FORBES HIGH SCHOOL

2017

HSC

Assessments

FORBES HIGH SCHOOL

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE ASSESSMENT

YEAR 12 ASSESSMENTS

Assessments are required for both Board Developed and Board Endorsed courses and they apply to everyone entered for the HSC. You must complete assessment tasks worth more than 50% of the total assessment marks for each course. If you fail to do this, you will not have satisfactorily completed the course and it cannot be counted towards the ten units required for the HSC. The course will not be recorded on your HSC Record of Achievement.

HSC assessment tasks provide a measure of your performance in a wider range of tasks and activities than can be tested in an external examination. They also enable you to work at a consistent pace throughout the year and help prevent you from becoming overwhelmed and pressured at exam time.

The marks you receive for your HSC assessment tasks throughout Year 12 are submitted to the Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards (BoSTES). After your examination marks have been determined, the assessment marks submitted by your school are then moderated by BoSTES, in line with the examination performance of the whole group of candidates from your school. Although the actual mark submitted by the school may change, the order of merit will not change.

At the end of the HSC examinations you may ask for your rank order in each course based on your school assessment. If you feel that your rank (order of merit) in any course is not correct, you may ask your Principal to review your assessment ranking.

THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENTS

The School Assessment is intended to provide an indication of a student's attainment, which is based on:

(i) A wider range of syllabus objectives than is measured by the external examination; and

(ii) Measures and observations made throughout the course rather than at a single examination.

BoSTES is the controlling body for the Higher School Certificate. The HSC will be awarded to those students who have completed at least 10 units of study, 6 units of which must be Board courses (including 2 units of English). Refer to and check the checklist on page 4 of this booklet.

When the results of the HSC are published, the certificate will show two marks for each Board course; the School Moderated Assessment mark and the Examination mark gained in the HSC. However, Content Endorsed Courses (CEC) will have only one mark shown - the School Assessment mark.

SCHOOL ASSESSMENT

The assessment will measure the student's achievement relative to other students attempting the same course. The mark will be based on specific and stated course outcomes for each task as indicated on the Assessment Task notification distributed to the students. Each subject will have its own specific assessment components.

No assessment tasks are to be due the week before, during or the week after, exam periods.

COMPONENTS OF THE ASSESSMENT

In each course, teachers are required to assess specific outcomes of the course. See Subject Choices Stage 6 booklet for details of each subject.

LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS

Assessment work submitted after the due date, without an approved, written application for "Student Illness, Accident or Misadventure" will receive zero marks.

If a student is absent on the day of a school examination or test, they will sit the test on the first day they return to school. A zero result will be recorded unless a "Student Illness, Accident or Misadventure" application has been approved.

If students know they will be absent from school on the date an assessment task is due (e.g. representing the school in sport, performing arts, school excursion, work placement, etc.), they must submit the task before the due date.

If students know that they will be absent from school on the date a test or examination will be held (e.g. representing the school in sport, performing arts, school excursion, work placement, etc.), they must negotiate with their teacher and the Head Teacher of the faculty to find an alternate date to do the test or examination.

NON-COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS

Where a student fails to submit an assessment task or is absent for an in-class task without a valid reason they will receive an N-warning letter. When the task is eventually completed they will receive zero marks, but may be deemed to have satisfied the course requirements. Failure to respond to N-warning letters as directed may cause a student to be regarded as failing to meet the course requirements and thus be ineligible for the award of a Higher School Certificate in that subject.

MALPRACTICE

Where a student has been found guilty of cheating or malpractice (e.g. plagiarism), no marks will be awarded for that particular test or assignment. This may also be considered as a non-serious attempt to complete the task and result in an N-warning letter being issued.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

When a candidate fails to redeem the tasks outlined in at least two N-warning letters in a course, the Principal may determine that the course has not been studied satisfactorily and will then notify the Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards. If a course is not satisfactorily completed, a student will receive no results in that course, and the course will not count towards their pattern of study for the award of a HSC. In most cases this will mean that the candidate has not satisfactorily studied the minimum 10 units, mandatory for the award of the Higher School Certificate.

THE HSC MARK

The Assessment Marks awarded by different schools are bound to vary and in order to provide a fair comparison between schools; the marks are adjusted, or moderated, to give a similar pattern of marks as that gained by the school in the HSC Examination.

Schools are not permitted to reveal the candidate's assessment mark, but rather, to indicate each student's ranking in the course.

REPORTING

Students will receive regular feed-back on their progress through the teacher's evaluation of the assessment tasks. Students may collect their Assessment Rank Order Notice from school after the last HSC examination but within the period of time for appeals. Students may also see their final rank in each course by accessing the Student Online Service available through the BoSTES web site.

If you have any uncertainty about your ranking you should discuss this matter with your teacher.

APPEALS

At the conclusion of the HSC Examination, each student will receive a computer printout listing the final assessment ranking in each subject. Where a candidate feels that an error has been made, a written appeal can be forwarded to the Principal for a review of the procedures involved in the assessment.

Mr Charles Dwyer Principal

HSC PATTERN OF STUDY REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST FOR THE 2017 HSC

NOTE: All requirements apply to BOTH the 2016 Preliminary and 2017 HSC course patterns for the 2017 Higher School Certificate

Students who complete the Higher School Certificate in 2017 must meet the following:

PATTERN OF STUDY

At Least 12 Preliminary and 10 HSC units of study. At least 2 units of a Board Developed Course in English. (includes English Advanced, English

Standard and English Studies CEC) At least 4 subjects. At least 6 units of Board developed Courses. A student may count a maximum of 6 Preliminary units and 6 HSC units from courses in

Science. (see ACE Manual 8006, December 2011) In the Preliminary study pattern, Senior Science cannot be studied in combination with

Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science or Physics. However, students who have satisfactorily completed the Preliminary course in one or more of these courses but do not wish to undertake the corresponding HSC course may elect to study the Senior Science course. (see ACE Manual, 6002, February2013) At least 3 courses of 2 unit value or greater. (may be Board Developed and/or Board Endorsed Courses) Beginners Language courses are for students with little or no previous study or knowledge of the language. (see Eligibility criteria, ACE Manual 8008, December 2011) Students are not enrolled in Board Developed and/or Board Endorsed Course combinations which are the subject of Board exclusions. (see ACE Manual 6002, February 2013).

IMPORTANT DATES YEAR 12, 2016 ? 2017

Term 4 2016 HSC classes Monday 10th October to Friday 16th December 2016

Term 1 2017 Wednesday 27th January 2017 to Friday 7th April 2017 Year 12 Mid-Course Exams begin Week 10 Term 1

Term 2 2017 Monday 24th April 2017 to Friday 30th June 2017

Term 3 2017 Monday 17th July 2017 to Friday 22nd September 2017 HSC Trial Exams begin Week 5 Term 3

Term 4 2017 Monday 9th October 2017 to Friday 15th December 2017 HSC Exams begin Term 4 Week 1

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