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NOWRA HIGH SCHOOL

YEAR 12

ASSESSMENT BOOKLET

2016

WISDOM THROUGH KNOWLEDGE

RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY

SAFETY LEARNING

Nowra High School – 2016 Year 12 Assessment Booklet

Year 12 Assessment Booklet

Information for Higher School Certificate Students 2015 - 2016

CONTENTS

1. Board of Studies Requirements 2. NHS Assessment Policies and Procedures 3. Assessments for individual subjects : Aboriginal Studies Agriculture Ancient History Biology Business Studies Chemistry Community and Family Studies Construction (VET) Dance Design and Technology English

Advanced Standard Studies Extension 1 Extension 2

Exploring Early Childhood Food Technology French Geography Hospitality (VET) Industrial Technology

Timber Products and Furniture Technologies / Multimedia Information Processing Technology Legal Studies Mathematics General Mathematics 1 General Mathematics 2 Advanced Extension 1 Extension 2 Metals and Engineering (VET) Modern History Music PDHPE Photography, Video and Digital Imagery Physics Senior Science Society and Culture SLRS Visual Arts Work Studies Appendix 2 : Assessment Missed Due to Illness / Misadventure Appendix 3 : Assessment To Be Missed Due to School / Other Business Appendix 4 : Application for Assessment Extension


Nowra High School - Assessment Policy

1. BOARD OF STUDIES TEACHING & EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS (BOSTES) A. What is the difference between Preliminary HSC and HSC

Courses? Preliminary Higher School Certificate (HSC) courses are studied before HSC courses in a subject. Preliminary HSC course work is regarded as assumed knowledge for the award of the Higher School Certificate although the major focus of the HSC exam is on the HSC course. Students must have satisfactorily completed the Preliminary HSC Course for a subject before being considered eligible for entry into an HSC course. HSC courses begin in Term 4 of the year preceding the year in which the subject will be examined at HSC level.

B. What Does "Satisfactorily Completed" Mean? To be eligible for the award of the Higher School Certificate, you must:

i. have a satisfactory record of attendance. As a general rule, a student who has missed in excess of 15% of the available school days is not likely to have achieved the outcomes established for the course and therefore, would not be deemed to have satisfactorily completed a HSC course.

ii. complete the requirements of the course as specified by the syllabus. This

includes mandatory oral and practical work, and work placements for School VET and/or TAFE VET.

iii. make a serious attempt at assessment tasks which contribute to more than 50% of

available school assessment marks. iv. make a serious attempt at all exams set as part of the assessment program.

Satisfactory study of a course involves not only the completion of assessment tasks but satisfactory participation and progress in ALL aspects of that course.

If the Principal considers that you have not satisfactorily completed a Preliminary HSC Course, you may be considered ineligible for entry into the HSC course for that subject.

The BOSTES expects students to undertake all assigned assessment tasks. Failure to complete assessment tasks will jeopardise your satisfactory completion of HSC courses.

C. HSC Course Assessment Mark

Your HSC course assessment will be based on your performance in what are called "assessment tasks". Schools are required to set tasks which will be used to measure your performance in all the components of a course specified by the Board of Studies Teaching & Educational Standards, not just those which can be measured in an examination. This means that you will be assessed on field work, research skills, lab work, extended essays, oral work etc. The individual components of a course have a weighting specified by the Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES). These weightings form the


basis of the assessment schemes formulated by Nowra High School, which are explained in the subject guides following these introductory notes. Important Note: The Board of Studies Teaching & Educational Standards expects students to undertake all assessment tasks assigned to them. Failure to complete assessment tasks will jeopardise your satisfactory completion of HSC courses. D. Vocational Education and Training (VET) course information: Qualifications Students who are assessed as competent in all units delivered as part of their course will be eligible for an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate. Students who do not achieve competency in all units will be eligible for a Statement of Attainment towards a Certificate. Competency based assessment The courses within the VET Curriculum Framework are competency-based courses. The BOSTES and VET Quality Framework require that competency-based approach to assessment is used. Assessment must meet the requirements of the subject training package. Students in VET courses work to develop competencies, skills and knowledge described by each unit of competency. To be assessed as competent a student must demonstrate to a qualified assessor that they can effectively carry out tasks to industry standards. Students are judged based on their performance against a prescribed standard, not the performance of other students. Students will be progressively assessed as ‘competent’ or ‘not yet competent’ in individual units of competency. N determinations If a student receives an N-determination, the course will not count towards the HSC; however, units of competency achieved will still count towards an AQF VET Statement of Attainment. External Assessment (optional HSC examination) Students completing a VET course are eligible to sit a written HSC examination which may be used in the calculation of an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). The examination is independent of the competency-based assessment undertaken during the course and has no impact on the eligibility of a student to receive an AQF VET Statement of Attainment or Certificate. Work Placement Work placement is a mandatory HSC requirement within the VET Curriculum Framework and appropriate hours have been assigned to each HSC VET course within the Framework according to the qualification being undertaken. Non-completion of work placement is grounds for issuing an N-determination and withholding the course.

E. Advice for students about HSC assessment

Students will find information and advice about HSC assessment in the Assessment section of the BOSTES Students Online (http://studentsonline.bos.nsw.edu.au/) website. Information includes what to expect with assessment tasks, what assessment ranks are and how to check them after the exams, and the guide to completing assessment tasks honestly and with confidence.


http://studentsonline.bos.nsw.edu.au/

Nowra High School - Assessment Policy

2. ASSESSMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES

A. When Does Assessment Occur? i. Assessment in Higher School Certificate courses begins in Term 4 of the

preceding year and continues until the end of Term 3 of the HSC year. Specific details are given in the individual subject guides, which follow these introductory notes.

ii. In subjects where the timing of assessment tasks is not specified in this manual, a

timetable of assessment tasks will be negotiated between students and the class teacher. Any clashes, overloads, etc. will be dealt with by the Deputy Principal supervising your year.

iii. The times specified in this manual are a guide only. NHS reserves the right to

make any changes as are deemed necessary. You will be notified of any changes.

iv. You will be provided with an assessment notification indicating the exact date and

nature of an assessment task at least five school days before the task. v. You should enter all tasks on a yearly assessment planner. Should details of an

assessment task be given when you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to ensure that you find out those details on your return to school. Make sure you check with your teacher to determine if there have been any changes to the assessment schedule when you return to school.

B. What Does Malpractice mean? Dishonest behaviour carried out for the purpose of gaining unfair advantage in the assessment process constitutes malpractice, or cheating. Malpractice in any form, including plagiarism, is unacceptable i. If part or all of the work you submit is the work of another person you are guilty of

PLAGIARISM (copying) which is a form of cheating. Material copied directly from reference books, other students or from the internet are examples of plagiarism.

ii. If you are guilty of malpractice, you will get zero for the entire assessment task

and receive an N warning for that task. Continued instances of malpractice may result in you getting an N determination for the subject.

iii. Although you will receive no marks, you will need to resubmit the task in order to

meet Board of Studies requirements for the satisfactory completion of assessment tasks leading to the award of the HSC.

iv. Your parents/carers will be informed. v. Repeated instances of malpractice will be dealt with using the school’s discipline

policy and may result in suspension or possible expulsion for continued disobedience.


C. What Do I Need To Know About Assessment Tasks? i. These may take the form of an assignment, project, research essay, written task,

class essay, practical work, field work, oral presentation or report, skills test, topic test, open book test, examination etc.

ii. (a) All tasks are to be submitted and\or sat, on or by the due date.

(b) If for some reason you are unable to submit the task or attend school you must ring the school to notify of your absence on the day of the due date.

(c) It remains your responsibility to ensure the task is submitted and a valid acknowledgment of receipt provided

(d) HSC externally marked assessments must be submitted on the due date set down by BOSTES

(e) If an assessment task is not submitted on the due date a medical certificate and/or other supporting documentation must be provided, justifying late submission of the task covering the entire period of absence. This must be attached to a completed “Assessment Missed Due to Illness/Misadventure” form (Appendix 2).

(f) If you know in advance that you will be unable to attend school or submit and assessment task on the due date because of school or other business, it is your responsibility to submit an “Assessment To Be Missed Due to School/Other Business’ form (Appendix 3) to the Head Teacher or Subject coordinator concerned before the due date. However, leave will NOT automatically be granted simply because an application is made.

(g) If for some reason you are unable to sit an assessment task because of an unexpected illness or exceptional circumstances, a written application for leave should be lodged with the Deputy Principal for Year 12 on your first day of return to school after the assessment task. The application should be written on the form, “Assessment Missed Due to Illness/Misadventure (Appendix 2) and it should be accompanied by appropriate corroborating evidence such as a medical certificate. If leave is granted, the Deputy Principal will authorise you to approach the Head Teacher concerned, who will organise another time for you to complete the assessment task, at the earliest opportunity.

(h) The Department of Education (DOE) requires that application for special leave must be lodged with the Principal for consideration. However, leave will not be automatically granted simply because an application has been made.

(i) If leave is granted, you will either be given the same task, a substitute task, or, if the missed task is difficult to duplicate, the Principal will authorise the use of an estimate based on other appropriate evidence.

iii. Extensions for take home assessment tasks will only be considered if written application is made to your class teacher prior to the due date, giving a valid reason for the request on the form ‘Application for Assessment Extension” (Appendix 4). Approval for extension will be authorised by the Head Teacher for the subject. In all cases, an extension will NOT automatically be granted simply because an application is made.


iv. Where an assessment task is submitted after the due date, or an application for leave has not been approved, or if your application for an extension has not been granted, you will be awarded a ‘Zero’ mark.

v. If you fail to submit or sit an assessment task you will receive zero. Although you will receive no marks you are required to satisfactorily complete the task in order to meet BOSTES requirements for the satisfactory completion of assessment tasks leading to the award of the HSC.

vi. The work submitted must be your own. For this reason, you may be asked to discuss your assessment task with your teacher either before or after you submit the final draft for marking.

vii. Even if you submit a task on time, if it is inadequate and deemed by your

teacher to be a “Non-Serious Attempt”, as far as “satisfactory completion”’ of the course is concerned, then it will be deemed that you have not submitted the task. In this case, you will receive zero and you will receive an N Warning for this task and will be required to re-sit or re-submit the task.

viii. Students cannot absent themselves from timetabled classes to complete

assessment tasks. This type of action will be treated as truancy and dealt with accordingly.

D. What Rules apply to Assessment Tasks? The following rules laid down by the Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards apply to the HSC, and all assessment tasks conducted at NHS, including Half-Yearly and Trial HSC examinations.

You must: Follow the teacher/supervisor’s instructions and behave in a polite and courteous manner towards the teacher/supervisor(s) and other candidates.

You must NOT: (a) Take a mobile electronic device into the assessment room. Mobile electronic

devices must be switched off and left in bags (b) Eat during an assessment task (c) Speak to any person other than the supervisor during an assessment (d) Behave in any way likely to disturb the work of other candidates or upset the

conduct of the assessment (e) Attend an assessment while under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs (f) Take into the assessment room any books, notes or equipment other than those

specified before the examination\assessment (g) Cheat, or in any other way behave dishonestly during an assessment.

If you do not comply with the rules set down for assessment tasks, your assessment may be cancelled and action taken under the NHS Welfare and Discipline Policy.

E What else do I have to do to complete the HSC course? In addition to assessment tasks, you will be given other tasks which are an integral part of the learning process. If you fail to complete these task within the given time frame, and to a satisfactory standard, you risk being deemed to have not satisfactorily completed the


HSC course and may receive an N-warning notification. This could put you at risk of not satisfactorily meeting course requirements as set down for the HSC by BOSTES.

F. When is a non-completion (‘N’) warning letter issued? A ‘N’ (non-completion of course requirements) Warning Letter may be issued in the following circumstance

• A student is absent from an assessment task, and has not provided acceptable evidence to justify that absence on the first day of return to School.

• A student is found to be cheating in an assessment task. • A student is deemed to have breached principles of academic integrity and ethical

scholarship. • A student has plagiarised work from any source, without providing appropriate

acknowledgement of the use of another's work. • A student has provided a false explanation for the late submission of an

assessment task • A student has behaved in manner that is deemed to have adversely affected the

performance of others during the sitting of an assessment task or examination. • A student has made a non-serious attempt at a task.

G. What is the process for the review/appeal of an assessment task? i. Marks gained in assessment tasks can only be queried at the time the tasks are

returned to you. In the first instance you should approach your classroom teacher and/or the Head Teacher of the subject for a mark review.

ii. If you wish to request an appeal you need to lodge your appeal on the “Assessment Appeal” form available from the Deputy Principal supervising Year 12. This form will be forwarded to the Assessment Review Panel

iii. Any review undertaken will consider if the assessment task and/or the processes were appropriate for the stage of the course being assessed.

iv. All completed appeal forms will be considered by the Assessment Review Panel. v. The panel’s decision will be final, noted on the student submitted appeal form and

the student will be informed by a representative of the panel or the Head Teacher for the course.

H. Principal's Decision In all matters relating to the satisfactory completion of assessed and non-assessed tasks, the decision of the Principal is final.

I. What about TVET Assessment? i. Students undertaking a TAFE VET (TVET) course(s) will be given details of the

assessment program in that course by their VET teacher.

J. Where to Get Advice

• Deputy Principal in charge of Year 12, Yr 12 Year Adviser, Careers Adviser • The Head Teacher or Subject Co-ordinator of the course concerned, or your class

teacher.

K. What are my Responsibilities? It is your responsibility to: i. familiarise yourself with the BOSTES requirements for the satisfactory completion

of a course and for satisfactory attendance (and comply with them).


ii. ensure you have a copy of the assessment schedule for EACH course you are studying and that you are aware of specific course requirements.

iii. be aware of the assessment policies and procedures of Nowra High School as detailed in this booklet and on the NHS website and abide by them.

iv.. ensure that you do not interfere with the progress of other students. v. make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks.


Aboriginal Studies – HSC Course Assessment

Assessment Components and Weightings

Components Weighting Social Justice & Human Rights Issues 40% Heritage & Identity 20% Research & Inquiry Methods 40% Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Assessment

Task and Name

Component

Term

Week

Task Value

Task 1

Source Analysis

Social Justice & Human Rights

4

10

15%

Task 2

Major Project

Research & Inquiry Methods

2

1

40%

Task 3

Trial HSC Exam

All Components

3

2 & 3

30%

Task 4

Media File

Heritage & Identity

3

5

15%


Agriculture - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Knowledge and Understanding • Agricultural production systems • The impact of innovation, ethics and current issues

on Australian agricultural systems

40%

Knowledge, understanding and skills required to manage agricultural systems. Knowledge of, and skills used in sustainable agricultural production and marketing.

30%

Skills in effective research, experimentation and research

30%

Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule Assessment

Task and Name

Component

Due Task Value Term Week

Task 1 Farm Product

Study Test and Summary

All

4

8

20%

Task 2 Plant/Animal Production

Practical Test

Knowledge, understanding and skills required to manage

agricultural systems

1

6

10%

Task 3 Half Yearly

Examination

Knowledge and understanding of the factors that interact in agricultural

production systems. Knowledge and

understanding and skills required to manage agricultural systems

1

10-11

20%

Task 4 Elective

Research Task

All

3

1

20%

Task 5 Trial HSC Written

Examination

Knowledge and understanding of the factors that interact in agricultural

production systems. Knowledge and

understanding and skills required to manage agricultural systems

3

2 - 3

30%


Ancient History – HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Communication 20% Research 20% Source Analysis 20% Examination and Test Items 40% Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Task

Component

Term

Week

Task Value

Task 1

Research - Spartan Society

4

9

20%

Task 2

Half Yearly Test - Spartan Society - Historical Period Study

1

7-8

10%

Task 3

Source Analysis - Core: Cities of Vesuvius

2

7

20%

Task 4

Trial HSC Exam - Spartan Society - Historical Period Study - Cities of Vesuvius Part 2 - Personality Study

3

2-3

30%

Task 5

Written Communication Task - Personality Study

3

5

20%


Biology - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Knowledge and Understanding 40% Skills 1: - First hand investigation and communicating information

30%

Skills 2: - Scientific thinking and problem solving 30% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


1 Research Task & Class Test

Knowledge and Understanding

Skills 1: - First hand investigation and

communicating information

4

8

20%

2 Class Test


Skills 1 and Skills 2

1

6

25%

3 Research Task & Class Test



2

6-7

20%

4 Trial HSC Exam



3

2-3

35%


Business Studies - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting 1. Knowledge and Understanding of Course Content 40% 2. Stimulus Based Skills 20% 3. Inquiry and Research 20% 4. Communication of Business Information and Issues 20% Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Assessment Task and Name

Component


Task 1

In Class Extended Response Operations

Knowledge and Understanding of Course Content

Communication of Business Information and Issues

1,4

4

9

20%

Task 2

Half-Yearly Exam

Knowledge and Understanding of Course Content

Communication of Business Information and Issues

1, 4

1

9

25%

Task 3 Case Study

Operations/Marketing/Finance

Inquiry and Research Stimulus Based Skills

2,3

2

7

25%

Task 4

Trial HSC

Knowledge and Understanding of

Course Content Communication of Business

Information and Issues Stimulus Based Skills

1, 2,4

3

2/3

30%


Chemistry - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Knowledge and Understanding 40% Skills 1: - Applies scientific skills in practical investigations.

30%

Skills 2: - Applies scientific skills in problem solving and research and information processing.

30%

Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


1A: Production of

Materials – Research task

Skills 2: Research and information processing

4

5

10%

1B: Production of

Materials – Test


Skills 2: Problem Solving

4

9

20%

2. Mid Course

Exam


Skills 1: Practical Skills Skills 2: Problem Solving

1

10

25%

3. Practical and

Problem Solving Task

Skills 1: Practical skills Skills 2: Problem solving and

Information Processing

2

6

15%

4. Trial Exam


Skills 1: Practical investigations

Skills 2: Problem solving and information processing

3

1 - 2

30%


Community and Family Studies - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting

Knowledge and understanding of how the following impact on wellbeing: • resource management • positive relationships • range of societal factors • nature of groups, families and communities

40%

Skills in: • applying management processes to meet the needs of individuals,

groups, families and communities • planning to take responsible action to promote wellbeing.

25%

Knowledge and understanding about research, methodology and skills in researching, critical thinking, analysing and communicating 35%

Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Assessment Task and

Name

Component


Task 1 Independent

Research Project

Knowledge and understanding about research, methodology

and skills in researching, critical thinking, analysing and

communicating

Part a – 4

Part b & c – 1

Part a – 5

Part b & c – 2 20

Task 2 Depth Study

Research Community

Group

All components

1 6 20

Task 3 Research Task Presentation on

support, agency/service

All components

2 5 25

Task 4 Trial HSC

Knowledge and understanding of how the following impact on

wellbeing: resource management; positive

relationships and a range of societal factors

Knowledge and understanding about research, methodology

and skills in researching, critical thinking, analysing and

communicating

3 2 - 3 20

Task 5 Social Impact of

Technology All components

3

5 15


Construction (VET) 2 unit, 240 hours

A school based assessment mark will not be recorded for students in this course. Students will be assessed progressively throughout the course via the learning

competencies from each unit.

Code No. Unit of Competency Indicative Hours

BCGCM1001B 1 Follow OH&S policies and procedures 25 BCGCM1002B 2 Work effectively in the General Construction Industry 20 BCGCM1003B 3 Plan and organise work 10 BCGCM1004B 4 Conduct workplace communication 10 BCGCM1005B 5 Carry out measurements and calculations 20 BCGCM2001B 6 Read and interpret plans and specifications 20 BCGCM2004B 7 Handle construction materials 15 BCGCM2005B 8 Use construction tools and equipment 20 BCGCM2006B 9 Apply basic levelling procedures 15 BCGCO2001B 10 Handle concreting materials 15 BCGCA2002B 11 Use carpentry tools and equipment 25 BCGCO2003B 12 Carry out concreting to simple forms 20 BCGVE1002B 13 Undertake a basic construction project 20

RTC2704A 14 Provide basic first aid 10 Competencies highlighted in grey will be under assessment but will not be completed until the end of the HSC year. Assessment Schedule – HSC Year

Task

Task Description

Competency

Time

Task 1

Picnic Bench and Associated

Theory

3, 6, 7, 8, 13

W9/T4

Task 2

Cement Slab and Associated

Theory

3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13

W8/T1

Task 3

½ Yearly Exam

1 to 14

W9-10/ T1

Task 4

Group Construction Project

3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13

W10/T2

Task 5

Trial HSC Exam

1 to 14

W1-2/ T3

All competencies must be achieved to meet course requirements. Work placement is mandatory in this course. A 35 hour work placement must be completed in Year 11.


Dance - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Core Performance 20% Core Composition 20% Core Appreciation 20% Major Study 40% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Development of CP

Core Performance

4

8

10%

Task 2

Development of CC & Logbook

Core Composition

1

6

10%

Task 3

Written Exam

Core Appreciation

2

Exam Period

10%

Task 4

Major Study

2

8

20%

Task 5

Trial HSC

Core Performance Core Composition Core Appreciation

Major Study

3

1

10% 10% 50% 10% 20%


Design and Technology - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Innovation and Emerging Technologies 40% Designing and Producing 60% Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Assessment Task and Name

Component


Task 1 Report on the Major

Design Project – Project Proposal and Management

Designing and

Producing

4

7 20%

Task 2 Case Study of

Innovation

Innovation &

Emerging Technologies

1

6 20%

Task 3 Progress Report on the Major Design Project – Evidence of Research,

Testing and Experimentation

Designing and Producing

2

2 20%

Task 4 Trial HSC

Innovation & Emerging

Technology Designing and

Producing

3

2-3 20%

Task 5 Oral Presentation –

Impact of the MDP upon the Individual, Society and the Environment

Designing and Producing

3

4 20%


English Advanced - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Area of Study 40% Modules 60% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Area of Study – Discovery 4 10 10%

Task 2

Area of Study – Discovery

4 10 15%

Task 3 Module A – Comparative Study

1 9 15%

Task 4

Module C – Representation and Text

2 7 15%

Task 5

Trial HSC Area of Study

Modules

3 2 - 3 30%

Task 6

Module B – Critical Study 3 5 15%


English Standard - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Area of Study 40%

Modules 60%

Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Area of Study – Discovery

Language Analysis And

Extended Response

4

10

25%

Task 2

Module A

Experience Through Language

Distinctively Visual Extended Response

1

7

15%

Task 3

Module C

Texts & Society Into the World

Extended Response

2

3

15%

Task 4

Module B

Close Study of Text Extended Response

2

10

15%

Task 5

Trial HSC

Area of Study Modules

3

2-3

30% (Paper 1 - 15%

Paper 2 - 15%)


English Studies - HSC Course Assessment



Literature 30% Literacy 30% Language 25% Ways of Working and Learning 15% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Individual Research

(Science Unit)

4

10

25%

Task 2

Visual Representation and Deconstruction & Review

(Digital Worlds)

1

9

20%

Task 3

We are Australians Speech Transcript & Power

Point submission

2

8

20%

Task 4

Final Examination

3

2 - 3

25%

Task 5

Analysis

(Big Screen)

3

5

10%


English Extension 1 - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Module C: Languages and Values Elective 2: Language and Gender

TOTAL: 50 marks


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Essay

4

10

10 marks

Task 2

Tutorial and Essay

2

7

20 marks

Task 3

Trial HSC Examination

3

2 - 3

20 marks


English Extension 2 - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Objective 1 Skills in extensive independent investigation

25

Objective 2 Skills in sustained composition

25

Total: 50 marks


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Viva Voce

1

1

10 marks

Task 2

Report

2

6

15 marks

Task 3

Draft version of the

Major Work

3

4

25 marks


Exploring Early Childhood - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Knowledge and Understanding 50

Skills 50 Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1 Food & Nutrition: Practical design task.

Knowledge & understanding; skills 4 7 25%

Task 2 Play & the Developing Child: Practical & Research Task


Task 3 Children’s Literature: Research Task


Task 4 Trial HSC

Knowledge & understanding 3 2 - 3 25%


Food Technology – HSC Course Assessment Outcomes H 1.1 Explains manufacturing processes and technologies used in the production of food products. H 1.2 Examines the nature and extent of the Australian food industry.

H 1.3 Justifies processes of food product development and manufacture in terms of market, technological and environmental considerations.

H 1.4 Evaluates the impact of food manufacture on the individual, society and environment. H 2.1 Evaluates the relationship between food, its production, consumption, promotion and health. H 3.1 Investigates operations of one organization within the Australian food industry.

H 3.2 Independently inves tigates contemporary food issues.

H 4.1 Develops, prepares and presents food using product development processes. H 4.2 Applies principles of food preservation to extend the life of food and maintain safety. H 5.1 Develops, realizes and evaluates solutions to a range of food situations.

Assessment Components and Weightings Component Weighting

Knowledge and understanding about the Australian food industry, food manufacture, food product development and contemporary food issues (nutrition).

20%

Research, analysis and communication. 30%

Experimentation and preparation. 30% Design, implementation and evaluation. 20% 100%

Assessment Schedule Task Component Outcomes Time Task Value

Task 1

Knowledge and understanding about the Australian food industry, food manufacture,

food product development and contemporary food issues (nutrition).

Research, analysis and communication. Research Task: The Australian Food

Industry.

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 2.1, 3.1 & 3.2

T4, Wk 7 2015 15%

Task 2

Experimentation and preparation. Design, implementation & evaluation.

Case Study: Food Manufacture. 4.1, 4.2 & 5.1 T1, Wk 6

2016 15%

Task 3

Experimentation and preparation. Design, implementation & evaluation.

Practical Task: Food Product Development. 4.1, 4.2 & 5.1 T2, Wk 7

2016 25%

Task 4

Research, analysis & communication. Design, implementation & evaluation.

Design & practical task: Contemporary Food Issues: Nutrition.

2.1, 3.1, 3.2 & 5.1

T3, Wk4 2016 25%

Task 5

Knowledge and understanding about the Australian food industry, food manufacture,

food product development and contemporary food issues (nutrition).

Research, analysis and communication. Trial HSC.

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1 & 3.2

T3, Wk 1 & 2 2016 20%


French - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Listening: Interacting and understanding spoken texts 30% Reading: Interacting and understanding written texts 30% Speaking: Interacting and producing spoken texts 20% Writing: Interacting and producing written texts 20% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Reading

4

8

20%

Task 2

Listening

1

8

20%

Task 3

Writing

2

6

10%

Task 4

Trial HSC Exam (Listening/Reading/Writing)

3

2 - 3

30%

Task 5

Speaking

3

6

20%


Geography - HSC Course Assessment



1. Knowledge and understanding of course content 40% 2. Geographical tools and skills 20% 3. Geographical inquiry and research, including fieldwork.

20%

4. Communication of geographical information, ideas and issues in appropriate forms.

20%

Total : 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Ecosystems at Risk

Written Communication

Task/tools and skills Components 1, 2 and 4

4

10

25%

Task 2 Urban Places

Written Communication Task

Components 1 and 4

1

10

20%

Task 3

Trial Examination All Components

3

2 - 3

30%

Task 4

People and Economic

Activity

Geographical inquiry and

research, including fieldwork

3

6

25%


Hospitality - HSC Course Assessment


Code Unit of Competency Indicative

Hours BSBWOR203B Work effectively with others 15 SITXCOM201 Show social and cultural sensitivity 10 SITXWHS101 Participate in safe work practices 15

SITHIND201 Source and use information on the Hospitality Industry 20

SITXCCS202 Interact with customers 15 SITHIND202 Use hospitality skills effectively 20 SITXFSA101 Use hygienic practices for food safety 10 SITHFAB203 Prepare and serve non-alcoholic beverages 15 SITHFAB204 Prepare and serve espresso coffee 15 SITHFAB206 Serve food and beverage 40 SITHCCC101 Use food preparation equipment 20 SITXFSA201 Participate in safe food handling practices 15 SITHCCC103 Prepare sandwiches 10

BSBSUS201A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices 15

SITHACS101 Clean premises and equipment 10

Assessment Schedule Assessment Task & Name

Component

Due Task Value

Term Week Assessment 1 - Interacting with diverse customers

SITXCCS202 Interact with customers SITXCOM201 Show social and cultural sensitivity

4 7 & 8 Competency Based

Assessment 2 – Safely Serving Food and Beverages

SITHFAB206 Serve food and beverage SITXFSA201 Participate in safe food handling practices

1 * 9 Competency Based

Assessment 3 – Environmental Practices

BSBSUS201A Participate in Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices

2 5 Competency Based

Assessment 4 – Keeping Up to Date with Industry

SITHIND201 Source and use information on the Hospitality Industry 2 9 Competency

Based

Assessment 5 – Preparing Sandwiches and Maintaining Premises

SITHCCC103 Prepare sandwiches SITHACS101 Clean premises and equipment

3 * 6 Competency Based

Assessment 6 – Use Hospitality Skills Effectively Portfolio

SITHIND202 Use hospitality skills effectively 3 8 Competency

Based

* ongoing until service period completed


Industrial Technology – HSC Course Assessment Timber Products and Furniture Technologies

Outcomes H 1.1 Investigates industry through the study of businesses in one focus area. H 1.2 Identifies appropriate equipment, production and manufacturing techniques and describes the impact

of new and developing technologies in industry. H1.3 Identifies important historical developments in the focus area industry H 2.1 Demonstrates proficiency in the use of safe working practices and workshop equipment maintenance

techniques. H 3.1 Demonstrates skills in sketching, producing and interpreting drawings. H 3.2 Selects and applies appropriate research and problem-solving skills. H 3.3 Applies design principles effectively through the production of projects. H 4.1 Demonstrates competence in practical skills appropriate to the Major Project. H 4.2 Explores the need to outsource appropriate expertise where necessary to complement personal

practical skills. H 4.3 Critically applies knowledge and skills related to properties and characteristics of materials /

components. H 5.1 Selects and uses communication and information processing skills. H 5.2 Selects and applies appropriate documentation techniques to projects management. H 6.1 Evaluates the characteristics of quality manufactured products. H 6.2 Applies the principles of quality and quality control.

H 7.1 Explains the impact of the focus area industry on the social and physical environment.

H 7.2 Analyses the impact of existing, new and emerging technologies of the focus industry on society and the environment


Component Weighting A. Industry Study 15% B. Designing, Management and Communication 60% C. Industry Related Manufacturing Technology 25%

100%

Assessment Schedule Task Component Outcomes Time Task Value

Task 1

Design & Planning

H3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2

W4, T4

15%

Task 2

Research and Development H2.1, 3.2, 4.1,

5.1, 5.2

W4, T1

15%

Task 3

Planning, Management and

Communication

H3.3, 4.1, 4.2,

5.1, 5.2

W3 T2

25%

Task 4

Evaluation

H2.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2

W10 T2

20%

Task 5

Yearly Exam

H2.1, 3.3, 4.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2

W2 T3

25%


IPT - HSC Course Assessment

Assessment Components

Components CT2 Information systems and databases CT3 Communication systems OP1 Multimedia systems OP2 Decision support systems CT1 Project work


Task and Name

Component

Due Task Value

Term Week

Task 1 Information systems & databases T4 9 20%

Task 2 Communication systems T1 9 20%

Task 3 Exam Trial HSC T3 1-2 40%

Task 4 Major project T3 5 20%


Legal Studies – HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Crime 30% Human Rights 20% Focus Study One 25% Focus Study Two 25% Total : 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Crime Test / Research

4

10

15%

Task 2 Human Rights

Test / Research

1

7 - 8

15%

Task 3

Focus Study Test / Research

2

9

15%

Task 4

Media File

2

10

10%

Task 5

Trial HSC All components studied so far

3

2 - 3

30%

Task 6

Focus Study Test / Research

3

6

15%


General Mathematics 1 - HSC Course Assessment


There should be a balance between the assessment of: • Knowledge and understanding outcomes and course content

and • Skills outcomes and content as follows:


Knowledge and Understanding 50% Skills 50% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1


Skills (Test)

4

9

15%

Task 2


Skills (Test)

1

9

30%

Task 3


Skills (Test)

2

5

15%

Task 4


Skills (Trial HSC Exam)

3

2-3

40%


General Mathematics 2 - HSC Course Assessment

Assessment Components and Weightings The mandatory components and weightings for the HSC Mathematics General 2 course are set out below:

Components

Description Weighting

Concepts, skills and techniques Use of concepts, skills and techniques to solve mathematical problems in a wide range of practical contexts.

50%

Reasoning and communication Application of reasoning and communication in appropriate forms to construct mathematical arguments and to interpret and use mathematical models.

50%

Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Concepts, skills and techniques

Reasoning and communication

(Test)

4

9

15%

Task 2



(Test)

1

9

30%

Task 3



(Test)

2

5

15%

Task 4



(Trial HSC Exam)

3

2-3

40%


Mathematics Advanced - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Concepts, skills and techniques (Use of concepts, skills and techniques to solve mathematical problems in a wide range of theoretical and practical contexts).

50%

Reasoning and Communication (Application of reasoning and communication in appropriate forms to construct mathematical arguments and proofs and to interpret and use mathematical models).

50%

Total: 100% Note: Up to 20% 0f the internal assessment in Mathematics may be based on the Preliminary Course.


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Concepts, skills and techniques Reasoning and

Communication. (Test)

4

9

15%

Task 2



1

9

30%

Task 3



2

5

15%

Task 4


Communication. (Trial HSC Exam)

3

2-3

40%


Mathematics Ext 1 - HSC Course Assessment



50%


50%

Total: 100% Note: School assessment for Mathematics Ext 1 can be based on the whole Mathematics Ext 1 course (Preliminary and HSC courses). If students are attempting Ext 2 the Task Value is indicated as a percentage. Otherwise the Ext 1 result is /50.


Task and Name

Component


Task 1



4

9

15%

Task 2



1

9

30%

Task 3



2

5

15%

Task 3


Communication. (Trial HSC Exam)

3

2-3

40%


Mathematics Ext 2 - HSC Course Assessment



50%


50%

Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Task

Component

Due Term

Due Week

Task Value

Task 1

Concepts, skills and techniques Reasoning and Communication.

(Test)

4

9

15%

Task 2


(Test)

1

9

30%

Task 3


(Test)

2

5

15%

Task 4

Concepts, skills and techniques Reasoning and Communication. (Trial HSC Exam)

3

2-3

40%


METALS & ENGINEERING (VET) 2 unit, 240 hours

A school based assessment mark will not be recorded for students in this course. Students will be assessed progressively throughout the course via the learning competencies from each unit.

Co

re

Code

# Unit of Competency

Industry Points

Indicative Hours

MEM13014A 1 Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment

- 15

MEM14004A 2 Plan to undertake a routine task - 10 MEM15024A 3 Apply quality procedures - 5 MEM16007A 4 Work with others in a manufacturing,

engineering or related environment - 15

El

ectiv

es

MEM15002A 5 Apply quality systems 2 10 MEM12023A 6 Perform engineering measurements 5 15 MEM12024A 7 Perform computations 3 20 MEM18001C 8 Use hand tools 2 20 MEM18002B 9 Use power tools/hand held operations 2 20 MEM05005B 10 Carry out mechanical cutting 2 5 MEM05007C 11 Perform manual heating and thermal

cutting 2 10

MEM11011B 12 Undertake manual handling 2 5

MEM05012C 13 Perform routine manual metal arc welding

2 20

MEM07032B 14 Use workshop machines for basic operations

2 25

Deliv

ered

to m

eet

NSW

BO

S re

quire

men

ts N/A NA Manufacturing, engineering and related

services industries induction 10

MEM09002B

Ong

oing

Interpret technical drawing

30

Assessment Schedule – HSC Year

Task

Task Description

Competencies

Time

Task 1

WHS

1, 12

W8 T1 Yr11

Task 2

Planning and Measuring

2, 6, 8, 9

W4 T2 Yr11

Task 3

Computations and Cutting 7, 10

W8 T3 Yr11

Task 4

Machines, Quality and Industry 3, 4, 5, 13, 14

W8 T2 Yr12

Task 5

Exam

W1 T3 Yr12

Task 6

Drawing and Cutting

11

W9 T3 Yr 12

All competencies must be achieved to meet course requirements. Work placement is mandatory in this course.


Modern History - HSC Course Assessment, 2014-2015


Components Weighting Communication 20% Research 20% Source Analysis 20% Examination and Test Items. 40% Total: 100% Assessment Schedule

Component

Due

Task Value Term

Week

Task 1

Source Analysis

- World War 1.

4

10

20%

Task 2

Formal Examination Task. (Half Yearly)

- World War 1. - Germany.

1

9-10

15%

Task 3

Communication Task

-Arab-Israeli Conflict

2

8

20%

Task 4

Trial HSC Exam - World War 1. - Germany. - Arab-Israeli Conflict.

3

2-3

25%

Task 5

Written Research - Personality Study (a) Research Paper (b) In Class Research Essay

3

6

20% (10%) (10%)


Music - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Performance Core 10 Composition Core 10 Musicology Core 10 Aural Core 25 Elective 1 15 Elective 2 15 Elective 3 15 Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Assessment Task

Component

Due Task Value

Term Week

Task 1 MUSICOLOGY

Musicology Core

4

9

10%

Task 2

PERORMANCE

Elective 1 Performance Core

Half yearly exam period

15% 10%

Task 3 AURAL

Aural Core Half yearly exam period

10%

Task 4

COMPOSITION

Composition Core

2

9

10%

Task 5

TRIAL HSC

Aural Core Elective 2 Elective 3

Trial Exam period

15% 15% 15%


PDHPE - HSC Course Assessment


Components

Health Priorities in Australia Factors Affecting Performance Sports Medicine Equity and Health


Task and Name

Component

Due Task Value

Term Week

Task 1 Sports Medicine 4 3 20%

Task 2 Health Priorities in Australia 1 4 20%

Task 3 Exam Trial HSC 3 1-2 40%

Task 4 Improving Performance 3 6 20%


Photography, Video and Digital Imagery HSC Course Assessment


Components Health Priorities in Australia Factors Affecting Performance Sports Medicine Equity and Health


Task and Name

Component

Due Task Value

Term Week

Task 1

Making

1

4

20%

Task 2 Theory 1 6

15%

Task 3

Making

2

6

20%

Task 4

Exam

3

2-3 Trial HSC

Period

15%

Task 5 Making

3

30%


Physics - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Knowledge and Understanding 40% Skills 1: - Applies scientific skills in practical investigations.

30%

Skills 2: - Applies scientific skills in problem solving and research and information processing.

30%

Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Assessment Task and

Name

Component


1 Practical Skills Task

Skills 1: Practical Skills. 4

6

15

2 Practical and Problem Solving Task

Skills 1: Practical Skills Skills 2: Problem Solving

1

4

15

3 Half Yearly Examination


Skills 2: Problem Solving

1

8

20

4 Research, Report and Quiz

Skills 2: Research and Information Skills

2

8

20

5 Trial Exam Knowledge and Understanding

Skills 2: Processing Information and Problem

Solving Skills

3 2 30


Senior Science - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Knowledge and Understanding 40% Skills 1: - First hand investigation and communicating information

30%

Skills 2: - Scientific thinking and problem solving 30% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


1 Practical

assessment

Skills 1: - First hand

investigation and communicating information

4

8

25

2 Theory

Assessment


1

10

20

3 Research task


And communicating information

2

5

20

4 Trial HSC


3

2 - 3

35


Society & Culture - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Knowledge and understanding of course content 50 Application and evaluation of social and cultural research methodologies

30

Communication of information, ideas and issues in appropriate forms

20

Total: 100%

Assessment Schedule

Assessment

Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Social & Cultural Continuity & Change. 4 9 20%

Task 2 Depth Study 1 2 6 25%

Task 3 Trial HSC Exam 3 2/3 30%

Task 4 Depth Study 2 2 6 25%


SLRS - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Theory 25% Aquatics 25% Fitness 25% Individual Games and Sports 25% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component

Due Task Value

Term Week

Task 1

Theory

4

9

25%

Task 2

Aquatics

1

10

25%

Task 3 Fitness 2

10

25%

Task 4

Individual games and sports

3

6

25%


Visual Arts - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Art Critical and Art Historical 50% Artmaking 50% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Development of body of work

Artmaking

1

4

10%

Task 2

In-class essay

Art Critical and Art Historical

1

6

20%

Task 3

Development of body of

work

Artmaking

2

6

15%

Task 4

Trial HSC

Art Critical and Art Historical

3

Exam Period

30%

Task 5

Body of Work

Artmaking

3

5

25%


Work Studies - HSC Course Assessment


Components Weighting Core 1 Work and Change 50% Core 2 Experiencing Work 50% Total: 100%


Task and Name

Component


Task 1

Work notes

4

10

25%

Task 2

Work and change research assignment

1

10

25%

Task 3

Experiencing work research assignment

2

10

25%

Task 4

Trial HSC examination 3

2/3

25%


Appendix 2 Assessment Missed Due to Illness/Misadventure

Task Details

Details of Illness/Misadventure/Absence

Date/s of Absences: ………………………… to …………………………

Reason for Absence: …………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….……………………….................................

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Doctor’s Certificate Attached? Yes No Other documentation

Student Signature: Date:

Parent Signature: Date: Reply to Request to hand in/perform missed task Teacher Recommendation:

New Date:

Head Teacher Recommendation: Mark awarded No mark awarded Reason: Head Teacher Signature: Date:

Head Teacher Name: DP:

Student copy Faculty copy Office copy Letter of concern

Student Name:

Course Name:

Class Teacher:

Task Number: Title:

Weighting: Original Due Date:


Appendix 3 Assessment To Be Missed Due to School/Other Business

Rescheduling Tasks due to Absence

Name:…………………………………………… Date/s of Absences: ……..to …………….

Reason for Absence:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Evidence provided …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Task Rescheduled Original Date Head Teacher New date, time and place

Submitted (DP to sign and date)

I agree that it is my responsibility to complete each task as allocated Name: ……………………… Signature: ………………………………… Date: ……/……/......


Appendix 4 Application for Assessment Extension

Student Name:

Course Name:

Class Teacher:

Task Details

Task Number: Title:

Weighting: Due Date:

Reason for Application for Extension

Reason for Application: ……………………………………………………….……………….…………………………….……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Doctor’s Certificate Attached? Yes No Other documentation

Student Signature: ………………………………………………………………….. Date: ……………………………………

Parent Signature: ……………………………………………………………………… Date: ……………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………… Reply to Request for Application for Extension

Teacher Recommendation: Yes No Reason: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Head Teacher Recommendation: Yes No New Date: ………………………………………..

Reason:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………… Head Teacher Name: ………………………………………………………

Head Teacher Signature: …………………………………………….. Date: .………………………………….…..

Class Teacher: …………………………………

Class Teacher Signature: …………………………………….. Date: .………………………………….


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