Record of School Achievement

2012

Board of Studies NSW

What is the Record of School Achievement ? a new cumulative credential replacing the School Certificate

awarded to students who leave school after completing Stage 5 but before completing the HSC

shows a student’s achievements up until they leave school

based on moderated, school-based assessments

offers voluntary literacy and numeracy tests for students leaving school

offers optional reporting of extracurricular achievements

Who is likely to need the new Record of School Achievement?

around 18% of students leave school without the HSC

of those: 60% are male 72% are from government schools 57% are from country areas

at least 10 000 students per year start Year 11 but leave before getting their HSC

Who gets a Record of School Achievement?students who are eligible and leave school before receiving the

HSC

a student receiving the HSC can also request a copy of their Record of School Achievement

students in Year 11 or 12 not leaving school can access a transcript to use when seeking casual work (not an official credential)

Reporting measures

for a student who has completed Year 10 and is leaving school, the Record of School Achievement will show a grade of A to E for all courses a student has satisfactorily completed

these grades will be: based on how a student has performed in assessment tasks monitored by the Board of Studies submitted by the school to the Board of Studies on 30 November for every

Year 10 student

See www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/rosa/key-dates.html

Reporting measures

For an eligible student leaving at the end of Year 11, the Record of School Achievement in 2013 will show:

an A to E grade these grades also will be

based on assessment tasks monitored by the Board of Studies submitted by the school to the Board of Studies at the end of October

for Year 11 students who complete Preliminary courses extended from the current system used for Year 10 students

Reporting measures – Vocational Education and Training (VET)

VET achievements are referenced on the Record of School Achievement

Students will continue to receive additional VET credentials

Reporting measures – Life Skills

The Profile of Student Achievement provides details on Life Skills syllabus outcomes achieved by students

Reporting measures

Grades are to be submitted for all Year 10 students starting in 2012 and Year 11 students starting in 2013 – irrespective of whether or not they leave school prior to completing the HSC

Reporting measures

Grades will not be shown for partial completion of Year 10 or 11 courses

For students who leave before completing the full Preliminary or HSC course, their document will show the:

courses they have attempteddate of leaving school

Stronger school-based judgements

build on the experience of teachers setting and grading Year 10 assessments

The Record of School Achievement extends that process to Year 11

Board to offer support for teacher professional judgement: professional development to help teachers understand grade standards assessment materials published in Assessment Resources Centre (ARC)http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au

Voluntary literacy/numeracy tests

These are voluntary tests

employers have supported this measure as important in their assessment of potential job candidates

tests will be online and taken during nominated windows throughout the year, eg November 2012

students can receive their Record of School Achievement if they choose not to take the tests

Reporting additional achievements

students will record achievements within existing merit frameworks and may provide evidence of these achievements

students can record other achievements that may not provide certification and may provide evidence of these achievements

it is voluntary for students

an online tool has been developed known as ‘up2now: my ongoing learning portfolio’

a pilot is being conducted this year using ‘up2now’

Issuing the Record of School Achievement

not issued at a single point in time

schools continue to assess in Years 10 – 12 as required

school reports grades to the Board for Stage 5 (Year 10 courses) in 2012 and for Preliminary (Year 11) courses as of 2013

these grades are kept by the Board until a student chooses to leave

Principal informs the Board when the student intends to leave school

Board issues the Record of School Achievement to eligible students

Timeline 2012Important dates for schools

Board consults and develops: generic A to E grade descriptors developed and published for Stage 6

(Preliminary) assessment materials provided to support Year 10 grades Term 3 – Board provides historical grade ranges to schools November 30 – schools provide Year 10 grades to Board December – grades finalised end 2012 – first Record of School Achievement (RoSA) is issued to

eligible students Board extracurricular pilot

Timeline 2013Important dates for schools

Board publishes preliminary A to E grade descriptors assessment materials provided as support for Year 11

gradesBoard conducts teacher panels for gradingTerm 3 - Board provides advice to school about grade

distributionOctober - schools provide Year 11 grades to BoardYear 11 grades finalised during Term 4

What is NOT changing?mandatory curriculum pattern of study and minimum

requirements

non-government registration and accreditation requirements

end date of school for Year 10 students

start date for HSC studies

reporting of Life Skills outcomes

For further information:

subscribe to the Board Bulletin for updates throughout 2012

contact the Board of Studies NSW if you need more information on 9367 8445