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Syllabuses, Support Documents and Specimen HSC exams

Preliminary and Higher School Certificate - D List

Proposed changes to HSC examinations and school assessment

Subject Syllabus Introductions and Syllabus Support materials
(resource lists and other documents)
Assessment and Examination materials
(includes Performance Bands and HSC Examination resources)

Dance

Syllabus Introduction:
Acrobat PDF
4 pages (68k)

Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
79 pages (926K)
and as a
MS Word 97 file
79 pages (288k)
Updated 24 Feb 2004

Consultation Report
Acrobat PDF
20 pages (346k)

Support document:
Acrobat PDF
36 pages (663k)
and as a
MS Word 97 file

Course Prescriptions for 2006–2009
PDF (5 pages, 144k)
Word (5 pages, 88k)
Updated 9 May 2008
Course Prescriptions for 2010–2012
PDF (4 pages, 160 KB)
Word (4 pages, 92 KB)
Updated 6 August 2008

Draft Performance Bands:
Acrobat PDF
1 page (24k)

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

Specimen HSC Examination Resources:
Acrobat PDF
50 pages (632k)

Examination Rubrics
Acrobat PDF
2 pages (28k)

HSC Marking Guidelines — Practical tasks:
Acrobat PDF
22 pages (260k)

Dance Viva Voce Sample
Question Sheet
Acrobat PDF
3 pages (68k)

HSC Performances and Submitted Works – Advice to Schools Regarding Content
Acrobat PDF
3 pages (88KB)

Design and Technology

Design and Technology Syllabus Introduction (PDF, 4 pages, 68 KB)
Design and Technology Syllabus (PDF, 33 pages, 340 KB)
Word version
Updated 16 Mar 2001
Design and Technology Consultation Report (PDF, 30 pages, 390 KB)
Design and Technology Syllabus (Word, 37 pages, 360 KB)
For Preliminary from 2008
Contains tracked amendments
Published 14 November 2007
Updated 20 August 2008
Design and Technology Syllabus (PDF, 34 pages, 200 KB)
For Preliminary from 2008
Word version (34 pages, 360 KB)
Published 14 November 2007
Updated 20 August 2008
Support document (PDF)
Word version
Resource list (PDF)
Draft Performance Bands (PDF, 1 page, 20 KB)
Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre
HSC Marking Guidelines — Major Design Project (PDF, 8 pages 68 KB)
Amendments - HSC Marking Guidelines - Major Design Project
Word version - tracked (Word, 8 pages, 260 KB)
PDF version - untracked (PDF, 7 pages, 192 KB)
Word version - untracked (Word, 7 pages, 224 KB)
Updated 1 October 2008
Specimen HSC Examination Resources (PDF, 30 pages 440 KB)
HSC Performances and Submitted Works – Advice to Schools Regarding Content (PDF, 3 pages, 88 KB)

Drama

Syllabus Introduction:
Acrobat PDF
4 pages (68k)

Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
57 pages (204k)
and as a
MS Word 97 file
57 pages (272k)
Updated 23 Dec 2003

Consultation Report
Acrobat PDF
19 pages (312k)

Course Prescriptions for 2006–2009:
PDF (19 pages, 160 KB)
Word (19 pages, 128 KB)
Updated 9 May 2008
Course Prescriptions for 2010–2012
PDF (18 pages, 196 KB)
Word (18 pages, 160 KB)
Updated 11 August 2008

Draft Performance Bands:
Acrobat PDF
1 page (16k)

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

HSC Marking Guidelines - Practical tasks and submitted works:
Acrobat PDF
35 pages (312kb)
MS Word
35 pages (300kb)
Updated 6 Mar 2006

Specimen HSC Examination Resources:
Acrobat PDF
54 pages (552k)

Examination Rubrics
Acrobat PDF
1 page (24k)

HSC Performances and Submitted Works – Advice to Schools Regarding Content
Acrobat PDF
3 pages (88KB)

Dutch Continuers

Syllabus Introduction:
Acrobat PDF
3 pages (68k)
and as a
MS Word 97 file
3 pages (136k)

Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
36 pages (136k)
and as a
MS Word 97 file
36 pages (340k)

Assessment Items:
Acrobat PDF

Resource list:
Acrobat PDF

Draft Performance Bands:
Acrobat PDF
2 pages (68k)
MS Word 97 file
2 pages (136k)

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

HSC Languages Courses - Oral Examination
General Information for Teachers
PDF (4 pages, 132 KB)
Word (4 pages, 512 KB)
Published 1 August 2008
Oral Examination
General Information for Teachers
PDF (5 pages, 156 KB)
Word (5 pages, 68 KB)
Published 1 August 2008

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