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View the table of contents of the report here and download the statistical overview as a 62-page Adobe Acrobat file (256k). It contains a statistical overview of the candidature, the courses and the scaling of marks for the 1996 Higher School Certificate.

The statistics for each of 150 courses in 78 subject areas can be viewed or downloaded as single page Adobe Acrobat files, or as one 192-page file (780k).

 

Preface	5
Chapter 1. Overview	7
Higher School Certificate Pathways	8
The 1996 Higher School Certificate Examination	9
Table 1 -- Total Candidature by Award and Sex	9
Reporting Results to Candidates	10
The Tertiary Entrance Rank	11
Table 2 -- Total Candidature by Tertiary Entrance Rank Eligibility and Sex	12
Table 3 -- HSC Schools by Type	13
Table 4 -- Total Candidature by School Type and Sex	13
Chapter 2. Study Pattern Statistics	15
Table 5 -- Summary of Subjects and Courses Offered by Key Learning Area	16
NAFLaSSL COURSES	17
Table 6 -- NAFLaSSL Courses by Host Authority	17
Table 7 -- Frequency Distribution of Units Studied	18
Table 8 -- Entries in Board-Developed Courses by Key Learning Area and Sex	19
Table 9 -- Entries in Board-Developed Courses by Subject, Course and Sex	20
Chapter 3. Award And Scaling Statistics	27
Gender Differences in HSC Courses	28
Table 10 -- Gender Differences by Course for Selected Courses	29
Moderating School Assessment Marks	33
Table 11 -- Correlation -- Scaled Examination Mark vs Moderated Assessment	34
Percentile Bands	41
Table 12 -- Distribution of Percentiles by Course for Candidatures Larger Than 100	42
Marking the Examination Scripts	55
A Guide to the Course Scaling Statistics	58
Course Scaling Statistics -- Graphs and Tables	60
Index to Course Scaling Statistics by Subject and Course Statistics for each HSC subject The statistics for each of 150 courses in 78 subject areas can be viewed or downloaded as Adobe Acrobat files.	252