Approved Scientific Calculators for the Higher School Certificate Examinations 2009
Updated March 2009
The scientific calculators listed below are approved for use in the 2009 Higher School Certificate examinations. The examinations in which scientific calculators are permitted are listed in the equipment checklist. Please click here for Equipment Checklist for Higher School Certificate Examinations and School Certificate Tests.
Please note this list of approved calculators does NOT apply to the General Mathematics HSC Examination or to School Certificate tests. Please click here for Calculators for use in the General Mathematics HSC Examination and SC Tests.
- CANON F720
- CANON F720i
- CASIO fx-82AU
- CASIO fx-82AU PLUS
- CASIO fx-82MS
- CASIO fx-82NASER
- CASIO fx-82TL
- CASIO fx-83WA
- CASIO fx-85MS
- CASIO fx-85WA
- CASIO fx-95MS
- CASIO fx-100AU
- CASIO fx-115WA
- CASIO fx-350MS
- CASIO fx-350TL
- CASIO fx-580
- CASIO fx-901
- CASIO fx-911Z
- HEWL-PACK HP8S
- HEWL-PACK HP10S
- OFFICE ONE 720
- OFFICE ONE 3000
- RSB FB 350MS
- SHARP EL-509V
- SHARP EL-520WG
- SHARP EL-W531HA
- SHARP EL-531RH
- SHARP EL-531VH
- SHARP EL-531WH
- TANDY EC-4031
- TEXET Albert2 (TX 890)
- TEXET Albert3 (TX 895)
- TEXET Albert5 (TX 842)
Instruction booklets or cards (eg reference cards) on the operation of calculators are NOT permitted in the examination room. Candidates are expected to familiarise themselves with the calculator’s operation beforehand.
Calculators must have been switched off for entry into the examination room.
Anyone seeking approval for the use of any scientific calculator not on the list above should contact Chris Thompson by 10 July 2009. The features of approved scientific calculators are detailed here.
Contact details:
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