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Syllabuses, Support Documents and Specimen HSC exams

Preliminary and Higher School Certificate - E 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)

Earth and Environmental Science

Syllabus:
PDF (77 pages, 848 KB)
Word 97 (77 pages, 658 KB)
Updated 7 May 2007

Amendments to Assessment Components, Weightings and Tasks and HSC External Examination Specifications (Board Bulletin/Official Notice BOS 59/03 Volume 12 Number 6 November 2003)

Support document
for all Science Courses:
Acrobat PDF
58 pages (392 KB)
MS Word
58 pages (500 KB)
Updated 25 July 2007

Draft Sample Learning Unit
Acrobat PDF
35 pages (220 KB)
MS Word
35 pages (350 KB)
Published 14 May 2008

Skills Module 8.1 and
9.1 Mapping Grids:
Acrobat PDF
5 pages (208 KB)
MS Word
5 pages (244 KB)
Updated 21 August 2007

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

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

Specimen HSC Examination Resources:
Acrobat PDF
55 pages (1.6Mb)
or as two separate Acrobat PDF files
Pages 1-29 (928k)
Pages 30-55 (840k)

Economics

Economics Syllabus Introduction
PDF (4 pages, 117 KB)
Economics Syllabus (PDF, 51 pages, 200 KB)
Word version (51 pages, 180 KB)
Updated 10 November 2006
Economics Consultation Report (PDF, 22 pages, 273 KB)

Support document: Part A
Acrobat PDF
MS Word 97 file

Support document: Part B
Acrobat PDF
MS Word 97 file

Draft Performance Bands:
HTML
Acrobat PDF
1 page (20k)

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

Specimen HSC Examination Resources:
Acrobat PDF
32 pages (612k)

Examination Rubrics
HTML
Acrobat PDF
1 page (24k)

Electrotechnology Curriculum Framework (approved September 2007)

For implementation from 2008 for Year 11 students

Syllabus Part A
PDF (81 pages, 570 KB)
Word (81 pages, 670 KB)
Published 18 October 2007
Syllabus Part B
Contains the units of competency from the Training Package including HSC Requirements and Advice for each compulsory unit
Draft Syllabus Consultation report
PDF (26 pages, 210 KB)
Word (26 pages, 270 KB)
Published 18 October 2007
Industry Curriculum Frameworks Support Document for students with special education needs
PDF (87 pages, 475 KB)
Word (87 pages, 630 KB)
HSC Course description
Anticipated approval for implementation for Year 11, 2008
PDF (9 pages, 55 KB)
Published 27 August 2007

Engineering Studies

Syllabus Introduction:
HTML
Acrobat PDF
4 pages (68k)

Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
54 pages (312k)
MS Word 97 file
Updated 5 Mar 2001

Consultation Report
Acrobat PDF
28 pages (332k)

Support document:
MS Word 97 file

Resource list
Acrobat PDF

Resources in Control Technology and Telecommunications:
Acrobat PDF
24 pages (256k)
MS Word 97 file
24 pages (236k)

Draft Performance Bands:
Acrobat PDF
1 page (60k)

Formulae Sheet:
Acrobat PDF
1 page (32k)

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

Specimen HSC Examination Resources:
Acrobat PDF
46 pages (712k)

English

Includes
English Standard
English Advanced
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English Extension 1
English Extension 2
Fundamentals of English

Syllabus Introduction (PDF, 4 pages, 98 KB)
Syllabus (PDF, 146 pages 670 KB)
Word version (146 pages, 869 KB)
updated February 2008
Consultation Report (PDF, 143 pages, 1.3 MB)

The Board provides the following documents to support the teaching and learning in HSC English (Course Numbers: Standard - 15130; Advanced - 15140; Extension 1 - 15160; Extension 2 - 15170; ESL - 15150; Fundamentals of English)

English Prescriptions: Areas of Study, Electives and Texts 2006-2008 (PDF, 40 pages, 528 KB)
Word version (40 pages, 468 KB)
2006-2008 HSC English: Prescribed Area of Study, Electives and Texts
Poster, for the English (STANDARD) Course, English (ADVANCED) Course, English (ESL) Course, and the English EXTENSION Course 1
English Prescriptions 2009-2012 Support Materials
Includes Prescriptions and Annotations of texts prescribed for the first time
2009-2012 HSC Prescribed Area of Study, Electives and Texts (PDF, 1 A2 page, 95 KB)
Poster for the English Standard , English Advanced , English ES , and English Extension 1 Courses
Published 23 June 2008
Annotations of Texts prescribed for the first time for the HSC 2004-2008 (PDF, 28 pages, 156 KB)
Word version (28 pages, 144 KB)
Updated 7 March 2005
English Stage 6 Workplace and Community Texts - Support Document 2000 - English Standard and ESL (PDF, 41 pages, 1 MB)
English Stage 6 Workplace and Community Texts - Support Document 2009-2012
English (Standard) Module C: Texts and Society; English (ESL) Module B: Texts and Society (PDF, 56 pages, 1.9 MB)
Published 1 November 2007
English Extension 1 Support Document (PDF, 12 pages, 64 KB)
Word version (12 pages, 84 KB)
English Advanced Module B: Critical Study of Texts - Support document (PDF, 10 pages, 195 KB)
Word version (10 pages, 65 KB)
Published 4 September 2007
English - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Word version
English - Areas of Study support (PDF)
Word version
English - Speeches - Module B Support document (PDF)
Word
English - TAFE Credit Transfer (PDF)
English - Annotated Professional Readings Support document (PDF)
English ESL Module B (Texts and Society) Support document (PDF, 40 pages, 1 MB)
Word version (40 pages, 3.1 MB)
English Extension 2 - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Word version
Fundamentals of English (PDF)
Word version
Changing - Stimulus Booklet for Areas of Study HSC 2001 and 2002 - English Standard, Advanced and ESL
PDF (Pages 1 to 4, 1.5 MB)
PDF (Pages 5 to 8, 1.1 MB)
Journeys - Stimulus booklet for the Area of Study HSC 2006-2007 - English Standard, Advanced and ESL
PDF (8 pages, 564 KB)
Updated 7 March 2005
Annotations of texts prescribed for the first time for HSC 2001 and 2002
PDF (80 pages, 741 KB)

The Board provides the following documents to support Assessment of HSC English (Course Numbers: Standard - 15130; Advanced - 15140; Extension 1 - 15160; Extension 2 - 15170; ESL - 15150; Fundamentals of English)

English - A Guide to Internal Assessment (PDF)
ESL Draft Performance Bands
PDF (2 pages, 56 KB)
Draft Performance Bands - Standard and Advanced
PDF (1 page, 60 KB)
Draft Performance Bands - English Extension 1
PDF (2 pages, 24 KB)
Word (2 pages, 28 KB)
English Extension 2 Draft Performance Bands
PDF (2 pages, 20 KB)
Word (2 pages, 28 KB)
HSC English Extension 2 Marking Guidelines
PDF (4 pages, 44 KB)
ESL Specimen HSC Examination Resources (PDF, 33 pages, 828 KB)
Standard and Advanced Specimen Paper (PDF, 42 pages, 1 MB)
Updated 30 March 2001
ESL Examination Rubrics
PDF (1 page, 28 KB)
Standard and Advanced Examination Rubrics
PDF (1 page, 28 KB)
Updated 26 July 2004
English Extension 1 Examination Rubrics
PDF (1 page, 28 KB)
Standard Paper 2 Examination Rubrics
PDF (1 page, 28 KB)
Advanced Paper 2 Examination Rubrics
PDF (1 page, 28 KB)
HSC Performances and Submitted Works - Advice to Schools Regarding Content (English Extension 2) (PDF, 3 pages, 88 KB)
English Extension 1 Specimen Exam Resources (PDF, 21 pages, 420 KB)
Updated 30 March 2001
Example of ESL Section I Question 1 Answer Booklet (PDF, 8 pages, 56 KB)

Entertainment Industry Curriculum Framework (approved August 2004)

For implementation from 2005 for Year 11 students

Syllabus Part A
PDF (45 pages, 284 KB)
Word (45 pages, 504 KB)
Syllabus Part B
Contains the units of competency from the Training Package including HSC Requirements and Advice
Support Document
Industry Curriculum Frameworks Support Document for Students with Special Education Needs
PDF (87 pages, 476 KB)
Word (87 pages, 628 KB)
Resource List
PDF (24 pages, 332 KB)
Word (24 pages, 252 KB)
Updated 17 Oct 2006
Competency Record
PDF (65 pages, 288 KB)
Word (65 pages, 420 KB)
Specimen Examination Package
(including Sample Marking Guidelines, Draft Performance Bands and Mapping Grid)
PDF (28 pages, 220 KB)
HSC Examination Rubrics
PDF (71 KB)
Word (20 KB)

Estonian Continuers

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

Exploring Early Childhood

Content Endorsed Course Stage 6 Syllabus

Syllabus:
PDF (57 pages - 204 KB)
MS Word 97

Revised March 2007 in response to the Australian Resuscitation Council's revised cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines. (Official Notices BOS 06/07 Board Bulletin Vol 16 No1)

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