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Syllabuses, Support Documents and Specimen HSC exams

Preliminary and Higher School Certificate - F 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)

Filipino
Continuers

Syllabus introduction:
HTML
Acrobat PDF
3 pages (68k)
MS Word 97 file
3 pages (136k)

Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
36 pages (204k)
MS Word 97 file
36 pages (340k)

Assessment items:
Acrobat PDF
13 pages (68k)
MS Word 97 file
13 pages (136k)

Resource list:
Acrobat PDF
6 pages (68k)
MS Word 97 file
6 pages (68k)

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

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

Food
Technology

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

Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
36 pages (340k)
MS Word 97 file
Updated 29 Feb 2001

Consultation Report:
Acrobat PDF
22 pages (358k)

Support document:
MS Word 97 file
34 pages (192k)

Resource list:
Acrobat PDF
22 pages (128k)

Draft Performance Bands:
HTML
Acrobat PDF
1 page (56k)

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

Specimen HSC Examination Resources:
Acrobat PDF
30 pages (384k)

French
Beginners

Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF (37 pages, 252KB)
Microsoft Word (37 pages (300KB)

Draft Syllabuses Consultation Report October 2005
Acrobat PDF (27 pages, 252KB)
Microsoft Word (27 pages (228KB)

Consultation Report Appendix Quantitative Analysis
Acrobat PDF (42 pages, 316KB)
Microsoft Word (42 pages (624KB)

A Guide to the Revised French Beginners Stage 6 Syllabus
Acrobat PDF (4 pages, 252KB)
Microsoft Word (4 pages, 84KB)

Advice on Programming and Assessment:
Acrobat PDF
17 pages (444KB)
MS Word 97 file
17 pages (148KB)

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

2008 Specimen HSC Examination Resources package
includes:
  • Introduction to the 2008 HSC Specimen Examination Paper
  • Mapping Grid
  • Marking Guidelines
  • (Section I - Listening) Transcript
  • Performance Bands
  • Oral Marking Guidelines
Published 14 May 2007
Examination rubrics
Published 20 September 2007
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 (4 pages, 140 KB)
Word (4 pages, 60 KB)
Published 1 August 2008

French
Continuers

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

Syllabus:
Acroabt PDF
31 pages (195k)

Consultation Report:
Acrobat PDF
30 pages (332k)

Revised Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
31 pages (195k)
Published 30 July 2008

Resource list:
Acrobat PDF
7 pages (39k)

Summary of changes to revised syllabus
– effective for the HSC Exam in 2009

Published 30 July 2008

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
36 pages (452k)

Examination Rubrics
HTML
Acrobat PDF
1 page (28k)

Speaking Skills Language Examination Training Package
- General Information and Speaking Skills Examination Training Package - including audio

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 (4 pages, 140 KB)
Word (4 pages, 56 KB)
Published 1 August 2008

French Extension

Syllabus introduction:
HTML
Acrobat PDF
3 pages (68k)
MS Word 97 file
3 pages (136k)

Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
26 pages (204k)

Revised Syllabus:
Acrobat PDF
26 pages (220k)
Published July 30 2008

Resource List:
Acrobat PDF
4 pages (48k)
MS Word 97 file
4 pages (44k)

Course Prescriptions 2007-2008
PDF (4 pages, 44 KB)
Word (4 pages, 160 KB)
Course Prescriptions 2009-2013
PDF (4 pages, 60 KB)
Word (4 pages, 184 KB)
Published 26 October 2007
Summary of changes to revised syllabus
- effective for HSC Exam in 2009
Published 30 July 2008
Text Types
  • Amendments to the list of text types for productive use (Section 8.3) have been made to ensure that there is no duplication of text types that are prescribed in the Continuers syllabus.
  • ‘Narrative account’ has been glossed to clarify ways in which this text type can be addressed.
HSC External Examination Specifications
  • The inclusion of a wider range of texts for productive use (Section 11.6 HSC External Examination Specifications Section I: Response to prescribed text Part B) allows more opportunity for students to engage with French.
(See Official Notice BOS 32/08, Vol 17 No 3)

Draft Performance Bands:
HTML
Acrobat PDF
2 pages (20k)
MS Word 97 file
2 pages (24k)

Past HSC Examination Paper and Notes from the Marking Centre

Specimen HSC Examination Resources:
Acrobat PDF
30 pages (480k)

Examination Rubrics
HTML
Acrobat PDF
1 page (28k)

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 (4 pages, 140 KB)
Word (4 pages, 68 KB)
Published 1 August 2008

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