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Performance Band Descriptors — 2025 Higher School Certificate
2025 Software Engineering Performance Band Descriptors and State Performance (Acrobat PDF)
2 unit Software Engineering
2025 Candidature - 1768
Band 6
(8.2%)
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Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the influence of technologies on the development of software engineering solutions. Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of the social, ethical and legal implications of the application of software engineering solutions on the individual, society and the environment. Applies sophisticated technical skills in the design and implementation of programming solutions. Collects, uses, manages and stores complex data effectively, safely and securely. Applies comprehensive skills in developing, managing and documenting software engineering projects. Communicates logically and effectively using a range of terms, conventions and methods.
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Band 5
(27.6%)
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Demonstrates broad understanding of the influence of technologies on the development of software engineering solutions. Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of the social, ethical and legal implications of the application of software engineering solutions on the individual, society and the environment. Applies high-level technical skills in the design and implementation of programming solutions. Collects, uses, manages and stores data effectively, safely and securely. Demonstrates high-level skills in developing, managing and documenting software engineering projects. Communicates logically, using appropriate terms, conventions and methods.
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Band 4
(37.05%)
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Demonstrates sound understanding of the influence of technologies on the development of software engineering solutions. Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of the social, ethical and legal implications of the application of software engineering solutions. Applies sound technical skills in the design and implementation of programming solutions. Collects, uses, manages and stores data safely and securely. Demonstrates sound skills in developing, managing and documenting software engineering projects. Communicates using relevant terms, conventions and methods.
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Band 3
(19.17%)
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Demonstrates basic understanding of the influence of technologies on the development of software engineering solutions. Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of the social and/or ethical and/or legal implications of the application of software engineering solutions. Displays basic skills in programming. Uses data safely and securely. Displays basic skills in developing software engineering projects. Communicates using basic terms and conventions and/or methods.
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Band 2
(5.83%)
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Demonstrates limited understanding of the use of technologies. Displays limited skills in programming. Displays limited skills in developing software engineering projects. Communicates with limited use of terms.
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Band 1
(2.15%)
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Performance reported as Band 1 indicates that the minimum standard expected was not demonstrated.
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