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HSC Events and exams 2008
HSC Distinction Courses - An Information Booklet
The aim of this booklet is to provide an introduction to the Board of Studies' Distinction Courses. Potential students, their parents, teachers and other interested people can all use this booklet to find out what Distinction Courses are, who can study them, what is involved, and what it is like to study them.
- HSC Distinction Courses - An Information Booklet
- Information booklet (PDF, 19 pages, 88 KB)
- Information booklet (Word, 19 pages, 120 KB)
Distinction Courses 2008
Distinction courses will be offered for study in 2008. Distinction courses are challenging university level HSC courses especially designed for high-ability HSC accelerants. These courses consist of 2 units of study that are additional to the 10 units required for the HSC study pattern. As eligible students will have already completed some units of HSC courses, the inclusion of a 2 Unit Distinction Course in a student's HSC study program is more feasible in terms of time commitment and workload. As a general rule a student may only undertake one Distinction Course.
Results in Distinction Courses can be counted towards the calculation of the Universities Admission Index (UAI) if they are among the student's best ten units in Board Developed HSC Courses.
Distinction Courses are delivered through universities through distance education, including compulsory residential schools and the internet. They provide an opportunity for a type of study that otherwise HSC students might not gain. They are offered in areas outside the range of other HSC courses, thus providing a broader perspective across curriculum areas and preparation for future university study.
As in past years Distinction Courses will be held in Philosophy, Cosmology and Comparative Literature.
To be eligible for consideration in a Distinction Course a student must complete one HSC course at the highest course level a year ahead of the student's Year cohort. Other selection criteria also apply.
Student selection criteria, course content, distance education processes and student assessment will follow the same pattern as in previous years.
See the Higher School Certificate Distinction Courses: An Information Booklet for full details about the Distinction Courses Program.
An Expression of Interest to undertake a Distinction Course in 2008 can be registered by an eligible student completing and returning the accompanying form through the school principal to the Office of the Board of Studies no later than Friday 21 September 2007.
- Distinction Courses 2008: Expression of Interest (PDF, 1 page, 25 KB)
- Published 16 August 2007
The receipt of an Expression of Interest will serve as a preliminary indication of interest in attending the Distinction Courses Information Day that is planned to be held in Sydney on Friday 23 November 2007.
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HSC Resources and Textbooks
- HSC Resources and Textbooks
- This document provides a subject by subject guide to resources and textbooks that are available to support the New HSC.
- PDF (34 pages - 240 KB)
- MS Word 98 (34 pages - 260 KB)
- Updated April 2007
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HSC Course Description files The following document is 146 pages long. Word DOC file (1.3MB) RTF file (2.4MB) Acrobat PDF file (2.7MB) Updated 25 July 2007
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Assessment -
A Standards-Referenced Approach Resources for Staff Development, July 2000 The Board of Studies provides this package as an aid to schools in implementing assessment and reporting for the New HSC. Schools will be able to use this material in a number of settings: staff meetings, faculty meetings and parent information evenings. The package contains four sections. Each can be delivered separately within a 20-30 minute period, allowing some time for discussion. Individual slides or groups of slides can form the basis of a discussion. The four sections address the four key questions on assessment and reporting in the New HSC:
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6 English Forum 7-8 March 1998 In its HSC White Paper, Securing Their Future, the Government recognises the urgent need to redevelop the Higher School Certificate English curriculum. A key element in the Review and Consultation Phase of the Syllabus Development Process for Stage 6 English was the Stage 6 English Forum. The purpose of the Forum was to seek advice on the future development and directions of Stage 6 English courses, including advice on the merits of the options of offering Literature as a separate course or of offering Extension English that would include Literature.
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Rules and Procedures for 2008 Higher School Certificate CandidatesThis booklet outlines the rules and procedures for the 2008 Higher School Certificate.
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Studying for the NSW Higher School Certificate - An Information Booklet for Year 10 Students, 2008
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Some frequently asked questions about assessment in the
New Higher School Certificate This is an Adobe Acrobat document. It is 4 pages long and 28k in size. The New Higher School Certificate will result in changes to assessment practice, but these changes will occur over several years commencing in 2001. The following frequently asked questions deal with changes to assessment practice. This can also be downloaded as an MS Word 97 file
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Assessment support for the New HSC or download in Adobe PDF format, 20 pages (176k) in size. It contains - |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Read answers to frequently asked questions about the New HSC syllabuses. Now that schools are preparing to implement the New HSC syllabuses questions on aspects of the curriculum and its implementation are being raised with Board officers attending conferences, forums and meetings with principals and teachers. We will maintain this page during the implementation phase so that teachers are provided with accurate and timely information. This information will be updated regularly as further questions arise.
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Securing Their Future Newsletter No. 16, published 27 August 1999 also contains important answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the New HSC.
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Principles for Developing Marking Guidelines for the New
HSC Examinations in a Standards-Referenced Framework Published in Board Bulletin Vol 9 No 3, May 2000
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Setting standards for the New HSC Published in Board Bulletin Vol 9 No 6, September 2000
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Change to the format of the Higher School Certificate Italian
and Spanish Extension Examination Papers from 2005
Read the full details in the February 2005 edition of the Board Bulletin Volume 14 Number 1 (BOS 09/05)
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