Learning & Teaching: Week 3-4       

Beginning Monday 11 May, Year 12 students will be attending the College each day for face to face lessons, and the remainder of students in Year 7-11 will attend based on the format as outlined and shared already by Mr Lo Cascio. Tuesday has been nominated as a "non-teaching" day (except for Year 12 students), and this day will occur on Friday. This day will enable staff to prepare lessons for the following week.  

LATEST ADVICE FROM NESA (5 MAY)

Higher School Certificate

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.

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 updates for 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 has given principals and system authorities the power to determine the number, type and weighting of tasks for HSC and Year 11 school-based assessment.

This includes making determinations about all mandated tasks that are internally assessed in the following courses:

• Ancient History
• Community and Family Studies
• Design and Technology
• English (English Studies, English Standard, English Advanced, English EAL/D, English Extension 1 and English Extension 2)
• Geography
• History Extension
• Mathematics: Mathematics Standard, Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2
• Modern History
• Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Environmental Science, Investigating Science – depth studies, and Science Extension)

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

Schools are responsible for taking measures to ensure tasks submitted online are the student’s own work. Remind students of their 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.

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.

Detailed advice about practical examinations is now available.

Ms Judith Tolomeo

Curriculum Coordinator