotherwork

Trigonometric
functions.
Applicationsof
calculus.

10%

25%

15%

Allsyllabus
sections

OUTCOMES

H2,H4,H5,H9

H2,H5,H6,H9

H2,H4,H5,H6,H8,H9

H3,H4,H5,H6

Alloutcomestobe
assessedinTrialHSC
Examination.
H2H9

MARKS

100%

10%

10%

25%

15%

40%

40%

Allofsyllabustobe
testedinTrialHSC.

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:MATHEMATICSEXTENSION11Unit
ThecontentofpreviousAssessmenttasksisassumedknowledgeforallsubsequenttasks.
Studentswillbenotifiedofanychangestothetopicsbeingassessedatleasttwoweekspriortothedateofthetask.

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTING
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A
Year12HalfYearlyExam

Date:Term2,2014
Week7B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A
TrialHSCExam

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

15%

25%

Circlegeometry
Binomialtheorem
Mathematicalinduction

2.62.10E
17.117.3E
7.4E

18.118.2E
13.113.7
13E

15.115.5E
11.5E
16.116.4E
17.117.3E
14E

20%

Allsyllabus
sections

40%

Allofsyllabustobetested
inTrialHSC.

OUTCOMES

HE2

HE2,HE3,HE4,HE5,HE6,
HE7

HE2,HE3,HE4,HE5,HE6,
HE7

Alloutcomestobeassessed
inTrialHSCExamination.
HE2HE7

MARKS

100%

15%

25%

20%

40%

Allworkcoveredsofar+
Trigonometricfunctions

Inversefunctionsand
Inversetrigfunctions.
Integrationbysubstitution.
Applicationsofcalculus.

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:MATHEMATICSEXTENSION21Unit
ThecontentofpreviousAssessmenttasksisassumedknowledgeforallsubsequenttasks.
Studentswillbenotifiedofanychangestothetopicsbeingassessedatleasttwoweekspriortothedateofthetask.

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTING
(SYLLABUS)

2.12.5

15%

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A
Year12HalfYearlyExam

Date:Term2,2014
Week9B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A
TrialHSCExam

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

Concepts,skillsand
techniques50%
Reasoningand
Communication50%

ComplexNumbers

Allworkcoveredsofar+
Conics
Polynomials

3.13.4
7.17.6

25%

5.1

20%

4.1

Volumes
Integration

6.16.3

1.11.9
8.18.3
Note:Allsyllabus
sectionscovered

OUTCOMES

MARKS

40%

E2,E3,E9

E2,E3,E4

E2,E3,E4,E5,E6,E7,E8,
E9

Alloutcomestobe
assessedinTrialHSC
Examination.
E2E9

20%

40%

100%

15%

25%

Allofsyllabustobe
testedinTrialHSC.

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:MODERNHISTORY2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Communication

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2013
Week5A

Date:Term1,2014
Week7A

Date:Term2,2014
Week7B

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A
Year12HalfYearlyExam

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A
TrialHSCExam

WWI

Germany

ColdWar

Sources10%*
GermanyPersonality

WW1
GermanyPersonality
ColdWar

20%

20%

(Oraltask)

20%

Sources

20%

10%

10%*

Exams

40%

10%

30%

100%

*Recordedasseparatesourcestudy.

Research

OUTCOMES

MARKS

TASK5

H1.1,1.2,
3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5,
4.1,4.2
10%

20%

H1.1,1.2,2.1,
3.2,3.5,4.2

20%

H3.2,3.4,3.5,4.2

20%

H1.1,1.2,3.2,3.5,
4.1,4.2

10%/10%*

H1.1,1.2,
3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,4.1

30%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:PERSONALDEVELOPMENT,HEALTH&PHYSICALEDUCATION(PDHPE)2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

TASK5

Core1:Healthprioritiesin
Australia
Core2:Factorsaffecting
performance
Option1
Option2

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week4A

Date:Term2,2014
Week9B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

Core2:

Year12HalfYearlyExam
+Shortresearchrelated
response

Core1:
Researchrelated
response

Option:
Researchrelated
response

TrialHSCExam

Nomorethan50%weightingmay
beallocatedtotestsand
examinations.

Core1and2:
Test10%
(Research5%)

Test30%

Exam
Test10%

Knowledgeandunderstanding

40%

5%

5%

5%

10%

15%

Skills

30%

5%

5%

5%

5%

30%

5%

10%

10%

10%

5%

OUTCOMES

H711,H16,H17

H17,H1417

H15,H1416

H710,H13,
H16,H17

H711,H16,H17

MARKS

100%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Criticalthinking,researchand
analysis

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:PHYSICS2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week2A

Date:Term2,2014
Week5B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

TheoryExam1/
DataProcessing
Space

TheoryExam2/
DataProcessing
Space
MotorsandGenerators

PracticalTask
Space
MotorsandGenerators
IdeastoImplementation
MedicalPhysics

Research
IdeastoImplementation
MedicalPhysics

TrialHSCExam
Space
MotorsandGenerators
IdeastoImplementation
MedicalPhysics

Knowledgeand
understandingofPhysics

Skillsinplanningand
conductingfirsthand
investigations,andin
gatheringandprocessing
information
Skillsinscientificthinking,
problemsolvingandin
communicating
understandingand
information

OUTCOMES

MARKS

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

TASK5

40%

7%

9%

24%

30%

5%

5%

15%

5%

30%

10%

10%

10%

H1H6;H11H15

H1H15

H1H5;H11H15

H11H15

H115

12%

14%

25%

15%

34%

100%

TASK1

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:SENIORSCIENCE2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week3B

Date:Term2,2014
Week5B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

TheoryExam1/
DataProcessing
LifestyleChemistry

TheoryExam2/
DataProcessing
LifestyleChemistry
MedicalTechnology

PracticalTask
LifestyleChemistry
MedicalTechnology
InformationTechnology
Pharmaceuticals

Research
InformationTechnology
Pharmaceuticals

TrialHSCExam
LifestyleChemistry
MedicalTechnology
InformationTechnology
Pharmaceuticals

Knowledgeand
understandingofSenior
Science
Skillsinplanningand
conductingfirsthand
investigations,andin
gatheringandprocessing
information
Skillsinscientificthinking,
problemsolvingandin
communicating
understandingand
information

OUTCOMES

MARKS

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

TASK5

40%

7%

9%

24%

30%

5%

5%

15%

5%

30%

10%

10%

10%

H1H6;H11H15

H1H15

H1H5;H11H15

H11H15

H115

12%

14%

25%

15%

34%

100%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:SOCIETYANDCULTURE2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2013
Weeks8B,9A
AssessmentDays

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A
Year12HalfYearlyExam

Date:Term2,2014
Week7B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A
TrialHSCExam

OralReportand
WrittenTask

ResearchMethods

Knowledgeand
Understanding

50%

10%

5%

10%

25%

Applicationand
EvaluationofSocial
andCulturalResearch
Methodology

30%

15%

10%

5%

Communicationof
Information,Ideasand
Issues

20%

5%

5%

10%

OUTCOMES

H1,H3,H4,H5,H6,
H7,H8,H10

H1H10

H1H10

H1H10

MARKS

100%

15%

20%

25%

40%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:SOFTWAREDESIGN&DEVELOPMENT(SDD)2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

TASK4

Date:Term4,2013
Week8B

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A

Date:Term2,2014
Week7B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A

Year12HalfYearlyExam

PersonalProject

TrialHSCExam

GroupProject
CaseStudy

Knowledgeandunderstanding
aboutthedevelopmentand
impactofsoftwaresolutionsand
thesoftwaredevelopmentcycle

20%

5%

5%

10%

Designanddevelopmentof
softwaresolutions

35%

5%

5%

15%

10%

Projectmanagementtechniques,
includingdocumentation,
teamworkandcommunication

20%

5%

5%

5%

5%

Projects

25%

10%

15%

H1.2,H3.2,H4.1,H4.2,
H4.3,H5.1,H5.2,H5.3,
H6.1,H6.2,H6.3,H6.4

H1.1,H1.2,H1.3,H2.1,
H2.2,H3.1,H3.2,H4.1,
H4.2,H4.3

35%

25%

OUTCOMES

MARKS

100%

H1.1,H1.3,H2.2,H4.1, H1.1,H1.2,H1.3,H2.2,
H5.2,H5.3
H3.1,H3.2,H4.1,H4.2,
H4.3

25%

15%

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HSCASSESSMENTSCHEDULE:20132014SUBJECT:VISUALARTS2Unit

COMPONENTS
(SYLLABUS)

WEIGHTINGS
(SYLLABUS)

Artmaking

10%

TASK1

TASK2

TASK3

Date:Term4,2013
Week9A

Date:Term1,2014
Weeks10B,11A
Year12HalfYearlyExam

Date:Term2,2014
Week3B

Date:Term3,2014
Week6B

Date:Term3,2014
Weeks4B,5A
TrialHSCExam

Artmaking

ArtHistory
Criticism

Artmaking

Artmaking

ArtHistory
Criticism

Artmaking

TASK4

TASK5

Developmentof
BodyofWork(BOW)

ArtHistory

Criticism

20%

EssaySkills

Artmaking

10%

BOWinprogress:
work+diary

ArtHistory

30%

TrialHSCExam

HalfYearlyExam

Criticism

Artmaking

Essayskillsandshort
answerquestions
30%

FinishedBOW

OUTCOMES

H1,H2,H3,H4

H7,H8,H9,H10

H1,H2,H3,H4

H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,H6

H7,H8,H9,H10

100%

10%

20%

10%

30%

30%

MARKS

SummaryofAssessmentTasks

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SUMMARYOFHSCASSESSMENTTASKS
NotethatthedateslistedinthissummaryareAPPROXIMATE.
StudentswillbeinformedinwritingoftheACTUALdateanddetailsoftheassessmenttaskatleast
TWOWEEKSbeforethetask.

Term42013

WEEK

1A

2B

3A

AncientHistory#1.

4B

5A

ModernHistory#1.

6B

MusthaveMedicalCertificateifabsentfromschoolMonday11/11/13Tuesday26/11/13(inclusive).

7A

MusthaveMedicalCertificateifabsentfromschoolMonday11/11/13Tuesday26/11/13(inclusive).

LegalStudies#1.
MusthaveMedicalCertificateifabsentfromschoolMonday11/11/13Tuesday26/11/13(inclusive).

8B
(MonTues)

EngineeringStudies#1,EnglishExtn1#1,JapaneseContinuers#1,SDD#1.

8B(WF),9A(MW) Biology#1,BusinessStudies#1,Chemistry#1,Economics#1,EnglishAdvanced#1,
Mathematics(2unit)#1,MathematicsExtn1#1,MathematicsExtn2#1,PDHPE#1,Physics#1,
Assessment
SeniorScience#1,Society&Culture#1.
Days
9A

EnglishExtn2#1,VisualArts#1.

10B

SchoolPresentationDay:Monday9December2013

11A

Term12014

WEEK

1A

2B

3A

4B

Mathematics(2unit)#2.

5A

LegalStudies#2.

6B

AncientHistory#2.

7A

ModernHistory#2.

8B

MusthaveMedicalCertificateifabsentfromschoolMonday17/03/14Friday28/03/14(inclusive).

NoAssessments

9A

NoAssessments

10B,11A
Year12
HalfYearly

MusthaveMedicalCertificateifabsentfromschoolMonday17/03/14Friday28/03/14(inclusive).

AncientHistory#3,Biology#2,BusinessStudies#2,Chemistry#2,Economics#2,
EngineeringStudies#2,EnglishAdvanced#2,EnglishExtn1#2,EnglishExtn2#2,HistoryExtn#1,
JapaneseContinuers#2,JapaneseExtn#1,LegalStudies#3,Mathematics(2unit)#3,
MathematicsExtn1#2,MathematicsExtn2#2,ModernHistory#4,PDHPE#2,Physics#2,
SeniorScience#2,Society&Culture#2,SDD#2,VisualArts#2.

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SUMMARYOFHSCASSESSMENTTASKS
NotethatthedateslistedinthissummaryareAPPROXIMATE.
StudentswillbeinformedinwritingoftheACTUALdateanddetailsoftheassessmenttaskatleast
TWOWEEKSbeforethetask.

Term22014

WEEK

1B

HistoryExtn#2.

2A

Biology#3,Physics#3.

3B

Chemistry#3,SeniorScience#3,VisualArts#3.

4A

PDHPE#3.

5B

Biology#4,Chemistry#4,EngineeringStudies#3,EnglishExtn1#3,JapaneseContinuers#3,
Physics#4,SeniorScience#4.

6A

LegalStudies#4.

7B

BusinessStudies#3,Economics#3,EnglishAdvanced#1,JapaneseContinuers#3,JapaneseExtn#2,
MathematicsExtn1#3,ModernHistory#3,Society&Culture#3,SDD#3.

8A

JapaneseExtn#2.

9B

AncientHistory#4,EnglishExtn1#4,EnglishExtn2#3(Draft),Mathematics(2unit)#4,
MathematicsExtn2#3,PDHPE#4.

Term32014

WEEK
1A

EnglishAdvanced#4.

NoAssessments
(exceptEnglishAdv)

MusthaveMedicalCertificateifabsentfromschoolTuesday15/07/14Tuesday29/07/14(inclusive).

2B

MusthaveMedicalCertificateifabsentfromschoolTuesday15/07/14Tuesday29/07/14(inclusive).

NoAssessments

3A(MonTues) MusthaveMedicalCertificateifabsentfromschoolTuesday15/07/14Tuesday29/07/14(inclusive).
NoAssessments
3A(WF),4B,5A AncientHistory#5,Biology#5,BusinessStudies#4,Chemistry#5,Economics#4,
EngineeringStudies#4,EnglishAdvanced#5,EnglishExtn1#5,HistoryExtn#3,
TrialHSC
JapaneseContinuers#4,JapaneseExtn#3,LegalStudies#5,Mathematics(2unit)#5,
MathematicsExtn1#4,MathematicsExtn2#4,ModernHistory#5,PDHPE#5,Physics#5,
SeniorScience#5,Society&Culture#4,SDD#4,VisualArts#5.
6B

VisualArts#4.

7A

8B

9A

10B

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