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Student Guide toExternal Assessment

2015

OFFICE OF TASMANIAN ASSESSMENT, STANDARDS

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GPO Box 333 Hobart TAS 7001Email: [email protected] Version 1 September 2015 www.tasc.tas.gov.au

OFFICE OF TASMANIAN ASSESSMENT, STANDARDS & CERTIFICATION


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Published by the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification

L6 39 Murray StreetHobart TAS 7000

Mail: GPO Box 333, Hobart TAS 7001Telephone (03) 6165 6000

Email: [email protected]: www.tasc.tas.gov.au

Summary of dates 3

2015 Timetables 32015 Assessment only examination timetables 42015 Oral, Practical, Interviews or Displays 42015 Written examination timetable 5

TASC Student ID 6Notice of enrolment 6Notes during reading time 6Externally assessed folios 6Authenticity and Academic Integrity 6

Materials allowed into examinations 7Dictionaries 7Water in examinations 7Use of calculators 7

Materials NOT allowed into examinations 7

Missing an examination 8Medical Certificate 9

Breaching the External Assessment Rule 11External Assessment Rule 11

Results 14What result information will I receive? 14Is it possible to get my results earlier? 14Can I get a breakdown of my criterion ratings and external marks? 14What do I do if I have a query about my results? 14

Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) 15

Frequently asked questions 15

Contents

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16 November 2015 Written examinations commence

26 November 2015 Written examinations conclude

20 December 2015 Applications close for email of results

21 December 2015 Results emailed to Year 11, 12, 13 students who have requested this service

21 December 2015 Statement of Results and/or Certificates posted to students

4 January 2016 Applications close for requests to inspect examination scripts (Year 12/13 students only)

6 - 8 January 2016 Inspection of scripts at regional centres opens (Year 12/13 students only)

28 February 2016 Applications close for email of criterion ratings and external marks

28 February 2016Applications close for requests to inspect examination scripts (Year 11 students or those Year 12/13 students who did not submit a request by 4 January 2016)

March / April 2016 Inspection of scripts for Year 11/12 students at schools/colleges


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SUMMARY OF DATES

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22 October - 3 November Drama (SDD315115) and Theatre Performance (SDP315115) practicals

2 – 13 November Dance – Choreography & Performance (DNC315115) practicals

9 – 13 November TCE Language Oral Examinations

9 – 13 November Music (MSM315115) – Individual performance times will be forwarded to schools and col-leges in the later part of Term 3.

16 – 27 November Art Production (ART315112)Art Studio Practice (ART315214)

2015 TIMETABLES

Morning Exams(commence at 9:00 am)

Afternoon Exams(commence at 1:30 pm)

Thursday15 October

Japanese – Background Speaker

Tuesday20 October

Arabic (AR802) Korean - Background Speaker (KR857) Persian - Background Speaker (PS892)Russian (RU869)Sinhala (SN801)

Wednesday4 November

Spanish (SP877)

Friday6 November

Modern Greek (GK857)

Tuesday10 November

Chinese Specialist – Background Speaker (CN813)

Tuesday17 November

Vietnamese (VT876)

Assessment Only Examinations

Oral, Practical, Interviews or Displays

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Monday23 November

Geography (GGY315115)Mathematics Methods (MTM315114)

Environmental Science and Society (ESS315114)Legal Studies (LST315115)Music (MSM315115)

Tuesday24 November

Computer Graphics & Design (CGD315113)Modern History (HSM315115)

Health Studies (HLT315113)Japanese (JPN315114)

Wednesday25 November

Chemistry (CHM415115)Media Production (MED315112)

Computer Science (ITC315113)French (FRN315114)Sociology (BHS315111)

Thursday26 November

Physical Sciences (PSC315114)

Economics (ECN315111) Electronics (ELT315114)Food and Nutrition (FDN315113)Italian (ITN315114)

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2015 WRITTEN EXAMINATION TIMETABLE



Monday16 November

Biology (BIO315114)Business Studies (BST315111)German (GRM315114)Philosophy (PHL315113)

Tuesday17 November

English Literature (ENL315114)English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL315115)

English Communications (ENC315115)Vietnamese (VT876)

Wednesday18 November

Australia in Asia & the Pacific (AAP315115)Drama (SDD315115)Physics (PHY415115)Technical Graphics (TEG315115)

Housing and Design (HDS315113)Psychology (BHP315111)

Thursday19 November

Accounting (ACC315111)Sport Science (SPT315113)

Chinese (CHN315114)Outdoor Leadership (OXP315113)Studies of Religion (REL315111)

Friday20 November

General Mathematics (MTG315115)

Ancient Civilisations (ANC315115)Information Systems & Digital Technologies (ITS315113)Mathematics Specialised (MTS415114)

Week 1

Week 2

IMPORTANT:You should arrive at your examination centre at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled commencement time of your examination.!

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MATERIALS NOT ALLOWED INTO WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

Externally Assessed FoliosSome subjects, as part of their external assessment, have a folio that is assessed by examiners. The subjects with folios and their due dates are listed below.

All folios are due to teachers by no later than 5:00 pm on the dates listed below:

Course Code and Name Due by 5:00 pm onArt – Appreciation (ARA315111) 27 October 2015Psychology (BHP315111) 22 September 2015Sociology (BHS315111) 20 October 2015Computer Graphics and Design (CGD315113) 27 October 2015Choreography and Dance Performance Critical Appraisals (DNC315115) 22 September 2015Choreography and Dance Performance Choreographic Reflections (Solo and Group) (DNC315115)

15 October 2015

English – Literature (ENL315114) 18 September 2015English – Writing (ENW315114) 29 October 2015Housing and Design (HDS315113) 22 September 2015Media Production (MED315112) 27 October 2015Music – Composition (MSM315115) 4 November 2015Technical Graphics (TEG315115) 11 November 2015

TASC will only accept folios of work for assessment if the folio is officially received by the due date, unless TASC has given to the candidate prior written approval for a later submission date, and all verification requirements have been met.

TASC Student IDEvery student is allocated a unique TASC Student ID when they are first registered with TASC (usually in Year 10), for example 10K18367.

Your name MUST NOT appear anywhere on any exam paper, folio, display or other work you submit for external assessment. Your TASC Student ID must be the only means of identification.

Notes During Reading TimeAll TCE examinations are designed for you to spend the first 15 minutes reading the paper.

We recommend you use this time for reading and planning your approach to the examination.

You may write, annotate or highlight during this reading time.

You may do this on your rough notepaper, on the examination paper or in your answer book.

Notice of EnrolmentEvery student studying a TCE course is provided with a pink Notice of Enrolment. This sheet contains your personal details, lists all the TCE subjects you are enrolled in this year and shows where you have any written examinations.

If you attend an examination centre without your Notice of Enrolment you will be required to complete a new enrolment form. Time taken to complete this form (after the examination has started) will be deducted from the time al-lowed for the examination (including reading time). NO extra time will be given to you to complete this form.

If the personal information contained on your Notice of Enrol-ment form is incorrect, please make the necessary alterations on your form and return it to the TASC Liaison Officer at your school.

The address printed on your form is the same address to which your results will be posted.

Authenticity and Academic IntegrityYou are expected to observe the highest standards of honesty and integrity in the work you submit for assessment: this is called academic integrity. When you submit a folio/project to TASC for external assessment you must sign a Declaration Form stating that the folio/project is your own work and contains no unacknowledged material.

If you sign a Declaration Form and your work contains information, images, ideas or words that are not your own and you have not acknowledged all of these you are being untruthful.

Further information can be found in the document Academic Integrity: A Guide on the TASC website at: www.tasc.tas.gov.au/10107

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MATERIALS ALLOWED INTO WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

DictionariesYou may use unannotated English and/or English/Foreign Language (paper based) dictionary/thesaurus (single book only) throughout an entire written examination in all subjects, with the exception of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL315115).

Your dictionary must NOT be annotated or highlighted in any way, including using stickers to mark a particular place. Electronic dictionaries/thesaurus, spell checkers and/or translators are NOT allowed.

Note: Candidates undertaking Japanese in 2015 are permitted to take two volumes (English/Japanese and Japanese/English)(unannotated) into the examination room, this allowance will be made for candidates who do not have a combined dictionary which contains both.

Water in ExaminationsYou may bring water (non-carbonated) into the examination room provided that the water is in a clear plastic bottle that has no adhesive labels affixed and has a pop-top lid. The bottle is to be a maximum of 1500 ml capacity.

You are not to re-fill or share drink container during the examination. You will not be given a time allowance as a result of any accident (either by yourself or someone else) relating to your drink container (e.g. spillage of water).

Use of CalculatorsYou may take a calculator into SOME of the external examinations conducted by TASC. Calculators are not required for all external examinations. It should be noted that there are restrictions on the types of calculators that can be used and also when calculators can be used, if permitted.

TASC policy and list of approved calculators is available on the TASC website at:

www.tasc.tas.gov.au/0021

It is your responsibility to ensure that your calculator works correctly. You may not borrow a calculator in the examination room. Their failure to work correctly (or at all), or their running out of power (e.g. batteries going flat mid-way through), will not be taken into consideration by TASC. Calculators are intended to be used as calculating devices and not as a method of introducing unauthorised information into the examination room. Note: Calculator memory does not need to be cleared.

ALL watches MUST be removed and placed at the top of your table where they can be clearly and easily seen by a supervisor.

MATERIALS NOT ALLOWED INTO WRITTEN EXAMINATIONSYou MUST NOT take any of the following materials into the external examinations:

• Electronic dictionaries and/or spell checkers• Subject specific reference books/dictionaries (see

exception – Languages)• Programmable (computerised) watches or devices (eg apple

watch, iPods/MP3 players/mini disc or/CD players, Laptop Computers, PDAs, iPads, tablets or similar devices)

• Recording devices of any kind• Electronic storage media (USB drives or other proprietary

memory cards)• Mobile Telephones• Cameras• Animals• Any intoxicating substances• Pencil cases or pencil bags (writing implements MUST be in

clear sealable plastic bag or clear (see-through) pencil case)• Any loose notes, papers, manuscripts, books, computer disks

or notebooks (unless their use during the examination has been permitted)

• Any food or drinks (other than water) unless expressly given permission by TASC.

If you take any of the above listed items into an examination (written or practical) you will be in breach of the Examination Rule. All evidence collected (confiscated) will be forwarded to TASC. The evidence will not be returned until such time that TASC determines if a breach has occurred and what penalty may apply.

Supervisors have the right to check materials brought into the exam room by candidates and remove any unauthorised material. Supervisors are not responsible for the loss of personal property such as mobile phones etc.

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MISSING AN EXAMINATION

A candidate who becomes ill or experiences an accident or personal trauma, at the time of their TCE examinations, may apply for Derived Examination Ratings.

Derived Examination Ratings cannot be applied for on the basis of:

• absence from school or study for prolonged periods• unfamiliarity with the English language• loss of examination preparation time• teacher absence or other teacher related difficulties• matters that a candidate could have avoided, e.g. misreading the examination timetable or instructions, matters related to school

discipline• matters of a candidate’s own choosing such as involvement in social events, sporting activities, school events

This applies to all TCE examinations - written, oral and performance.

Attendance at ExaminationsYou should attend every examination session if at all possible and not miss an examination because you do not feel able to do your best.

A candidate who does not attend an examination session and whose application for Derived Examination Ratings is not approved will not receive external ratings for that examination. TASC does not expect you to attend an examination session against medical advice, but you must have a definitive statement from your doctor about your diagnosis and inability to attend, dated on the day of the examination or not more than 7 days before the examination.

If you are unable to COMPLETE an examination due to illness, you must:

• report to an examination supervisor and explain why you are leaving – the supervisor will document this on the report form which is provided to TASC.

• visit your medical practitioner and request the completion of the TASC medical certificate. Certificates MUST be provided using the TASC medical certificate form to ensure that all information required by TASC is supplied. This certificate MUST be dated on the day of the examination or not more than 7 days before. TASC will NOT accept medical certificates dated after the examination.

If you COMPLETE an examination and have a valid medical covering you for this examination, your medical certificate will become null and void and cannot be accepted by TASC for that examination.

If you are ABSENT from an examination due to illness, you must:

• visit your medical practitioner and request the completion of the TASC medical certificate. Certificates MUST be provided using the TASC medical certificate form to ensure that all information required by TASC is supplied. This certificate MUST be dated on the day of the examination or not more than 7 days before. TASC will NOT accept medical certificates dated after the examina-tion.

If you are ABSENT from an examination for some other reason, you must:

• write to the Executive Officer, Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification, within 5 days of the date of the examination, detailing the circumstances of your absence and providing any supporting evidence.

Closing Date for ApplicationsTASC MUST receive all applications no later than 5 days after a your last examination in the relevant examination period.

You will be notified of the outcome of you applications when you receive your results.

The TASC medical certificate is provided on pages 9–10 of this guide.

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SENIOR SECONDARY EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

(to be completed if seeking exemption from an examination, either in whole or part)

Part A: TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CANDIDATE AND HANDED TO THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER FOR COMPLETION OF PART B. (Please use BLOCK letters)

TASC Student ID:

Family Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

Given Names: _______________________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Postcode: ___________________________ Telephone: __________________________________________

Email address: _______________________________________________________________________________

Externally assessed subjects for which candidate is applying for derived examination ratings:

Subject Date of Exam

Medical Practitioner details:

Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Postcode: ___________________________ Telephone: __________________________________________

Registration Number: _______________________________________________________________________________

I hereby authorise the medical practitioner whose name and address appears above to provide the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification (TASC) with a report on the nature of my illness or incapacity. I also authorise TASC to obtain, from this medical practitioner, such further information as is required by TASC to make a decision in regard to my application for derived examination ratings.

Candidate Signature: _________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________

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Part B: TO BE COMPLETED BY THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER (Please PRINT) (Please note the authorisation given on the previous page)

Date(s) of relevant medical examination(s):

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Where the candidate was examined by the medical practitioner on the day of TASC examination(s), or not more than seven days before, please complete either (a) OR (b) below:

(a) The candidate’s illness or incapacity was such that, in the professional opinion of the medical practitioner, his/her performance in examination(s) would have been seriously impaired for a period of ________ days from ______/_______/_____

(b) The candidate’s illness or incapacity was such that, in the professional opinion of the medical practitioner, he/she was FIT to sit for the examination(s) on the date(s) listed above.

Are there any further comments you wish to make in regard to this candidate’s capacity to sit for his/her TASC examination(s)?

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Signed ............................................................................................................................................... Date: .........................................................................

Note: The Medical Practitioner is asked to mail this form directly to the Executive Officer, Office of Tasmanian Assessment,

Standards & Certification, GPO Box 333, Hobart, 7001, within THREE days of the medical examination.

THIS FORM MUST NOT BE RETURNED TO THE CANDIDATE

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BREACHING THE EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT RULEIf you are found to be in breach of any part of the TASC External Assessment Rule, as outlined on pages 11–13, you will be subject to a penalty. The following are examples of the penalties that may be applied by TASC, depending on the nature of the breach:• your examination result for a particular subject may be cancelled

• all of your results for the year may be cancelled, for both internally and externally assessed subjects.

External Assessment Rule(this rule is made by the Executive Officer under section 64 of the Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification Act 2003)

Important Notes:

a) Rule 1 requires that a student must sign and return to TASC a Student Registration form. The Student Registration form includes statements that the student accepts responsibilities in regard to reading the External Assessment Rule and being aware of due dates, examination timetables and other external assessment requirements. Failure to sign the form will mean that a student will be ineligible for candidacy for external assessment.

b) TASC will not honour any advice given by a teacher or a provider that contradicts or sets aside TASC’s Rule or TASC published external assessment guidelines.

1. Becoming a candidate

To become an external assessment candidate a person must sign and return to TASC the Student Registration form issued by TASC.

2. Conduct of an examination

Each candidate must follow these rules about the conduct of external assessments arranged by or on behalf of TASC.a. Each candidate must attend an examination in person.b. A candidate must not allow any other person to attend an examination in his or her place.c. A person must not help any candidate to arrange for any other person to attend an examination in the candidate’s place. d. A candidate must obey any instructions or directions given in the examination room by a supervisor. e. No candidate may leave the examination room before the end of the first hour of the scheduled writing time.f. No candidate may leave the examination room in the last half an hour of the scheduled writing time.g. Except with the permission of the supervisor, no candidate may occupy a seat in the examination centre other than that

assigned to the candidate.h. No candidate may communicate with any other candidate in the examination room.i. A candidate must not bring into the examination room any loose notes, papers, manuscripts, books or notebooks or other

materials unless these are listed in the TASC requirements for this examination. A candidate must put any such books or notes that have accidentally been brought into the examination room in the section of the room that has been set aside for this purpose.

j. A candidate must not, during an examination, give assistance to another candidate or, through lack of care, allow another to copy or otherwise use any materials; or accept help from another or, dishonestly or unfairly use any materials or, in any manner whatsoever, act dishonestly or unfairly or cheat or conspire to do so.

k. A candidate must not remove any answer booklet, used or unused, from the examination room.l. A candidate must not bring any of the following items into the examination room:

• electronic dictionaries and/or spell checkers;• subject specific reference books/dictionaries (exception – languages [dictionaries])• programmable (computerised) watches or devices (e.g., apple watch, iPods / MP3 players / mini disc or CD players,

laptop computers/PDA’s, iPads, tablets or similar devices;• recording devices of any kind;• electronic storage media (USB drives of other proprietary memory cards)• mobile telephones;• cameras;• animals;• any intoxicating substances;• any loose notes, papers, manuscripts, books, computer discs or notebooks unless their use during the examination has been

permitted;• pencil cases or pencil bags (writing implements MUST be in a clear sealable plastic bag or clear (see-though) pencil case; or• any food or drinks (other than water) unless expressly given permission by TASC.


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Note: Water may be brought into an examination room provided that the water is in a clear plastic bottle that has no adhesive labels and has a ‘pop-top’ lid. The bottle is to be a maximum of 1500 ml capacity and is not to be refilled or shared with other candidates during the exam. A candidate may not bring into an examination room an approved and permitted calculator or any other form of electronic device that holds text or other information that if brought into the examination room in any other way would be a breach of section 2 of this rule.

m. A candidate must not present for external assessment under the influence of drugs or alcohol.n. A candidate must not cause any nuisance, annoyance or interference to any other candidates. A candidate who does not obey

an instruction given by the supervisor to stop any nuisance, annoyance or interference to any other candidates will not be allowed to complete the examination and will be required to leave the examination room immediately.

o. A candidate must obey and observe any instruction relating to these rules given by the supervisor. p. A candidate must stop writing when given the instruction to do so by the supervisor.q. At the end of the examination each candidate must stay silent and in his or her place until told, by the supervisor, to leave the

examination room.r. A candidate must not communicate with an examiner, either before or after an examination or during a performance

examination, except when communications are necessary for the conduct of the examination. Any communication regarding the conduct or result of an examination must be directed to the Executive Officer of Tasmanian Assessment, Stan-dards and Certification.

s. A candidate must not cause any interference or damage to property at a venue where an examination is being conducted.t. A candidate must not write or draw anything offensive in an answer booklet, nor write letters or notes to the examiners.u. Candidate’s detected with any device defined in (l) upon the direction of the supervisor, surrender that device for

inspection. Any confiscated device will be retained, pending an investigation into the alleged breach of TASC rules. v. Candidate’s must not remove any response material, used or unused from the examination room. w. ALL candidate watches MUST be removed and placed at the top of the candidate’s table where they can be clearly and

easily seen by a supervisor.3. Attendance at an examination

a. A supervisor will admit a candidate to the examination room if the candidate presents a valid Notice of Enrolment. A school student without a valid Notice of Enrolment will only be admitted by the supervisor after the TASC Liaison Officer or Principal of the student’s school has confirmed the student’s identity to the supervisor and on the basis that the student will comply with this rule.

b. A candidate who arrives up to one hour after the scheduled start of writing time for the examination will be admitted to the examination room. A candidate so admitted must stop work by the scheduled finish of writing time.

c. A candidate arriving later than one hour from the scheduled start of writing time will be admitted only on the following condi-tions:i. that the candidate is admitted to the room on the understanding that his or her answer booklet(s) may not be

accepted by TASC. The candidate must be told about this condition and must accept this requirement by completing the appropriate form (statutory declaration).

ii. that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow the candidate to complete the examination without disruption to other candidates. The candidate is allowed the full writing time for the examination but is given no time for reading.

iii. that the candidate completes a Statutory Declaration immediately following the conclusion of the examination declaring:• the reason for being late for the examination (note rule 2(d) below);• that the candidate:• has not seen or read the examination question booklet before entering the examination room;• has had no communication with anyone who has had access to the contents of the examination question booklet; and• understands that the answer book(s) may not be accepted by TASC.

d. TASC will not make any allowance for a candidate who is late for an examination or who is absent from an examination as a result of misreading the timetable.

e. A candidate who, due to illness, has to leave an examination or is absent from an examination and wants this to be taken into consideration by TASC must visit a medical practitioner and request the completion of the Medical Certificate located in the Examination Guide. Medical Certificates must be dated on the day of the examination or not more than 7 days before. Medi-cal Certificates dated after the day of examination will not be accepted, under any circumstances.

f. A candidate who is absent from an examination for some non-medical reason and wants TASC to give them individual consid-eration when determining their final award must write to the Executive Officer of TASC within 5 working days of the examina-tion. The candidate must detail the special circumstances of this absence and provide any available supporting evidence (note rule 2(d) above).

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g. During the scheduled time of an examination, a person (including a teacher) who is not authorised by TASC must not enter an examination room, communicate with a candidate or look at or remove an examination paper.

4. Externally assessed folios or other project work

a. Any material submitted by a candidate for external assessment must, except where the source of the information, images, ideas or words is explicitly acknowledged, be the work of the candidate.

b. An externally assessed folio or other project work will be assessed as specified in the folio guidelines published by TASC that year.

c. TASC will only accept candidate folios of work for assessment if:i. the Declaration Form comes with the folio;ii. the Declaration Form is completed by both the candidate and the responsible teacher acting on behalf of the provider; andiii. the folio is officially received at the designated collection centre (usually a school or college) on or before the

published due date (and by no later than 5.00 pm) unless TASC has given to the candidate written approval before this date for a particular later submission date.

5. Breaches of the rule

a. Any apparent breach of the above rule or any other form of cheating or dishonesty in relation to any external assessments will be reported to the Executive Officer of TASC.

b. The Executive Officer may decide that the apparent breach is sufficiently serious to require consideration of a possible penalty by a meeting of members of the External Assessment Conduct Review Committee.

c. The meeting of members of the External Assessment Conduct Review Committee will consider the circumstances of the alleged breach and determine, if necessary, an appropriate penalty.

d. Possible penalties for candidates include: • cancellation of the candidate’s examination result for a particular subject; or• cancellation of all the candidate’s results for the year, for both internally and externally assessed subjects.

6. Special provisions

a. Sections 2 and 3 of these rules will apply to candidates with disabilities or other impairments with such approved changes, consistent with providing a fair opportunity to all to show what they know and can do, as can be appropriate and reasonable.

b. Candidates, supervisors and markers will be advised as needed by TASC of any approved specific changes to these rules for particular candidates.

c. Requests for special provisions must be received in the form and by the time as specified by TASC.7. Inspection, Return and Retention of candidate assessment material and requests to raise any matters related to indi-

vidual examinations and results

a. Requests to inspect examination scripts and folios must be submitted to TASC by February 28 in the year following the exam-ination. The candidate must complete the application form and the approved charge must be paid in advance.

b. Requests to raise any matters related to individual external examination and external assessment results must be submitted to TASC by February 28 in the year following the examination or assessment.

c. All work that is required to be externally assessed at schools and colleges will remain at the relevant school until the external assessment process is complete.

d. Candidates can request to have a copy of their written external assessment material returned to them by writing to TASC by the end of April in the year following the assessment. A copy of the material will then be returned by the end of June that year. The candidate must complete the application form and the approved charge must be paid in advance.

All examination or external assessment material held by TASC that is not being returned to candidates, retained for quality control or other accountability purposes, will be destroyed at the end of June in the year following the examination or external assessment.

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RESULTS

What result information will I receive?The package of information provided to you will depend on which year of study you have completed.

• Year 10 Students studying TCE Senior Secondary Courses:will receive a Statement of Results, which shows the awards received for the year and information about your progression towards the TCE.

• Year 11 Students:will receive a Statement of Results, which shows the awards received for the year and information about your progression towards the TCE.

• Year 12 Students:will receive:

– a Statement of Results (all students) – a Qualifications Certificate (all students) – an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) – only

issued to those students eligible to receive one – a TCE Certificate – only issued to those students

eligible to receive one

Is it possible to get my results earlier?You have the option of having your 2015 TCE results emailed to you prior to receiving a hard copy in the post. This service is provided free of charge. You can access this service by going to the TASC internet site to register your details and email address, go to:

www.tasc.tas.gov.au/1865

You need to register (completing ALL the required steps) before 20 December 2015 in order to receive your results on 21 December via email. Verifications completed after the 20 December will be processed inline with the TASC’s operational schedule. This is the only way of registering.

The following results will be forwarded via email on 21 December 2015:

• Statement of Results• Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) (for eligible

candidates)• External Assessment Information (criterion ratings).

TASC will not accept responsibility for the security of the re-sults once they have been forwarded to the email address you have supplied to us.

Can I get a breakdown of my criterion ratings and external marks?Yes, you can have your external assessment information emailed to you.

This information includes the ratings achieved on each criterion (both internal and external) and the rules used to determine your final award in the subject.

You can access this service by going to the TASC internet site to register your details and email address, go to: www.tasc.tas.gov.au/1865

You need to register (completing ALL the required steps) before 28 February 2016. This is the only way of registering.

What do I do if I have a query about my results?You may lodge a query about your results by going to the following address: www.tasc.tas.gov.au/3439

You will be required to enter your TASC Student ID and follow the instructions on screen. You will be asked for your email address so we can contact you. You should include as much relevant detail as possible about your query.

You will then receive a confirmation email advising that your submission has been received successfully. The confirmation email will include a reference number. We will attempt to answer all queries as soon as possible, providing you with a comprehensive answer.

All queries about results MUST be submitted via the web. This ensures that all queries are referred to the most appropriate officer for faster processing. No queries will be accepted via phone to the TASC office.

A hardcopy of your 2015 results will be posted on 21 December 2015

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Student Guide 2015

THE ATAR (AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY ADMISSION RANK)

To qualify for an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) (after the completion of Year 12 or 13) you need to have achieved the following:• Completed satisfactorily a minimum of 4 pre-tertiary (TCE Level 3 or Level 4) subjects OR a maximum of 5 pre-

tertiary (TCE Level 3) subjects. You can complete more than the 5 pre-tertiary (TCE Level 3) subjects (over a two-year period) however, for the purposes of calculating your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), a maximum of 5 subjects only can be counted.

• Three pre-tertiary (TCE Level 3 or Level 4) subjects MUST come from the final year of study (either Year 12 or 13). The three highest scoring subjects from this final year of study are added together with the next best one or two scores from the same year or one other year (e.g. three from Year 12 and two from Year 11 or four from Year 12 and one from Year 11).

• The two years of study from which your ATAR can be calculated do not have to be consecutive.• Subjects cannot be counted twice.• Other subjects such as some of those offered by the University of Tasmania (UTAS) – University College program may also

count towards your ATAR. For more information about these subjects please refer to the UTAS website.TASC calculates a score for each university entrance (pre-tertiary – TCE Level 3 or Level 4) subject. These subject scores are then used to calculate your ATAR. TASC will advise eligible candidates of their subject scores and ATAR.If you do not qualify for an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) statement and wish to attend university, please refer to the University of Tasmania website at: www.utas.edu.au.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Question TASC webpage

Is it possible to get my results earlier? www. tasc.tas.gov.au/1865

Can I get a breakdown of my criterion ratings or external marks? www. tasc.tas.gov.au/1865

How do I qualify for an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank)? www. tasc.tas.gov.au/1549

What do I do if I have a query about my results? www. tasc.tas.gov.au/3439

Can I inspect my written exam papers? www. tasc.tas.gov.au/0515

What do I do if after inspecting my scripts and having followed the process outlined, I still have a complaint about the results I have received? www. tasc.tas.gov.au/1504

Can I obtain copies of my written material used for external assessment? www.tasc.tas.gov.au/0514

Past exam papers, exam reports, courses, standards, policies, external assessment guidelines and other support material are available from the TASC website at: www.tasc.tas.gov.au

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