The NSWHigher School CertificateInformation for Year 10 Students
and ParentsThe NSW HSCThe Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the
highest educational award ou can gain in New South Wales
schools!The HSC"is an internationall recognised credential#ro$ides
a strong foundation for the futureis standards%&ased! Students
recei$e HSC mar's that indicate the standard the ha$e achie$ed!
(oard )e$elo#ed Course (()C) and (oard *ndorsed Course ((*C)Board
Developed Course+ HSC e,am+ counts towards HSC+ ma count towards
the -T-./+ includes some 0*T// courses+ includes 1ife S'ills
courses /-ustralian Tertiar -dmission .an'// 0ocational *ducation
and TrainingBoard Endorsed Course+ no HSC e,am 2 school%&ased
assessment used+ counts towards HSC+ cannot contri&ute to the
-T-.+ includes some 0*T coursesHSC Course Structure-ll courses in
the HSC ha$e a unit $alue3ost courses are 4 units4 units 5 6 hours
of instruction #er wee'140 hours #er ear5 100 mar's1 unit 5 70
hours #er ear5 80 mar's-ll 4%unit HSC courses ha$e e9ual
status.e9uirements for the HSCPreliminar Course minimum of 14
unitsstudents must satisfactoril com#lete the Preliminar course
&efore commencing the corres#onding HSC courseHSC Course
minimum of 10 units.e9uirements for the HSC(oth the Preliminar and
HSC Courses must include"-t least 7 units of (oard )e$elo#ed
Courses: including at least 4 units of *nglish-t least ; courses of
4 units $alue or greater-t least 6 su&eneral
3athematics3athematics -##lied 2 (oard *ndorsed Course1anguages
)ifferent courses"(eginnersContinuersHeritage (Chinese: Indonesian:
?a#anese: @orean)(ac'ground S#ea'ers (Chinese: Indonesian:
?a#anese: @orean)*ligi&ilit criteria a##l to all (eginners
courses: all Heritage courses and Continuers courses in Chinese:
Indonesian: ?a#anese and @oreanHeritage 1anguages courses first
offered in 4011 (first HSC e,amination in 4014)*,tension
CoursesPreliminar *,tension Courses"*nglish 3athematics HSC
*,tension Courses"*nglish 1 and 43athematics 1 and 4Histor3usicSome
1anguagesSome 0ocational *ducation A Training (0*T) courses1ife
S'ills Courses)esigned for a small #ercentage of students with
s#ecial education needsStudentBs curriculum o#tions determined
through colla&orati$e curriculum #lanning #rocessHa$e (oard
)e$elo#ed statusCan count towards HSCCannot contri&ute to
-T-.0*T in the HSC0*T courses let ou com#lete a wor'#lace
credential while still at school Cualifications are recognised
-ustralia%wide (-C= 2 -ustralian Cualifications =ramewor')Vocation
ContextRequirements from the Training PackageCompetency-based
assessmentHSC ContextRequirements from the Board of StudiesOptional
HSC !amination "for #$%-hour courses&'ssessment
requirementsIndustr Curriculum =ramewor's0*T Industr Curriculum
=ramewor's(oard )e$elo#ed Courses-utomoti$e(usiness
Ser$icesConstruction*lectrotechnolog*ntertainment Industr=inancial
Ser$ices (draft)Hos#italitHuman Ser$icesInformation Technolog3etal
and *ngineeringPrimar Industries.etail Ser$icesTourism and
*$entsStudents must com#lete ;8 hours of mandator wor' #lacement
#er 140 hours of coursewor'!HSC: All My Own Workis a #rogram
designed to hel# HSC students follow the #rinci#les and #ractices
of good scholarshi# includes understanding and $aluing of ethical
#ractices when locating and using information as #art of HSC
studiesStudents must com#lete HSC: All My Own Work or its
e9ui$alent &efore the can &e entered for an Preliminar or
HSC course! Satisfactor Com#letion of a CourseStudents must:follow
the course developed or endorsed by the Boardapply themselves with
diligence and sustained effortachieve some or all of the course
outcomescomplete work placement for VET Board Developed oursesmake
a genuine attempt at assessment tasks that total more than !"# of
the available school assessment marks for $S courses only%.e#orting
2 HSCThe .ecord of -chie$ementAll years listed, with the most
recent year firstAll years listed, with the most recent year
firstAll HSC courses listed with Assessment Mark, Examination Mark,
HSC Mark and Performance BandAll HSC courses listed with Assessment
Mark, Examination Mark, HSC Mark and Performance BandAll
Preliminary courses listedAll Preliminary courses listedHow is the
HSC 3ar' )eterminedDInternal assessment 80E*,ternal HSC e,am 80EHSC
mar' 100E
School%(ased -ssessmentWh is it im#ortantDContri&utes 80E of
HSC mar' (and -T-. if student is eligi&le)Is a course
com#letion re9uirementIs used to calculate an HSC mar' in the case
of a successful IllnessF3isad$enture a##ealHSC
*,aminationsContri&ute 80E of HSC mar'0*T e,ams are
o#tionalSome courses ha$e #ractical e,aminations andFor
su&mitted wor's or #ro
