Students continue to engage with remote learning, and hence it is important that students are accessing GOOGLE classrooms, completing assigned work, engaging with their teachers and attending ZOOM lessons where applicable.

Subject Selection - 2021

Planning for subject selection processes to occur remotely has begun. This will most likely be done through a GOOGLE classroom platform that will enable the communication of all information to students and parents. Further information regarding this will be shared in the forthcoming weeks.

HSC TRIAL EXAMINATIONS 

The HSC Trial examinations will commence on Monday 17 August (week 5) and Conclude on Monday 31 August (Week 5). The College Examination Timetable will be shared with Year 12 students next week.

NESA UPDATES (29 April 2020)

The Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams are going ahead in 2020.

NESA will release the HSC written exam timetable by 15 May (Week 3, Term 2).

Students will receive their HSC results in mid-December.

Education authorities are working together to ensure a pathway to university for Year 12 students.

Key dates and deadlines currently listed on the NESA website are subject to change due to the COVID-19 outbreak. NESA will continue to update you with exceptions and changes to relevant deadlines.

Advice to students

These tips will help you, whatever further changes may be made to the HSC:

• Focus on right now
• Keep learning, keep submitting your assessments and listen to your teachers.
• Look after yourself, whether you are at school or at home.
• Reach out to family, friends and your teachers if you need to.
• Go to UAC COVID-19 updatesfor information about entering university in 2021.

School-based HSC assessment

Schools must follow social distancing requirements when planning or undertaking school-based assessment tasks.

NESA’s principles of assessment continue to apply. Wherever possible, school-based assessment will continue to be:

• based on a range of syllabus outcomes
• based on measures made throughout the HSC course
• informed by the components identified in the assessment and reporting documents for each of the syllabuses
• inclusive of and accessible for all students.

Authenticity of student work

Students have an obligation to maintain honesty and integrity when:

• completing assessment tasks, exams and submitted works
• acknowledging any part of work that was written, created or developed by someone else, such as any material from other sources and work undertaken by others.

This section of the HSC Rules and Procedures Guide provides a summary on maintaining honesty and integrity, and understanding malpractice.

Language oral exams

Students should continue studying for the language oral exams and completing school-based assessments.

Practical exams

The due dates have been extended and teachers will provide the final mark for the following components of the 2020 HSC practical exams:

• Design and Technology: Major Design Project (Product)
• Industrial Technology: Major Project (Product)
• Visual Arts: Body of Work

Ms Judith Tolomeo

Curriculum Coordinator