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NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) Examination Papers 2009

Subject Examination Paper Marking guidelines (what are these?) and sample answers (what are these?) Notes from the Marking Centre
Retail Services

Examination Paper (PDF – 16 pages – 135 KB)

2010 Sample Questions for VET Examinations

Notes from the Marking Centre
Russian Background Speakers The following HSC Examination paper is not available on this website but may be located on the website listed below. Please note the following link will take you outside the Board of Studies NSW website to a website not maintained by the Board of Studies NSW.
Russian (background speakers) - South Australian Certificate of Education
Senior Science Examination Paper (PDF – 34 pages – 295 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Serbian Continuers Examination Paper (PDF – 30 pages – 148 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Society and Culture

Examination Paper (PDF – 8 pages – 53 KB)

2010 Specimen Examination Society and Culture

Notes from the Marking Centre
Software Design and Development Examination Paper (PDF – 24 pages – 119 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Spanish Beginners Examination Paper (PDF – 29 pages – 160 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Spanish Continuers Examination Paper (PDF – 21 pages – 132 KB)
Spanish Extension Examination Paper (PDF – 14 pages – 82 KB)
Studies of Religion I Examination Paper (PDF – 14 pages – 152 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Studies of Religion II Examination Paper (PDF – 24 pages – 172 KB)
Swedish Continuers Examination Paper (PDF – 30 pages – 136 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Tamil Continuers The following HSC Examination paper is not available on this website but may be located on the website listed below. Please note the following link will take you outside the Board of Studies NSW website to a website not maintained by the Board of Studies NSW.
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/lote/tamil/exams.html
Textiles and Design Examination Paper (PDF – 12 pages – 57 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Tourism Examination Paper (PDF – 16 pages – 172 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Ukrainian Continuers Examination Paper (PDF – 29 pages – 139 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Vietnamese Continuers Examination Paper (PDF – 28 pages – 200 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre
Visual Arts Examination Paper (PDF – 12 pages – 152 KB) Notes from the Marking Centre

Marking guidelines

Marking guidelines are developed by the examination committee, and are used at the marking centre in marking student responses. For each question, the marking guidelines are contained in a table showing the criteria associated with each mark or mark range. The information in the marking guidelines is further supplemented as required by the Supervisor of Marking and the senior markers at the marking centre.

A copy of the Mapping Grid, which maps each question in the examination to course outcomes and content as detailed in the syllabus, is also included.

Sample Answers

For some examinations (and some questions), the examination committee develops ‘Sample Answers’ or ‘Answers may include’. The committee does this:

  1. as part of the development of the examination paper to ensure that the questions will effectively assess students’ knowledge and skills, and
  2. in order to provide some advice to the Supervisor of Marking about the nature and scope of the responses expected of students.

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