2021-2022 HSC ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK
Why use Assessment tasks as part of the HSC course? .................................................................. 3 When does Assessment begin and end?.......................................................................................... 3 How often will Assessment occur? ................................................................................................... 3 New school-based assessment requirements - 2018 ....................................................................... 4 Assessment does not ....................................................................................................................... 4 What should students be told about Assessment? ........................................................................... 4 Timing of Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 5 Tasks Completed Outside the Classroom......................................................................................... 5 Submission of Tasks ........................................................................................................................ 5 Non-completion of Assessment Tasks.............................................................................................. 6 Late Submission of Assessment Tasks ............................................................................................ 6 Applications for Extensions .............................................................................................................. 6 Inability to submit an Assessment Task ............................................................................................ 6 Non-attempts .................................................................................................................................... 7 Malpractice in Tasks ......................................................................................................................... 8 Provisions for Assessments.............................................................................................................. 8 Tasks that Produce Invalid or Unreliable Results.............................................................................. 8 Transfer between Courses ............................................................................................................... 8 “N” Determination Procedures .......................................................................................................... 9 Procedure for appealing an assessment mark .................................................................................. 9 Level 1 Appeal ................................................................................................................................10 Level 2 Appeal ................................................................................................................................10 Level 3 Appeal ................................................................................................................................10 School Review Procedures for rankings ..........................................................................................10
Term 4, 2021 ...................................................................................................................................12 Term 1, 2022 ...................................................................................................................................13 Term 2, 2022 ...................................................................................................................................14 Term 3 2022 ....................................................................................................................................15 2 Unit Ancient History ......................................................................................................................16 2 Unit Biology ..................................................................................................................................17
2 Unit Business Studies...................................................................................................................17 2 Unit Chemistry ..............................................................................................................................18 2 Unit Economics ............................................................................................................................18 2 Unit Engineering Studies ..............................................................................................................19 2 Unit English Standard ...................................................................................................................19 2 Unit English Advanced .................................................................................................................20 1 Unit English Extension 2 ...............................................................................................................20 2 Unit English Studies .....................................................................................................................21 VET Entertainment ..........................................................................................................................21 VET Entertainment Specialisation (extension) .................................................................................22 2 Unit French Continuers.................................................................................................................22 2 Unit Food Technology ..................................................................................................................23 2 Unit Geography ............................................................................................................................23 1 Unit History Extension ..................................................................................................................24 VET Hospitality ................................................................................................................................24 2 Unit Industrial Technology - Timber and Multimedia .....................................................................25 2 Unit Information Processing Technology ......................................................................................25 2 Unit Investigating Science ............................................................................................................26 2 Unit Legal Studies ........................................................................................................................26 2 Unit Mathematics Standard 1 .......................................................................................................27 2 Unit Mathematics Standard 2 .......................................................................................................27 2 Unit Mathematics Advanced .........................................................................................................28 Mathematics Extension 1 ................................................................................................................28 Mathematics Extension 2 ................................................................................................................29 2 Unit Modern History ......................................................................................................................29 2 Unit Music Course 1 .....................................................................................................................30 2 Unit Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) .........................................31 2 Unit Photography..........................................................................................................................31 2 Unit Physics .................................................................................................................................32 1 Unit Science Extension.................................................................................................................32 VET Screen and Media ...................................................................................................................33 2 Unit Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation (SLR) ...................................................................................33 1 Unit Studies in Catholic Thought...................................................................................................34 1 Unit Studies of Religion ................................................................................................................34 2 Unit Visual Arts .............................................................................................................................35
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