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HSC CourseAssessment Handbook

2019

Freeman Catholic CollegeBONNYRIGG HEIGHTS

Contents

IntroductionPage

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A Message from the Curriculum Coordinator 4

How you will be assessed 5

HSC Assessment Policy and Procedures 7

Work Placement 16

Assessment in VET Courses 17

Study Tips 19

Key Words for the HSC 21

Ancient History 23

Biology 26

Business Services (VET) 29

Business Studies 31

Chemistry 34

Community and Family Studies 37

Construction 40

Economics 42

English Advanced 45

English Extension 48

English Standard 51

English Studies 54

Entertainment Industry 57

French Beginners 59

Hospitality 62

Industrial Technology - Multimedia 64

Industrial Technology - Timber Products and Furniture Industries

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Italian Beginners 70

Legal Studies 73

Mathematics 76

Mathematics Extension 1 79

Mathematics Extension 2 82

Mathematics Standard 1 85

Mathematics Standard 2 88

Modern History 91

Music 1 94

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

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Photography 100

Physics 103

Religion, Catholic Studies 106

Society and Culture 109

Sports Coaching 112

Studies of Religion I 113

Studies of Religion II 116

Visual Arts 119

32019 HSC Course Assessment Handbook Page

Introduction

This Assessment Handbook has been designed to make clear the processes involved in the High School Certificate Assessment system. It is essential that all students become thoroughly familiar with the relevant sections of this Handbook. Parents are encouraged to discuss the guidelines with their son/daughter to ensure that they have an understanding of the processes involved to ensure the fairness, validity and reliability of Assessment at the College.

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) has in place set procedures to ensure school assessment is fair and equitable in enabling student achievement levels to be most effectively measured. These procedures are outlined in this Handbook and it is the responsibility of all students to understand and comply with these procedures. Also contained within this Handbook are assessment schedules for all HSC courses. These schedules provide an outline of the assessment components, outcomes, weightings, approximate date and outcomes to be assessed for each task. They are provided to assist you in your preparation for tasks. From the tasks listed for each course, a mark will be derived which will be sent to NESA and included on your HSC Course Report as the Internal Assessment Mark.

Our goal at Freeman is to set high standards for our students and to challenge each of them to achieve their personal best. We have a clear expectation of all our senior students that they make a genuine commitment to their HSC studies. Students must take their HSC studies seriously and co-operate with their teachers and classmates. No student has the right to spoil good learning for other students.

I would like to thank our Leaders of Learning for their contributions to this assessment manual and for their ongoing work in promoting the pursuit of educational excellence.

R WoobyMr Raymond WoobyCollege Principal


This book has been designed to assist you in meeting HSC requirements and in planning for your assessment tasks.

The first section of this book details your responsibilities in meeting assessment requirements. It is important that the outlined College procedures are adhered to in fulfilling all requirements. These procedures are in line with those specified by NESA.

The next section of this book contains assessment schedules, description of each outcome and the Performance Bands Descriptions for each Course. The schedules provide details of the type of task, the month of the task, the outcomes to be assessed and the relative weighting for each course component. This, along with the relevant sections of the syllabus, should be used when preparing for each task. In addition there is a page for each subject that decodes the outcomes that are included on the assessment schedules. The Performance Bands Descriptions outline a description of student performance in levels (bands) of achievement. They illustrate the typical performance of students in each course.

A summary calendar of the exact date for all tasks will be issued for this term’s assessment and similarly a summary calendar will be issued early next year for the remaining tasks.

The key for success in obtaining the best possible HSC results is diligent preparation for each and every task. Constant reference should be made to this book and to other documentation that will be distributed by your subject teachers. In addition, there is a page on study tips and the key words for the HSC. Both of these pages should be referred to throughout the HSC year. The key terms for the HSC, in particular, is vital in correctly interpreting questions in assessment tasks, including exams.

If there are any enquiries pertaining to matters on HSC assessment then please direct them in the first instance to your subject teacher and then if required to myself or the relevant KLA Leader of Learning.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all students the best of luck for your HSC study.

A. BrasierMs Amanda BrasierCurriculum Coordinator

A Message from the Curriculum Coordinator


Please read the following information carefully.

You can seek further advice from the Curriculum Coordinator, your Year Coordinator, Leader of Learning and your class teachers on any matters outlined in this booklet.

Policy for Satisfactory Completion of HSC Courses

As outlined by NESA, a student will be considered to have unsatisfactorily completed a course if he or she has failed to apply him or herself with diligence and sustained effort to the set tasks and experiences required by the school to achieve some or all of the course outcomes. The unsatisfactory completion of a course will ordinarily result in an ‘N’ determination (Non-completion of course requirements). An ‘N’ determination will mean that course will not appear on the Record of Achievement. This may mean that the required pattern of study for the HSC has not been met and hence you will be ineligible for the award of the HSC.

If you are at risk of being given an ‘N’ determination in any course, then you will be issued with a warning letter. You will then be required to meet the requirements as set out in this letter. Two warning letters will be considered sufficient documentation for an ‘N’ determination.

Indicators of possible failure to achieve a sufficient number of course outcomes may include:

• An excessive number of unexplained absences from or lateness to school.• An excessive rate of unexplained absences or lateness to classes in one or more courses.• Failure to submit satisfactorily completed assessment items.• Failure to submit other set work.

Students are reminded that in order to complete their Higher School Certificate satisfactorily, they must achieve a satisfactory result in at least 10 units of study.

Purpose of School Assessment

The school assessment is a mark given to students for work based upon a wider range of syllabus outcomes than may be measured by an external examination.

This may include tasks such as:

• Oral classroom presentations.• Research projects involving long term planning and investigation skills.• Practical work involving a range of skills.

How you will be assessed in your senior courses and your responsibilities


By undertaking a range of assessment tasks, the HSC provides a measure of the students’ overall level of performance in achieving the course outcomes.

This booklet contains assessment schedules for each course.

These assessment schedules contain details on the month when each assessment task will be due, the outcomes to be assessed in each task and the assessment components and weightings. You will be issued with a summary calendar of the exact dates of all HSC tasks at a later date. Prior to each task you will be issued with a written notification of the date and format of the task. This notification will normally be given two weeks prior to the task but planning for all tasks should be ongoing and should commence before this notification.

A list of outcomes for each course has been included in this booklet. This booklet provides details about where these outcomes will be assessed in the tasks and the approximate date of those tasks. These outcomes should be carefully considered when preparing for tasks.

The assessment mark derived at the end of the HSC course will be a summation of the extent to which course outcomes were achieved. This mark, known as the assessment mark, will be used in comparing achievement levels of all students.

This final assessment mark will be submitted to NESA and will be reported on the HSC Course Report. The mark will reflect the rank order and relative differences in student achievement. It is imperative therefore that you are thoroughly prepared for each task and that you attempt to perform to your potential.

How you will be assessed in your senior courses and your responsibilities


1. Credential

Upon the satisfactory completion of the required pattern of study, a student will be eligible for the award of the Higher School Certificate. A student must satisfactorily complete at least 12 units in their Preliminary HSC study pattern and at least 10 units in their HSC study pattern. In addition to an HSC Testamur and a Record of Achievement, students will be issued with a Course Report for all those subjects satisfactorily studied. Included on this Course Report will be an assessment mark, an examination mark and a final mark which will be represented graphically, showing how all students who completed this course performed. There will also be a description of bands showing what students know and can do at each level.

The Higher School Certificate Record of Achievement will contain a statement indicating whether or not the student is eligible for the award of the Higher School Certificate. If the student meets the requirements for the award of the Higher School Certificate Testamur, that document will also be provided.

Students who have completed requirements for the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) will also receive a further document reporting their ATAR, unless they have exercised their option not to have one provided.

A Certificate of Competency is awarded to students who successfully complete all requirements of a Vocational Content Endorsed Course. The certificate lists all modules satisfactorily achieved and is issued by NESA on behalf of VETAB. This does not apply to TAFE-Vet courses.

A Statement of Competency is issued to students who satisfactorily completed modules which form a course, or part of a course totaling less than 240 hours.

Vocational Content Endorsed Courses and TAFE Board Endorsed Courses will be reported on the Higher School Certificate Record of Achievement without a mark. Instead, reference will be made to a separate transcript. Schools and TAFE’s are required to enter either a ‘S’ (Satisfactory) or a ‘N’ (Unsatisfactory) on the HSC using NESA’s course completion criteria as the basis for this decision.

2. Course Completion Criteria

A student will be considered to have satisfactorily completed a course if, in the Principal’s view, there is sufficient evidence that the student has:

A. Followed the course that has been approved by NESA,B. applied themselves with diligence and sustained effort to the set tasks and experiences

provided in the course by the school; andC. achieved a significant number of the course outcomes.

HSC Assessment Policy and Procedures


Adequate attendance is also important. The Principal may determine that as a result of inadequate attendance, the course completion criteria have not been met. If at any time it appears that a student is at risk of being given a ‘N’ (Unsatisfactory) determination in any course, the principal will warn the student as soon as possible and advise the parents in writing.

Students studying a HSC course must make a genuine attempt to complete course requirements. It is a matter for the teacher’s professional judgment to determine whether a genuine attempt has been made to complete these requirements.

3. The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank

The requirements for the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) are determined by the University of Sydney on behalf of universities in NSW and the ACT. A candidate’s ATAR is calculated from the scaled aggregate of marks in the best ten units of Board-developed HSC courses, subject to the following restrictions:

• At least two units of English must be included; and• The next best eight units.

4. Changes of Subjects/Courses/Units

A student must have satisfactorily completed the Preliminary Course in a 2 Unit Subject before he/she is considered eligible for study of the HSC component.

No changes in HSC entries may occur in the Higher School Certificate examination year, except that the Principal may approve a decrease in the unit value within a related course or withdrawal from a course up until the due date for the submission of assessments.

Students must apply in writing in order to withdraw from a course or decrease the unit value. It is a school policy that HSC students complete a minimum of 11 units.

5. Nature of HSC Course Assessment

• NESA’s Subject Manuals indicate the mandatory components for HSC Assessment and the weightings to be attached to those components. This information is contained in this booklet under each subject heading. Each subject teacher, in conjunction with his or her Leader of Learning, has determined the assessment schedules.



These contain details on -

• the type of tasks,• the components of the course,• the weightings to be allocated to each task,• the outcomes within each task to be assessed, and• the month of each task.

6. Frequency and Scheduling of Tasks

a. Period of AssessmentFormal assessment will begin in Term 4 of Year 11 and will conclude with the Trial HSC Examinations in Term 3 of Year 12.

b. Frequency of AssessmentFormal Assessment is limited so that no student will do more than 5 assessment tasks in a course.

7. Submission of Tasks

• All tasks are to be completed and/or submitted by the specified date.• If the task is to be completed in class it is to be undertaken at the prescribed time.• All other tasks are to be submitted at the school office or designated area by 8.40

am. In handing a task in at the office, students are to:

○ Complete details in the Assessment Task Diary (i.e. date, name and subject) ○ Hand the task to the office person/teacher after they have witnessed your entry into

the Assessment Task Diary. ○ Students need to retain a copy of a hand-in task.

• Any assignment involving the submission of a digital file must be accompanied by a hard copy of the assignment as verification of its completion.

NOTE: Tasks are NOT to be handed to teachers during a lesson or left in a teacher’s pigeon hole.

• A task handed in after 8.40 am will be recorded as ‘Late’ and require the student to complete a Student Illness/Misadventure Form.



8. Illness/Misadventure Appeal Procedures for Failure to Undertake or Submit a Task by the Set Date and Time.

• There may be unforeseen events which occur immediately before or on the day of the task which may prevent a student from performing or submitting a task at the scheduled time. Such events include significant illness, accident or misadventure and must be supported by a detailed doctor’s certificate, death notice, letter from parent, etc.

• In the event of a student being absent from school on a day that a task is to be submitted, he/she must make a phone call to the school before 8.40 a.m. and leave a message for the teacher and Leader of Learning concerned, informing them of their absence.

• The student must report to the Leader of Learning before school on the first day back following their absence with an explanation and the required documentary evidence. The KLA Coordinator will issue (students have the opportunity to download and print a form prior) an Illness/Misadventure Form and arrangements will be made regarding the acceptance or re-scheduling of the task. The student must submit this completed form, along with attached documentary evidence, to the Leader of Learning the following day. This form should be signed by both the student and parents.

• The Illness/Misadventure Appeals Committee will meet to determine the acceptability of the reason given for the late submission or absence and then inform the student of the decision.

• Irrespective of the outcome of the Illness/Misadventure Appeal, the student is to complete/submit the task on the first day he/she returns to school (following normal procedures).

• If a student misses an exam, it is expected that he/she will complete this at the first available time slot. For a Trial HSC exam a phone call should be made to the Year Coordinator before 8.40am on the day of absence and arrangements will be made for this exam to be re-scheduled. The student would still be required to complete an Illness/Misadventure form and to attach a Doctor’s Certificate on the first day back to school. For all other exams the procedure of contacting the school before 8.40 am on the day of absence should be made with the Leader of Learning.

• Where the student’s Illness/Misadventure appeal is accepted on an ‘in class’ task, the student may have to sit for a substitute task. The student’s final ranking for the substitute task will be determined in conjunction with other comparable tasks.

• In circumstances where a substitute task is not feasible, unreasonable or where the conditions of the missed task are difficult to duplicate, the Principal may authorise the use of an estimate based on other appropriate evidence.



• NOTE: The use of technology is the student’s responsibility. No allowances will be made for problems related to technical malfunctions such as lost files, printing problems, etc. It is the student’s responsibility for work that has been completed on a computer to be saved on both the hard drive and an external drive. In addition, all draft work completed on a computer should be printed out and kept by the student. Tasks can be hand written if printer problems occur and no previous drafts have been made. Email is NOT an acceptable submission of task. However, provided the email is sent prior to 8:40 am, may be used to support an Illness/Misadventure Appeal.

• Failure to comply with the procedures as listed above will result in a ‘0’ for the task concerned.

9. Non Completion of a Task and Zero Award

A student will be deemed to have made no submission on an assessment task if he/she:

- has not submitted the task by the due date or time - fails to provide an acceptable reason for absence.

This will result in an official warning letter being either mailed or sent home to parents. The reply slip must be returned to the subject teacher. The non-return of the reply slip will in itself have consequences. Upon the satisfactory completion of this task within the specified time period, as outlined in the warning letter, the task will be marked and feedback given. A zero mark will then be awarded. Following the first warning letter, if the task is still not satisfactorily completed within the specified time, then a second warning letter will be issued. This may be considered sufficient documentation for an ‘N’ determination for that subject.

10. Returning a Task

• No task will be returned to students until the results of any Illness/Misadventure appeal(s) are known.

• In returning tasks, the privacy and confidentiality of each student will be respected.



11. Reporting Results

11.1 Raw Marks or Grades

Each task may be marked with either a mark or grade. This will be recorded on the assessment feedback page and/or marking guidelines page.

11.2 Individual Task Ranking

Each student will receive an individual ranking on each task showing his/her position in relation to the total number of students in the group. This will be recorded on the assessment feedback page.

11.3 Cumulative RankA cumulative rank will be provided for each student after each assessment task.

12. Issues Related to Task Completion

NESA expects students to attempt all assessment tasks.

12.1 Absenteeism

12.1.1 Illness/Misadventure• If a student is absent for a task, an ‘Illness/Misadventure Form’ will need to be

submitted by the student. This form is to be obtained and returned to the KLA Coordinator. Students must see the Leader of Learning before school on the first day back after the absence to submit the task or if the task is an in class task to make arrangements for the task to be completed. The form must be collected on this first morning back and returned the next day with the attached documentation.

• No arrangement can be made with a teacher concerning an extension of time for completing a task unless approval has been granted by the relevant Leader of Learning.

12.1.2 Extended Absence• In the event of a student being absent due to exceptional circumstances (e.g. illness,

overseas travel) the Principal will authorise a substitute task or estimate based on other evidence. It is the student responsibility to get work from a ‘buddy’ when on extended absence and not the responsibility of the teacher. Students are expected to complete exams upon their return and can not use missed work as a reason for appeal unless under extreme circumstances.



12.1.3 Work Placement• Vocational subjects have compulsory Work Placements. These should be completed

in Year 11. Work Placement must be arranged around assessment tasks and is not a valid reason for a missed task.

12.2 Malpractice

If a student’s work is found to exhibit malpractice, a zero mark will be allocated and the parents of the student will be informed via a warning letter.

Malpractice is any activity undertaken by a student that allows them to gain an unfair advantage over others. Examples of malpractice include but are not limited to: plagiarism, collusion between students or with external tutors. Plagiarism includes the non-referenced copying of material from texts, internet sites and other sources. Any part of a student’s assignment that appears in another student’s assignment is an example of plagiarism and malpractice. A student attempting to gain access to the contents of an examination task is malpractice and will result in a mark of zero.

• If a student’s work shows an unreliable result the student will be expected to validate his/her work with an oral task consultation with the Curriculum Coordinator and the Principal or Assistant Principal.

• The same requirements as outlined in Point 9 would then apply for the submission of a satisfactorily completed task within the specified time period.

Register of Malpractice in HSC Assessment TasksNESA requires schools to maintain a register of all instances where a student has been found to engage in malpractice in a school-based assessment task, the subject concerned, the nature of the offence and the penalty applied. Individual students are not identified within this register.

12.3 Parallel Classes

12.3.1 Revision/preparation• Where revision is undertaken before a task involving a number of groups, common

procedures will be established. For example, where a revision sheet is to be issued students in all groups will receive a copy.

12.3.2 Administering a Task• Where a common task is being set across groups, a time will be organised when all

students can sit for the task simultaneously or in consecutive periods (not either side of a break).



13. Assessment Reviews

If a student wishes to appeal a mark or grade on a particular task he/she must approach the Leader of Learning to provide reasons for the Appeal. The student must submit a written explanation outlining their grievance, to the Leader of Learning within one school days of the return of the marked task. This letter should be signed by both the student and parents. The matter will then be referred to the Appeal Committee. No consideration for an Appeal will be given to those students who fail to follow the above procedure within the time period specified.

The committee will consist of the: Curriculum Coordinator, Year Coordinator and Leader of Learning.

14. Announcing Changes

14.1 Change in Task Schedule

• Assessment tasks, indicated on both the Assessment Grids and the Assessment Calendars, may need to be re-scheduled for a variety of reasons. The College reserves the rights to declare a task void. Where a change is necessary, the Leader of Learning will inform all concerned students of the new date in writing. Additionally, the Principal reserves the right to vary any aspect of the published assessment policy.

• In re-scheduled tasks, it is still necessary that students be given two weeks’ notice of the approaching task.

15. Communication with Parents

• On two occasions during the Assessment Period, students will be issued with a formal report which will show: ○ a cumulative rank ○ the percent of the course assessment completed ○ a number from ‘A’ to ‘E’ for Conduct, Class work and Homework, with ‘A’ ○ being the highest and ‘E’ being the lowest.

16. Risk Notification

• If it appears that a student is at risk of not satisfactorily completing a course, an official warning letter will be issued. Details of this warning letter are outlined in Point 9 – Non Completion of a Task and Zero Award.

• The student will be advised, in writing from the Principal, of the need to correct the problem and alert him/her to the possible consequences of a ‘N’ determination.



17. ‘N’ Determination

• NESA expects that each student will complete all assessment tasks. Failure to complete a task will seriously place at risk the student’s chance of achieving a satisfactory completion of the course.

• In cases of non-satisfactory completion, a ‘N’ determination will be submitted to NESA.

17.1 Review of ‘N’ Determination

• Students who receive a ‘N’ determination have a right of appeal. This will require the student to apply in writing to the Principal by the determined date listed in the timetable.

• In the event that a request for Review is approved, the Appeals Committee will meet.

• This committee will consist of some of the following: ○ Curriculum Coordinator ○ Year Coordinator ○ Leader of Learning ○ Principal or Assistant Principal

17.2 Appeals to NESA

• Provision does occur for subsequent appeals to NESA if the student is not satisfied with the school’s review process.

• NESA will NOT review marks awarded for individual tasks. It will only consider:a. that the school had adequate procedures in place to review checks on weightings and

computation of marks, and b. that the conduct of the review was proper in all respects.

Ms Amanda BrasierCurriculum Coordinator



Students undertaking the following vocational courses: Business Services, Construction, Entertainment Industry or Hospitality should note that Work Placement is a compulsory component of their course.

Work Placement allows the student to apply the theory and skills learnt in class. Some competencies may be assessed in the workplace.

Failure to complete the work placement component of their VET courses will result in the student not satisfactorily completing the course. The student’s HSC may then be in jeopardy.

Students must now use placements secured by Sydney Catholic Schools LCP Coordinator and made available through the school. Employers participating in this program have been briefed about the purpose of the program and are aware of their obligations regarding Child Protection legislation and Work Health and Safety.

Students will be offered the choice of some local placements or large businesses in the city.

In selecting a time and location for work placement, students must consider the following points:

i) Being on work placement is not an excuse for missing an assessment task or for late submission of a hand in task. In choosing work placement dates consult assessment calendars. You will be given zero for missed/late tasks due to work placement and any appeal will not be upheld, so choose your time carefully.

ii) Once dates for work placement have been nominated by a student they will not be changed except in legitimate emergencies as this inconveniences employers & other schools.

iii) Students can use their casual employment for work placement if it is directly related to the subject. An ‘Application for RPL’ must be obtained from the VET Coordinator and completed by your employer.

iv) Students must complete and submit all paperwork regarding work placement to confirm their place and avoid losing the placement to another student or school.

v) Students will be required to complete a code of conduct for work placement. This form outlines expected behaviour whilst the student is on work placement.

All Sports Coaching work placement hours are done during school time.

Students should note that VET subjects are assessed on a continuous basis.

Mrs Badya Gebreal and Ms Diana AridaCareers and Vocational Education Coordinators

Work Placement


Vocational Courses Offered for the HSC.

• Business Services: 240 hours - Category B Status for inclusion in ATAR with HSC examinations.

• Construction: 240 hours - Category B status for inclusion in the ATAR with the HSC examination.

• Entertainment Industry: 240 hours - Category B Status for inclusion in ATAR with HSC examinations.

• Hospitality: 240 hours - Category B Status for inclusion in ATAR with HSC examinations.

• Sports Coaching: 240 hours - Board Endorsed Course (It cannot be counted towards an ATAR)

VET Courses are assessed against competency standards. The concept of competency focuses on what is expected of an employee in the workplace rather than the amount of time spent in the learning process. It embodies the ability to transfer and apply skills and knowledge to new situations and environments.

Assessment against individual units of competency is based on an integration of the performance criteria into an holistic activity for that unit.

Because competencies are the application of skills and knowledge to a workplace task or function, competency based assessment combines theory and practical.

The techniques used for collecting evidence of competency include:

• workplace performance

• demonstration of specific skills/knowledge

• a project

• role play/simulation

• written exercises

• oral questioning

• oral presentations

• examination of finished product.

Assessment in VET Courses


Students in VET courses must assume that they are being constantly assessed in both formal and informal contexts. Other specific assessment events include:

1. Business Services:• Trial HSC• Integrated assessment tasks (including practical)

2. Construction:• Trial HSC• Integrated Assessment tasks (including practical)

3. Entertainment• Trial HSC• Integrated assessment tasks (including practical)

4. Hospitality: • Trial HSC• Integrated assessment task (including practical)

5. Sports Coaching: • Trial HSC• Integrated assessment task (including practical).

Remember: In competency based assessments you are either competent, developing or highly developed. Students in need of further training can ask to be re-assessed but such re-assessment must consider deadlines for internal and external reporting.

Marks and Ranks in VET courses are used only to determine ‘first in course’ for award nights and estimated HSC marks.

Mrs Badya Gebreal and Ms Diana AridaCareers and Vocational Education Coordinators

Assessment in VET Courses


Do 3-4 hours homework/study each night and 3-4 hours on the weekend.

Start your homework early. “Procrastination is a student’s worst enemy.” Try to get some quality homework completed earlier on in the evening.

Take good notes and review them often. Notes have no use if you don’t even look at them. Use the computer to type up a one page set of notes and display these in a number of places leading up to a test.

Take short breaks between heavy study periods, i.e. 5 minute break for every 40 minutes of study.

Ask questions about things you don’t understand.

Schedule your time wisely, use your College diary to develop a study schedule and stick to it.

Find the study environment that works for you, i.e. a quiet room free from distractions. Keep this room neat and ensure you have all the equipment required to complete your homework.

Study even if your teacher didn’t assign homework. Use the nights when you didn’t get much homework to study.

Go to bed at a reasonable time.

Watch less television and record your favourite television programs and watch these at a more suitable time. Use your remote control to skip the advertisements.

Eat healthy foods, including breakfast.

Exercise regularly.

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Develop good listening skills: “60% of your school day is spent listening”

Participate in class discussions.

Control interruptions when you study (friends, siblings, TV, music etc.). Get your parents to take messages when you receive a telephone call.

Tackle your hardest subject first. If you can’t do the hardest subject when you’re fresh, what chance do you have when you’re tired?

Keep your work neat and well organised.

Keep busy when you study. Use a variety of written and oral strategies that will keep you alert during study. Don’t just read as only 10% of learning takes place through reading.

AVOID “CRAMMING”! Start revising for tests early and don’t leave it until the last couple of days, as this will only stress you out.

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Always do your very best in every task and you will be successful.

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Account Account for: state reasons for, report on. Give an account of: narrate a series of events or transactions

Analyse Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications.

Apply Use, utilise, employ in a particular situation

Appreciate Make a judgment about the value of

Assess Make a judgment of value, quality, outcomes, results or size

Calculate Ascertain/determine from given facts, figures or information

Clarify Make clear or plain

Classify Arrange or include in classes/categories

Compare Show how things are similar or different

Construct Make; build; put together items or arguments

Contrast Show how things are different or opposite

Critically Add a degree or level of accuracy, depth, knowledge and under

(analyse/evaluate) standing, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to (analysis/ evaluation)

Deduce Draw conclusions

Define State meaning and identify essential qualities

Demonstrate Show by example

Describe Provide characteristics and features

Discuss Identify issues and provide points for and/or against

Distinguish Recognise or note/indicate as being distinct or different from; to note differences between

Evaluate Make a judgment based on criteria; determine the value of

Examine Inquire into

Explain Relate cause and effect; make the relationship between things

evident; provide why and/or how

Extract Choose relevant and/or appropriate details

Extrapolate Infer from what is known

Key Words for the HSC


Identify Recognise and name

Interpret Draw meaning from

Investigate Plan, inquire into and draw conclusions about

Justify Support and argument or conclusion

Outline Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of

Predict Suggest what may happen based on available information

Propose Put forward (eg a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action

Recall Present remembered ideas, facts or experiences

Recommend Provide reasons in favour

Recount Retell a series of events

Summarise Express concisely the relevant details

Synthesise Putting together various elements to make a whole

Contrast: Show how things

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Key Words for the HSC


Band 6 • Comprehensive assessment of the significance of people, events, institutions and forces in Ancient History.

• Analyses, synthesises and interprets information to accurately address problems and issues in Ancient History.

• Displays a superior use of ancient terms and concepts to answer historical questions.• High level evaluation of factors contributing to continuity and change in the ancient world• Uses range of relevant ancient sources and evaluates their reliability.• Assesses different historical interpretations and perspectives.• Communicates a high level argument through well structured and detailed texts.

Band 5 • Detailed assessment of significance of people, events, institutions and forces in Ancient History.

• Accomplished analysis, synthesis and interpretation of information to accurately address problems and issues in Ancient History.

• Displays an accurate use of ancient terms and concepts to answer historical questions.• Thorough evaluation of factors contributing to continuity and change in the ancient world.• Uses a variety of relevant ancient sources and evaluates their reliability.• Argues using different historical interpretations and perspectives.• Communicates a coherent and sustained argument through well structured and detailed

texts.

Band 4 • Clear assessment of significance of people, events, institutions and forces in Ancient History.

• Good analysis and interpretation of information to address problems and issues in Ancient History.

• Displays a broad use of ancient terms and concepts to answer historical questions.• Sound evaluation of factors contributing to continuity and change in the Ancient World.• Uses a variety of relevant Ancient sources to support their argument.• Explains different historical interpretations and perspectives.• Clearly communicates a general argument through well structured texts.

Band 3 • Basic assessment of significance of people, events, institutions and forces in Ancient History.

• Basic interpretation of information in Ancient History.• Uses ancient terms and concepts descriptively.• Basic recognition of continuity and change in the Ancient World.• Quotes some ancient sources in an attempt to support their argument.• Describes different historical interpretations and perspectives.• Communicates relevant information through descriptive text type.

Band 2 • Describes people, events, institutions and forces in Ancient History.• Provides simple interpretations of information in Ancient History.• Demonstrates, comprehension of basic historical terms and concepts.• Demonstrates through simple sequencing of historical events, some understanding of

continuity and change in the ancient world.• Some use of ancient sources.• Recognises simple historical interpretations and perspectives.• Provides limited coherent descriptions of people and events from the ancient past in simple

narrative style.

Band 1

Performance Band Descriptions

The typical examination performance in this band.

Ancient History

2420

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esAH

12-5

, AH

12-6

, AH

12-7

, AH

12-8

, AH

12-1

0AH

12-1

, AH

12-2

, AH

12-3

, AH

12-9

AH12

-6, A

H12

-7, A

H12

-8,

AH12

-9AH

12-1

, AH

12-2

, AH

12-3

, AH

12-4

, AH

12-5

, AH

12-6

, AH

12-7

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ne/J

uly

2019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Po

mpe

ii/H

ercu

lane

umSo

urce

Ana

lysi

s/ R

esea

rch

Task

Typ

e:H

isto

rical

Ana

lysi

s4t

h C

entu

ry B

CEs

say

Task

Typ

e:Al

exan

der

Res

earc

h Es

say

Task

Typ

e:TR

IAL

HSC

EXA

M

Know

ledg

e an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of

cont

ent

4020

20

Sour

ce b

ased

ski

lls20

1010

His

toric

al in

quiry

and

re

sear

ch20

1010

Com

mun

icat

ion

of

hist

oric

al u

nder

stan

ding

in

app

ropr

iate

form

s20

1010

Mar

ks10

020

3020

30

Anci

ent H

isto

ry

2520

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

AH

12-1

Acco

unts

for t

he n

atur

e of

con

tinui

ty a

nd c

hang

e in

the

anci

ent w

orld

.

AH12

-2Pr

opos

es a

rgum

ents

abo

ut th

e va

ryin

g ca

uses

and

effe

cts

of e

vent

s an

d de

velo

pmen

ts.

AH12

-3Ev

alua

tes

the

role

of h

isto

rical

feat

ures

, ind

ivid

uals

and

gro

ups

in s

hapi

ng th

e pa

st.

AH12

-4An

alys

es th

e di

ffere

nt p

ersp

ectiv

es o

f ind

ivid

uals

and

gro

ups

in th

eir h

isto

rical

con

text

.

AH12

-5As

sess

es th

e si

gnifi

canc

e of

his

toric

al fe

atur

es, p

eopl

e, p

lace

s, e

vent

s an

d de

velo

pmen

ts o

f the

anc

ient

wor

ld.

AH12

-6An

alys

es a

nd in

terp

rets

diff

eren

t typ

es o

f sou

rces

for e

vide

nce

to s

uppo

rt an

his

toric

al a

ccou

nt o

r arg

umen

t.

AH12

-7D

iscu

sses

and

eva

luat

es d

iffer

ing

inte

rpre

tatio

ns a

nd re

pres

enta

tions

of t

he p

ast.

AH12

-8Pl

ans

and

cond

ucts

his

toric

al in

vest

igat

ions

and

pre

sent

s re

ason

ed c

oncl

usio

ns, u

sing

rele

vant

evi

denc

e fro

m a

rang

e of

sou

rces

.

AH12

-9C

omm

unic

ates

his

toric

al u

nder

stan

ding

, usi

ng h

isto

rical

kno

wle

dge,

con

cept

s an

d te

rms,

in a

ppro

pria

te a

nd w

ell-s

truct

ured

form

s.

AH12

-10

Anal

yses

issu

es re

latin

g to

the

owne

rshi

p, c

usto

dian

ship

and

con

serv

atio

n of

the

anci

ent p

ast.

Anci

ent H

isto

ry O

utco

mes


Band 6 • Demonstrates an extensive and detailed knowledge and superior understanding of biological concepts, including complex and abstract ideas.

• Demonstrates an extensive understanding of the historical development of biological concepts, their applications and implications for society and the environment, and the future directions of biological research.

• Communicates succinctly, logically and sequentially using a variety of scientific formats, including diagrams, graphs, tables, flow charts and equations relating to Biology.

• Analyses and evaluates data effectively, identifying biological relationships, quantifying explanations and descriptions, synthesising information to draw conclusions.

• Uses precise biological terms extensively and correctly in a wide range of contexts.• Designs valid experimental processes using appropriate technologies and incorporating

the thorough knowledge of the use of a control, variables and repetition to solve biological problems.

• Applies knowledge and information to unfamiliar situations and designs an original solution to a biological problem.

Band 5 • Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of most biological concepts.• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the historical development of biological

.concepts and their applications and implications for society and the environment.• Communicates effectively in a variety of scientific formats including diagrams, graphs,

tables, flow charts and equations relating to Biology.• Explains qualitative and quantitative biological relationships and ideas coherently; identifies

patterns in data to draw conclusions.• Uses precise biological terms frequently and correctly in a range of contexts.• Identifies the correct application of scientific experimental methodology to solve biological

problems.

Band 4 • Demonstrates sound knowledge and clear understanding of some biological concepts.• Demonstrates a sound understanding of the historical development of biological concepts

and their applications for society and the environment.• Communicates using clear written expression and incorporating diagrams of biological

structures.• Provides qualitative and quantitative descriptions of biological phenomena and explains

straightforward biological relationships.• Uses general biological terms frequently and correctly in a range of contexts.• Identifies the correct components of the experimental scientific method in Biology.

Band 3 • Recalls basic knowledge and understanding of some biological concepts.• Demonstrates a basic understanding of the historical development of biological concepts

and their applications for society and the environment.• Uses fundamental written communication with some use of simple scientific diagrams

relating to Biology.• Provides qualitative descriptions of fundamental biological phenomena and explains some

straightforward biological relationships.• Uses some general biological terms correctly in a limited range of contexts.• Recalls some aspects of the experimental scientific method in Biology.

Band 2 • Recalls limited knowledge and has elementary understanding of some straightforward biological concepts.

• Demonstrates a limited understanding of the historical development of biological concepts.• Uses fundamental written communication relating to Biology.• Provides simple qualitative descriptions of biological phenomena.• Uses general biological terms occasionally.

Band 1



Biology

2720

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

es

BIO

11/1

2-4,

BIO

11/1

2-5,

BI

O11

/12-

6, B

IO12

-12

BIO

11/1

2-6,

BIO

11/1

2-7,

BI

O12

-13

BIO

11/1

2-1,

BIO

11/1

2-3,

BI

O11

/12-

4, B

IO11

/12-

5,

BIO

11/1

2-6,

BIO

11/1

2-7,

BI

O12

-14

BIO

11/1

2-1,

BIO

11/1

2-2,

BI

O11

/12-

3, B

IO11

/12-

4,

BIO

11/1

2-5,

BIO

11/1

2-6,

BI

O11

/12-

7, B

IO12

-12,

BI

O12

-13,

BIO

12-1

4,

BIO

12-1

5

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8W

eek

8/9

Asse

ssm

ent

Bloc

k

Mar

ch /

April

201

9As

sess

men

t Blo

ckJu

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Asse

ssm

ent B

lock

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Her

edity

topi

c Te

stG

enet

ic C

hang

e To

pic

Test

Dep

th S

tudy

Tria

l HSC

Exa

m

Skills

in W

orki

ng

Scie

ntifi

cally

6015

1015

20

Know

ledg

e an

d U

nder

stan

ding

405

1015

10

Mar

ks10

020

2030

30

Biol

ogy

2820

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

BIO

11/1

2-1

Dev

elop

s an

d ev

alua

tes

ques

tions

and

hyp

othe

ses

for s

cien

tific

inve

stig

atio

n

BIO

11/1

2-2

Des

igns

and

eva

luat

es in

vest

igat

ions

in o

rder

to o

btai

n pr

imar

y an

d se

cond

ary

data

and

info

rmat

ion

BIO

11/1

2-3

Con

duct

s in

vest

igat

ions

to c

olle

ct v

alid

and

relia

ble

prim

ary

and

seco

ndar

y da

ta a

nd in

form

atio

n

BIO

11/1

2-4

Sele

cts

and

proc

esse

s ap

prop

riate

qua

litat

ive

and

quan

titat

ive

data

and

info

rmat

ion

usin

g a

rang

e of

app

ropr

iate

med

ia

BIO

11/1

2-5

Anal

yses

and

eva

luat

es p

rimar

y an

d se

cond

ary

data

and

info

rmat

ion

BIO

11/1

2-6

Solv

es s

cien

tific

prob

lem

s us

ing

prim

ary

and

seco

ndar

y da

ta, c

ritic

al th

inki

ng s

kills

and

sci

entifi

c pr

oces

ses

BIO

11/1

2-7

Com

mun

icat

es s

cien

tific

unde

rsta

ndin

g us

ing

suita

ble

lang

uage

and

term

inol

ogy

for a

spe

cific

aud

ienc

e or

pur

pose

BIO

12-1

2Ex

plai

ns th

e st

ruct

ures

of d

na a

nd a

naly

ses

the

mec

hani

sms

of in

herit

ance

and

how

pro

cess

es o

f rep

rodu

ctio

n en

sure

con

tinui

ty o

f spe

cies

BIO

12-1

3Ex

plai

ns n

atur

al g

enet

ic c

hang

e an

d th

e us

e of

gen

etic

tech

nolo

gies

to in

duce

gen

etic

cha

nge

BIO

12-1

4An

alys

es in

fect

ious

dis

ease

in te

rms

of c

ause

, tra

nsm

issi

on, m

anag

emen

t and

the

orga

nism

’s re

spon

se, i

nclu

ding

the

hum

an im

mun

e sy

stem

BIO

12-1

5Ex

plai

ns n

on-in

fect

ious

dis

ease

and

dis

orde

rs a

nd a

rang

e of

tech

nolo

gies

and

met

hods

use

d to

ass

ist,

cont

rol,

prev

ent a

nd tr

eat n

on-in

fect

ious

dis

ease

Biol

ogy

Out

com

es


Band 6 • Consistently and correctly communicates using precise industry and enterprise terminology, in a manner appropriate to the audience and situation in the workplace.

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding and application of the performance required in a range of work tasks.

• Applies an in-depth knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Demonstrates an extensive understanding of legislation as it applies to the business services industry.• Demonstrates high level skills in problem solving, planning and applying review strategies to manage

efficiently a range of complex tasks.• Exhibits a comprehensive understanding of enterprise procedures and policies and their importance in

the business environment.• Demonstrates high level skills in the use of appropriate technologies to produce quality outcomes.• Demonstrates critical judgement and sound reasoning to select, organise, synthesise and evaluate

relevant information from a variety of sources.

Band 5 • Communicates, using specific industry and enterprise terminology, in a manner appropriate to the audience and situation in the workplace.

• Demonstrates a detailed understanding and application of the performance required in a range of work tasks.

• Demonstrates a detailed knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Demonstrates an understanding of legislation as it applies to the business services industry.• Demonstrates comprehensive skills in problem solving, planning and applying review strategies to

manage efficiently a range of complex tasks.• Exhibits a thorough understanding of enterprise procedures and policies and their importance in the

business environment.• Demonstrates comprehensive skills in the use of appropriate technologies to produce quality outcomes.• Demonstrates accomplished judgement and reasoning to select, organise and evaluate relevant

information from a variety of sources.

Band 4 • Communicates, using industry and enterprise terminology, in a manner appropriate to the workplace.• Demonstrates a sound understanding and application of the performance required in a range of tasks.• Demonstrates a sound knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Demonstrates a basic understanding of legislation as it applies to the business services industry.• Demonstrates skills in problem solving, planning and applying review strategies to manage a range of

tasks to achieve quality outcomes.• Exhibits a general understanding of enterprise procedures and policies and their relationship to

business success.• Demonstrates skills in the use of appropriate technologies to complete a range of tasks.• Frames written responses in a descriptive manner.

Band 3 • Communicates using basic industry and enterprise terminology.• Demonstrates an understanding of the performance required in a limited range of work tasks.• Demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Displays a limited understanding of legislation that applies to the business services industry.• Demonstrates basic skills in problem solving to manage a range of tasks to achieve outcomes.• Exhibits a general understanding of enterprise procedures and policies.• Demonstrates skills in the use of appropriate technologies to complete a range of tasks.• Frames written responses using unsupported generalisations.

Band 2 • Communicates using non-industry specific terms.• Demonstrates a superficial understanding of the performance required in a limited range of work tasks.• Demonstrates a limited knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Displays an elementary understanding of legislation that applies to the business services industry.• Demonstrates elementary skills in problem solving to complete tasks.• Exhibits some understanding of enterprise procedures and policies.• Demonstrates elementary skills in the use of technologies to complete a task.• Frames written responses using unsupported generalisations and irrelevant material.

Band 1



Business Services (VET)

3020

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Task

5

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)

All

com

pete

ncy

base

d as

sess

men

t

Nov

embe

r 201

8M

ay 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

On

goin

g

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:

Proc

ess

and

mai

ntai

n w

orkp

lace

in

form

atio

n(In

cla

ss ta

sk)

Parti

cipa

te in

en

viro

men

tally

su

stai

nabl

e w

ork

prac

tices

Tria

l HSC

Ex

amin

atio

n

Spre

adhs

eet a

ctiv

ity

and

shor

t ans

wer

s qu

estio

ns(In

cla

ss)

Han

d in

of

Wor

kpla

ce J

ourn

al

Filin

g/se

curit

y an

d co

nfide

ntia

lity

of

info

rmat

ion

Sust

aina

ble

wor

k pr

actic

esAl

l com

pone

nts

of

sylla

bus

exam

ined

Exce

l doc

umen

tsW

orkp

lace

bas

ed

obse

rvat

ion

and

rese

arch

Mar

ksC

ompe

tent

N/A

N/A

100

N/A

N/A

Busi

ness

Ser

vice

s (V

ET)


Band 6 • Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding of business functions and operations.

• Critically analyses the nature, role and structure of business.• Evaluates the effectiveness of management responses to internal and external influences that

affect business.• Interprets and applies specific numerical data to analyse and solve business problems and predict

future trends.• Synthesises contemporary business issues when evaluating management responses and

strategies.• Clearly communicates using business terminology, concepts and comprehensive case studies in

a variety of appropriate formats.

Band 5• Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of business functions and operations.• Analyses the nature, role and structure of business.• Analyses management responses to internal and external influences that affect business.• Interprets and applies numerical data to analyse and solve business problems and predict future

trends.• Applies contemporary business issues when analyzing management responses and strategies.• Communicates using business terminology, concepts and comprehensive case studies in a

variety of appropriate formats.

Band 4• Demonstrates knowledge and some understanding of business functions and operations.• Explains the nature, role and structure of business.• Explains management responses to internal and external influences that affect business.• Interprets and applies numerical data with some analysis to solve business problems.• Summarises contemporary business issues with some analysis of management responses and

strategies.• Communicates using business terminology, concepts and comprehensive case studies in

descriptive formats.

Band 3• Demonstrates basic understanding of business functions and operations.• Describes the nature, role and structure of business.• Describes management responses.• Refers to numerical data when solving business problems.• Displays limited analysis of contemporary business issues.• Communicates using basic business terminology in simple formats.

Band 2• Demonstrates limited understanding of business functions and operations.• Demonstrates limited knowledge of the nature, role and structure of business.• Identifies management responses.• Uses elementary numerical data.• Shows limited communication skills.

Band 1



Business Studies

3220

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

es

H1.

2, H

2.1,

H3.

1,H

3.2,

H4.

1,H

4.2,

H5.

3, H

5.4

H1.

1, H

2.2,

H5.

1,H

5.3

H3.

2, H

3.3,

H5.

1,H

5.2,

H5.

3H

1.1,

H1.

2, H

2.1,

H2.

2, H

3.1,

H3.

2,H

3.3,

H4.

1, H

4.2,

H5.

3, H

5.4

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Res

earc

h R

espo

nse

(In c

lass

)Te

stSt

imul

us T

ask

(In c

lass

)Tr

ial H

SC E

xam

Know

ledg

e an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of c

ours

e co

nten

t40

510

1015

Stim

ulus

-bas

ed s

kills

2010

10

Inqu

iry a

nd re

sear

ch20

1010

Com

mun

icat

ion

of

busi

ness

info

rmat

ion,

id

eas

and

issu

es in

ap

prop

riate

form

s

205

55

5

Mar

ks10

020

2525

30

Busi

ness

Stu

dies

3320

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

H1

Crit

ical

ly a

naly

ses

the

role

of b

usin

ess

in A

ustra

lia a

nd g

loba

lly.

H2

Eval

uate

s m

anag

emen

t stra

tegi

es in

resp

onse

to c

hang

es in

inte

rnal

and

ext

erna

l infl

uenc

es.

H3

Dis

cuss

es th

e so

cial

and

eth

ical

resp

onsi

bilit

ies

of m

anag

emen

t.

H4

Anal

yses

bus

ines

s fu

nctio

ns a

nd p

roce

sses

in la

rge

and

glob

al b

usin

esse

s.

H5

Expl

ains

man

agem

ent s

trate

gies

and

thei

r im

pact

on

busi

ness

es.

H6

Eval

uate

s th

e eff

ectiv

enes

s of

man

agem

ent i

n th

e pe

rform

ance

of b

usin

esse

s.

H7

Plan

s an

d co

nduc

ts in

vest

igat

ions

into

con

tem

pora

ry b

usin

ess

issu

es.

H8

Org

anis

es a

nd e

valu

ates

info

rmat

ion

for a

ctua

l and

hyp

othe

tical

bus

ines

s si

tuat

ions

.

H9

Com

mun

icat

es b

usin

ess

info

rmat

ion,

issu

es a

nd c

once

pts

in a

ppro

pria

te fo

rmat

s.

H10

Appl

ies

mat

hem

atic

al c

once

pts

appr

opria

tely

in b

usin

ess

situ

atio

ns.

Busi

ness

Stu

dies

Out

com

es


Band 6 • Demonstrates an extensive knowledge and understanding of the concepts of the chemistry course content including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.

• Displays an outstanding ability to describe and explain chemistry concepts, including abstract ideas, clearly and accurately, and to apply the concepts to unfamiliar situations.

• Applies a high level of critical thinking skills in developing appropriate solutions to problems involving a long sequence of related tasks.

• Analyses, evaluates and extrapolates chemical data effectively, identifies complex relationships, quantifies explanations and descriptions, and synthesizes information to draw conclusions.

• Communicates succinctly, logically and sequentially using a variety of scientific formats.• Demonstrates a high level ability to design an experimental procedure.

Band 5 • Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the concepts of the chemistry course content including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.

• Effectively communicates a detailed understanding of chemistry concepts using appropriate chemistry terminology and scientific formats, and applies the concepts to unfamiliar situations.

• Analyses information given in written, tabular, graphical and diagrammatic forms and relates this to other relevant information.

• Displays competence in manipulating equations to solve problems involving a number of steps.• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the use of appropriate experimental procedures.

Band 4 • Demonstrates a sound knowledge and understanding of the concepts of the chemistry course content including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.

• Describes concepts and information clearly in written, graphical and diagrammatic forms such as structural and electron-dot formulae, and applies these concepts in familiar situations.

• Demonstrates a broad ability to carry out calculations and or substitute into equations, to use relevant symbols and units when manipulating chemical data including stoichiometric data, and to construct balanced chemical equations.

• Displays proficiency in selecting relevant data from information given in written, tabular, graphical and diagrammatic form.

• Describes correct apparatus for a particular chemical measurement and has an adequate understanding of experimental methodology.

Band 3 • Demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding of the concepts of the chemistry course content including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.

• Uses simple chemistry definitions, terms, diagrams and graphs to communicate understanding of chemistry concepts.

• Substitutes data from information given in written, tabular, graphical and diagrammatic form, and manipulates basic chemical data including stoichiometric data.

Band 2• Demonstrates a limited knowledge and understanding of the chemistry course content

including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.• Recalls elementary terminology and formulae related to some areas of chemistry.• Makes simple substitutions of data in chemical calculations.• Describes simple safety precautions in experimental procedure.

Band 1



Chemistry

3520

19 H

SC C

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sess

men

t Han

dboo

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Pa

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Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

es

CH

12-5

, CH

12-6

, C

H12

-7, C

H12

-12

CH

11/1

2-2,

CH

11/1

2-3,

CH

11/1

2-4,

CH

11/1

2-5,

C

H12

-13

CH

11/1

2-1,

CH

11/1

2-2,

C

H11

/12-

3, C

H11

/12-

4,C

H11

/12-

7, C

H11

/12-

14

CH

11/1

2-2,

CH

11/1

2-3,

C

H11

/12-

4, C

H11

/12-

5,C

H11

/12-

6, C

H11

/12-

7,C

H12

-12,

CH

12-1

3,C

H12

-14,

CH

11/1

2-15

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pone

nts

(syl

labu

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(syl

labu

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Dec

embe

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8Te

rm 4

, Wee

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Tria

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Exa

min

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Mod

ules

5, 6

, 7

and

8

Skills

in W

orki

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Scie

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cally

605

2025

10

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d U

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stan

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4010

55

20

Mar

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2530

30

Che

mis

try

3620

19 H

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sess

men

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dboo

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Pa

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CH

11/1

2-1

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elop

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d ev

alua

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ques

tions

and

hyp

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ses

for s

cien

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inve

stig

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CH

11/1

2-2

Des

igns

and

eva

luat

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vest

igat

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in o

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to o

btai

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imar

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d se

cond

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data

and

info

rmat

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CH

11/1

2-3

Con

duct

s in

vest

igat

ions

to c

olle

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alid

and

relia

ble

prim

ary

and

seco

ndar

y da

ta a

nd in

form

atio

n.

CH

11/1

2-4

Sele

cts

and

proc

esse

s ap

prop

riate

qua

litat

ive

and

quan

titat

ive

data

and

info

rmat

ion

usin

g a

rang

e of

app

ropr

iate

med

ia.

CH

11/1

2-5

Anal

yses

and

eva

luat

es p

rimar

y an

d se

cond

ary

data

and

info

rmat

ion.

CH

11/1

2-6

Solv

es s

cien

tific

prob

lem

s us

ing

prim

ary

and

seco

ndar

y da

ta, c

ritic

al th

inki

ng s

kills

and

sci

entifi

c pr

oces

ses.

CH

11/1

2-7

Com

mun

icat

es s

cien

tific

unde

rsta

ndin

g us

ing

suita

ble

lang

uage

and

term

inol

ogy

for a

spe

cific

aud

ienc

e or

pur

pose

.

CH

12-1

2Ex

plai

ns th

e ch

arac

teris

tics

of e

quilib

rium

sys

tem

s, a

nd th

e fa

ctor

s th

at a

ffect

thes

e sy

stem

s.

CH

12-1

3D

escr

ibes

, exp

lain

s an

d qu

antit

ativ

ely

anal

yses

aci

ds a

nd b

ases

usi

ng c

onte

mpo

rary

mod

els.

CH

12-1

4An

alys

es th

e st

ruct

ure

of, a

nd p

redi

cts

reac

tions

invo

lvin

g, c

arbo

n co

mpo

unds

.

CH

12-1

5D

escr

ibes

and

eva

luat

es c

hem

ical

sys

tem

s us

ed to

des

ign

and

anal

yse

chem

ical

pro

cess

es.

Che

mis

try O

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Band 6 • Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding about the influence of a range of societal factors on individuals and on the nature of groups, families and communities.

• Demonstrates superior understanding and application of research methodologies to the study of social issues.

• Predicts and draws valid conclusions by analysing data relevant to the study of social issues.• Proposes, develops and sustains arguments based on relevant research and examples to justify

points of view. • Comprehensively applies the management process and proposes relevant strategies in a wide

range of contexts. • Evaluates the impact of resource management on the wellbeing of individuals, groups, families

and communities in a wide range of contexts.• Demonstrates superior analysis of interrelationships between individuals, groups, families and

communities. • Effectively communicates ideas, issues and opinions in an organised, logical and coherent

manner, using appropriate terminology.

Band 5 • Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding about the influence of a range of societal factors on individuals and on the nature of groups, families and communities.

• Demonstrates accomplished understanding and application of research methodologies to the study of social issues.

• Successfully draws conclusions using available data relevant to the study of social issues.• Sustains arguments using relevant research and individual experiences.• Effectively applies the management process and proposes strategies in a range of contexts• Explains the impact of resource management on the wellbeing of individuals, groups, families and

communities in a range of contexts.• Competently identifies and explains interrelationships between individuals, groups, families and

communities. • Competently communicates ideas, issues and opinions in an organised, logical and coherent

manner, using appropriate terminology.

Band 4 • Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding about the influence of a range of societal factors on Individuals and on the nature of groups, families and communities.

• Demonstrates sound understanding and application of research methodologies to the study of social issues.

• Interprets data relevant to the study of social issues in various forms. • Draws on personal experience to support discussion.• Demonstrates clear Knowledge of the management process and provides some examples of

strategies.• Adequately communicates the relationship between resource management and wellbeing• Shows a sound understanding of interrelationships between individuals, families and

communities.• Communicates ideas issues and opinions in a clear and logical way using appropriate

terminology.

Band 3 • Demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding of the influence of a range of societal factors on individuals and on the nature of groups, families and communities.

• Demonstrates basic understanding and limited application of research methodologies to the study of social issues.

• Demonstrates basic data-interpretation skills relevant to the study of social issues. • Relies heavily on personal experience to support discussion.• Demonstrates basic Knowledge of the management process. • Shows a basic understanding of interrelationships between individuals, groups, families and

communities. • Communicates ideas and opinions in basic form using some relevant terminology.

Band 2 • Demonstrates some knowledge and understanding about the influence of a range of societal factors on individuals and on the nature of groups, families and communities.

• Demonstrates limited understanding of research methodologies applicable to the study of social issues.

• Relies only on personal experience. • Shows limited knowledge of the management process.• Communicates simple and limited ideas and opinions using limited and elementary terminology.

Band 1



Community and Family Studies

3820

19 H

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ours

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sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

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Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

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Out

com

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4.1,

H4.

2H

1.1,

H2.

1, H

2.2,

H3.

2,

H5.

1, H

5.2,

H6.

1H

2.2,

H2.

3, H

3.3,

H3.

4,

H4.

2, H

5.2,

H6.

1, H

6.2

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utco

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ass

esse

d#H

3.1

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pone

nts

(syl

labu

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embe

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9Ap

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June

201

9Au

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Task

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& C

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and

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EXA

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stan

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455

1510

15

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255

1010

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earc

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etho

dolo

gy30

155

55

Mar

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020

2525

30

Com

mun

ity a

nd F

amily

Stu

dies

3920

19 H

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men

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dboo

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H1.

1An

alys

es th

e eff

ect o

f res

ourc

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anag

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the

wel

lbei

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f ind

ivid

uals

, gro

ups,

fam

ilies

and

com

mun

ities

.

H2.

1An

alys

es d

iffer

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ppro

ache

s to

par

entin

g an

d ca

ring

rela

tions

hips

.

H2.

2Ev

alua

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stra

tegi

es to

con

tribu

te to

pos

itive

rela

tions

hips

and

the

wel

lbei

ng o

f ind

ivid

uals

, gro

ups,

fam

ilies

and

com

mun

ities

.

H2.

3C

ritic

ally

exa

min

es h

ow in

divi

dual

righ

ts a

nd re

spon

sibi

litie

s in

var

ious

env

ironm

ents

con

tribu

te to

wel

lbei

ng.

H3.

1An

alys

es th

e so

cio-

cultu

ral f

acto

rs th

at le

ad to

spe

cial

nee

ds o

f ind

ivid

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in g

roup

s.

H3.

2Ev

alua

tes

netw

orks

ava

ilabl

e to

indi

vidu

als,

gro

ups

and

fam

ilies

with

in c

omm

uniti

es.

H3.

3C

ritic

ally

ana

lyse

s th

e ro

le o

f pol

icy

and

com

mun

ity s

truct

ures

in s

uppo

rting

div

ersi

ty.

H3.

4C

ritic

ally

eva

luat

es th

e im

pact

of s

ocia

l, le

gal a

nd te

chno

logi

cal c

hang

e on

indi

vidu

als,

gro

ups,

fam

ilies

and

com

mun

ities

.

H4.

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stifi

es a

nd a

pplie

s ap

prop

riate

rese

arch

met

hodo

logi

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H4.

2C

omm

unic

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idea

s, d

ebat

es is

sues

and

just

ifies

opi

nion

s.

H5.

1Pr

opos

es m

anag

emen

t stra

tegi

es to

ena

ble

indi

vidu

als

and

grou

ps to

sat

isfy

thei

r spe

cific

nee

ds a

nd to

ens

ure

equi

tabl

e ac

cess

toR

esou

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.

H5.

2D

evel

ops

stra

tegi

es fo

r man

agin

g m

ultip

le ro

les

and

dem

ands

of f

amily

, wor

k an

d ot

her e

nviro

nmen

ts.

H6.

1An

alys

es h

ow th

e em

pow

erm

ent o

f wom

en a

nd m

en in

fluen

ces

the

way

they

func

tion

with

in s

ocie

ty.

H6.

2Fo

rmul

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stra

tegi

c pl

ans

that

pre

serv

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pro

mot

e re

spon

sibi

litie

s an

d es

tabl

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role

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adin

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the

crea

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of p

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veSo

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env

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.

Com

mun

ity a

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Stu

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com

es


Band 6 • Consistently and correctly communicates using precise industry terminology, in a manner appropriate to the audience and situation.

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding and application of the performance required in the use of a range of tools, plant and equipment.

• Applies an in-depth knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Consistently and reliably applies the skills required to interpret plans, and calculate dimensions,

quantities and costs.• Demonstrates an extensive understanding of legislation, regulations and practices as they apply

to the construction industry.• Exhibits a comprehensive understanding of the organisation of work operations and sequencing

of trades and their importance in the construction industry.• Demonstrates critical judgment and sound reasoning to select, organise, synthesise and evaluate

relevant information from a variety of sources.

Band 5 • Communicates, using specific industry terminology, in a manner appropriate to the audience and situation.

• Demonstrates a detailed understanding and application of the performance required in the use of a range of tools, plant and equipment.

• Demonstrates a detailed knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Demonstrates a detailed ability to interpret plans and calculate dimensions, quantities and costs.• Demonstrates an understanding of legislation, regulations and practices as they apply to the

construction industry.• Exhibits a thorough understanding of the organisation of work operations and sequencing of

trades and their importance in the construction industry.• Demonstrates accomplished judgement and reasoning to select, organise and evaluate relevant

information from a variety of sources.

Band 4• Communicates, using industry terminology, in a manner appropriate to the workplace.• Demonstrates a sound understanding and application of the performance required in the use of a

range of tools, plant and equipment.• Demonstrates a sound knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Demonstrates a basic ability to interpret plans and calculate dimensions, quantities and costs.• Demonstrates a basic understanding of legislation, regulations and practices as they apply to the

construction industry.• Exhibits a general understanding of the organisation of work operations and sequencing of trades

and their importance in the construction industry.• Frames written responses in a descriptive manner.

Band 3 • Communicates using basic industry terminology.• Demonstrates an understanding of the performance required in the use of a limited range of tools,

plant and equipment.• Demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Demonstrates a limited ability to interpret simple plans and perform some calculations of

dimensions, quantities and costs.• Demonstrates a limited understanding of legislation, regulations and practices as they apply to the

construction industry.• Exhibits a general understanding of work operations and sequencing of trades.• Frames written responses using unsupported generalisations.

Band 2 • Communicates using non-industry specific terms.• Demonstrates a superficial understanding of the performance required in the use of a limited

range of tools, plant and equipment.• Demonstrates a limited knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Demonstrates a limited ability to interpret simple plans.• Displays an elementary understanding of legislation, regulations and practices as they apply to

the construction industry.• Exhibits some understanding of work operations and/or sequencing of trades.• Frames written responses using unsupported generalisations and irrelevant material.

Band 1



Construction

4120

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Task

5

Nov

embe

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8M

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201

9Ju

ne 2

019

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st 2

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Augu

st 2

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Task

Typ

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Com

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labu

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base

d as

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men

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oor

fram

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all f

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cla

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floo

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cla

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Rea

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ans,

m

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rem

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and

ca

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Band 6 • Integrates economic terms, concepts, relationships and theory in a variety of economic contexts.

• Displays superior analysis of the role of economic participants and markets in a variety of economic contexts.

• Uses extensive economic vocabulary and illustrative examples in exposition of problems and policies in a variety of contexts.

• Demonstrates critical judgment and sound reasoning to select, organise, synthesise and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources.

• Presents excellent explanation and evaluation of the impact of government economic policies in contemporary and hypothetical economic contexts.

• Presents comprehensive application of appropriate mathematical concepts in a variety of economic contexts.

• Produces comprehensive economic arguments to evaluate the consequences of economic problems and issues on economic participants.

Band 5 • Provides concise definitions of economic terms and applies concepts and relationships in contemporary and hypothetical economic contexts.

• Demonstrates detailed analysis of the role of economic participants and markets in a variety of economic contexts.

• Uses precise economic vocabulary and illustrative examples in the exposition of problems and policies in a variety of contexts.

• Demonstrates accomplished judgement and reasoning to select, organise and evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources.

• Presents accurate analysis using mathematical concepts appropriately in economic contexts.• Provides thorough analysis and evaluation of the policy options and their consequences in a

contemporary and hypothetical economic context.

Band 4 • Provides clear definitions of relevant economic terms and sound discussion of economic concepts and relationships in contemporary and hypothetical economic contexts.

• Demonstrates an understanding of current economic issues, participants, markets, government economic policies and their impact.

• Demonstrates a clear understanding of economic problems, policies in theoretical and contemporary contexts.

• Makes competent use of mathematical concepts in appropriate economic contexts.• Demonstrates a clear understanding of the implications of changes in economic data for

economic policy makers.

Band 3 • Provides basic definition of some economic terms, concepts and relationships.• Offers basic descriptions of relationships between economic issues, participants, markets,

data and theory in a variety of contexts.• Communicates in a descriptive way.• Demonstrates basic computational skills.• Provides basic descriptions of the main economic problems and policies.

Band 2 • Demonstrates an elementary knowledge of some economic concepts.• Provides limited understanding of the links between economic concepts, relationships and

theory to a variety of economic contexts.• Demonstrates limited interpretation of simple economic data.• Attempts simple computational techniques.• Uses some appropriate terminology to communicate basic economic ideas.

Band 1



Economics

4320

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esH

1 - H

4, H

7, H

10, H

11H

1, H

3, H

4, H

7, H

10 -

H12

H1,

H2,

H4

- H8,

H10

H1

- H8,

H10

, H11

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Nov

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

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Task

Typ

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Exam

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bas

ed s

kills

2010

10

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iry a

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mun

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ap

prop

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s20

55

55

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ks10

020

2025

35

Econ

omic

s

4420

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

H1

Dem

onst

rate

s un

ders

tand

ing

of e

cono

mic

term

s, c

once

pts

and

rela

tions

hips

.

H2

Anal

yses

the

econ

omic

role

of i

ndiv

idua

ls, fi

rms,

inst

itutio

ns a

nd g

over

nmen

ts.

H3

Expl

ains

the

role

of m

arke

ts w

ithin

the

glob

al e

cono

my.

H4

Anal

yses

the

impa

ct o

f glo

bal m

arke

ts o

n th

e Au

stra

lian

and

glob

al e

cono

mie

s.

H5

Dis

cuss

es p

olic

y op

tions

for d

ealin

g w

ith p

robl

ems

and

issu

es in

con

tem

pora

ry a

nd h

ypot

hetic

al c

onte

xts.

H6

Anal

yses

the

impa

ct o

f eco

nom

ic p

olic

ies

in th

eore

tical

and

con

tem

pora

ry A

ustra

lian

cont

exts

.

H7

Eval

uate

s th

e co

nseq

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es o

f con

tem

pora

ry e

cono

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pro

blem

s an

d is

sues

on

indi

vidu

als,

firm

s an

d go

vern

men

ts.

H8

Appl

ies

appr

opria

te te

rmin

olog

y, c

once

pts

and

theo

ries

in c

onte

mpo

rary

and

hyp

othe

tical

eco

nom

ic c

onte

xts.

H9

Sele

cts

and

orga

nise

s in

form

atio

n fro

m a

var

iety

of s

ourc

es fo

r rel

evan

ce a

nd re

liabi

lity.

H10

Com

mun

icat

es e

cono

mic

info

rmat

ion,

idea

s an

d is

sues

in a

ppro

pria

te fo

rms.

H11

Appl

ies

mat

hem

atic

al c

once

pts

in e

cono

mic

con

text

s.

H12

Wor

ks in

depe

nden

tly a

nd in

gro

ups

to a

chie

ve a

ppro

pria

te g

oals

in s

et ti

mel

ines

.

Econ

omic

s O

utco

mes


Band 6 • Demonstrates extensive, detailed knowledge, insightful understanding and sophisticated evaluation of the ways meanings are shaped and changed by context, medium of production and the influences that produce different responses to texts.

• Displays a highly developed ability to describe and analyse a broad range of language forms, features and structures of texts and explain the ways these shape meaning and influence responses in a variety of texts and contexts.

• Presents a critical, refined personal response showing highly developed skills in interpretation, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of texts and textual detail.

• Exhibits an ability to compose imaginatively, interpretively and critically with sustained precision, flair, originality and sophistication for a variety of audiences, purposes and contexts in order to explore and communicate ideas, information and values.

Band 5 • Demonstrates detailed knowledge, perceptive understanding and effective evaluation of the ways meanings are shaped and changed by context, medium of production and the influences that produce different responses to texts.

• Displays a well developed ability to describe and analyse a broad range of language forms, features and structures of texts and explain the ways these shape meaning and influence responses in a variety of texts and contexts.

• Presents a critical personal response showing well developed skills in interpretation, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of texts and textual detail.

• Exhibits an ability to compose imaginatively, interpretively and critically with flair, originality and control for a variety of audiences, purposes and contexts in order to explore and communicate ideas, information and values.

Band 4 • Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of the way meanings are shaped and changed by context, medium of production and the influences that produce different responses to texts.

• Displays ability to describe and analyse a range of language forms, features and structures of texts and explain the ways these shape meaning and influence responses in a variety of texts and contexts.

• Presents a sound critical personal response showing developed skills in interpretation and analysis of texts.

• Exhibits an ability to compose imaginatively, interpretively and critically with confidence and control for a variety of audiences, purposes and contexts in order to explore and communicate ideas, information and values.

Band 3 • Demonstrates generalised knowledge and understanding of the ways meanings are shaped and changed by context, medium of production and the influences that produce different responses to texts.

• Displays ability to describe a limited range of language forms, features and structures of texts and convey an awareness of the ways these shape meaning and influence responses in a variety of texts and contexts.

• Presents a response showing some evidence of interpretation and analysis of texts.• Exhibits an ability to compose imaginatively, interpretively and critically with variable control

in using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context in order to explore and communicate ideas, information and values.

Band 2 • Demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of the ways meanings are shaped and changed.

• Displays ability to recognise and comment on basic language forms, features and structures of texts.

• Presents an undeveloped response showing recognition of the main ideas in texts.• Exhibits an ability to compose with some awareness of audience, purpose and context in

order to explore and communicate ideas and information.

Band 1



English Advanced

4620

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esEA

-12,

EA1

2-3,

EA

12-4

, EA1

2-6

EA12

-2, E

A12-

3,

EA12

-6, E

A12-

7EA

12-4

, EA1

2-5,

EA

12-9

EA12

-1,E

A12-

2,EA

12-3

, EA

12-4

,EA1

2-5,

EA1

2-6,

EA

12-7

, EA1

2-8,

EA1

2-9

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ly 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Com

mon

Mod

ule:

Te

xts

and

Hum

an

Expe

rienc

es

Rea

ding

sec

tion

and

Ex

tend

ed R

espo

nse

usin

g pr

escr

ibed

text

+

rela

ted

mat

eria

l

Mod

ule

A:Te

xtua

l C

onve

rsat

ions

M

ultim

odal

Ora

lVi

ewin

g an

d R

epre

sent

ing

Mod

ule

C: C

raft

of

Writ

ing

Imag

inat

ive

and

Refl

ectiv

e

Tria

l HSC

-C

omm

on M

odul

e, M

odul

e A,

M

odul

e B

(25%

) M

odul

e C

(5%

)

Know

ledg

e an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of c

ours

e co

nten

t50

1510

1015

Skills

in:

-Com

preh

endi

ng te

xts.

-Com

mun

icat

ing

idea

s.-U

sing

lang

uage

acc

urat

ely,

ap

prop

riate

ly a

nd e

ffect

ivel

y

5010

1510

15

Mar

ks10

025

2520

%30

Engl

ish

Adva

nced

4720

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

EA12

-1In

depe

nden

tly re

spon

ds to

, com

pose

s an

d ev

alua

tes

a ra

nge

of c

ompl

ex te

xts

for u

nder

stan

ding

, int

erpr

etat

ion,

crit

ical

ana

lysi

s, im

agin

ativ

e ex

pres

sion

an

d pl

easu

re.

EA12

-2

U

ses,

eva

luat

es a

nd ju

stifi

es p

roce

sses

, ski

lls a

nd k

now

ledg

e re

quire

d to

effe

ctiv

ely

resp

ond

to a

nd c

ompo

se te

xts

in d

iffer

ent m

odes

, med

ia a

nd

tech

nolo

gies

.

EA12

-3C

ritic

ally

ana

lyse

s an

d us

es la

ngua

ge fo

rms,

feat

ures

and

stru

ctur

es o

f tex

ts ju

stify

ing

appr

opria

tene

ss fo

r spe

cific

pur

pose

s, a

udie

nces

and

con

text

s an

d ev

alua

tes

thei

r effe

cts

on m

eani

ng.

EA12

-4St

rate

gica

lly a

dapt

s an

d ap

plie

s kn

owle

dge,

ski

lls a

nd u

nder

stan

ding

of l

angu

age

conc

epts

and

lite

rary

dev

ices

in n

ew a

nd d

iffer

ent c

onte

xts.

EA12

-5Th

inks

imag

inat

ivel

y, c

reat

ivel

y, in

terp

retiv

ely,

crit

ical

ly a

nd d

isce

rnin

gly

to re

spon

d to

, eva

luat

e an

d co

mpo

se te

xts

that

syn

thes

ise

com

plex

info

rmat

ion,

id

eas

and

argu

men

ts.

EA12

-6In

vest

igat

es a

nd e

valu

ates

the

rela

tions

hips

bet

wee

n te

xts.

EA12

-7Ev

alua

tes

the

dive

rse

way

s te

xts

can

repr

esen

t per

sona

l and

pub

lic w

orld

s an

d re

cogn

ises

how

they

are

val

ued.

EA12

-8Ex

plai

ns a

nd e

valu

ates

nua

nced

cul

tura

l ass

umpt

ions

and

val

ues

in te

xts

and

thei

r effe

cts

on m

eani

ng.

EA12

- 9R

eflec

ts o

n, e

valu

ates

and

mon

itors

ow

n le

arni

ng a

nd re

fines

indi

vidu

al a

nd c

olla

bora

tive

proc

esse

s as

an

inde

pend

ent l

earn

er.

Engl

ish

Adva

nced

Out

com

es


Band E4 • Demonstrates insightful understanding and sophisticated evaluation of the concepts and values in texts and the ways in which these are expressed

• Displays highly developed ability to analyse and evaluate the nature of texts and the relationships between them, and the different ways in which texts are valued.

• Integrates independent investigation with the student’s own reflection on both process and product to develop insightful conclusions.

• Composes complex extended texts, imaginatively, interpretively and critically with a high level of expertise.

• Demonstrates outstanding control of language to express complex ideas with precision in a form and style appropriate to purpose, audience and context.

Band E3 • Demonstrates clear understanding and thoughtful evaluation of the concepts and values in texts and the ways in which these are expressed.

• Displays well developed ability to analyse and evaluate texts and the relationships between them, and the different ways in which texts are valued.

• Integrates independent investigation with the student’s own reflection on both process and product to develop perceptive conclusions.

• Composes extended texts, imaginatively, interpretively and critically with substantial expertise.

• Demonstrates skilful control of language to express complex ideas with clarity in a form and style appropriate to purpose, audience and context.

Band E2 • Demonstrates sound understanding and some evaluation of the concepts and values in texts and the ways in which these are expressed.

• Displays developed ability to analyse and evaluate texts and the relationships between them, and the different ways in which texts are valued.

• Integrates independent investigation with the student’s own reflection on both process and product to develop informed conclusions.

• Composes extended texts, imaginatively, interpretively and critically with competence. • Demonstrates confident control of language to express complex ideas in a form and style

appropriate to purpose, audience and context.

Band E1



English Extension 1

4920

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3

Out

com

esEE

12-1

, EE1

2-2,

EE1

2-3,

EE

12-4

, EE1

2-5

EE12

-1, E

E12-

2, E

E12-

3,

EE12

-4, E

E12-

5EE

12-1

, EE1

2-2,

EE1

2-3,

EE

12-4

, EE1

2-5

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8Ju

ly 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:C

omm

on M

odul

eC

reat

ive

Writ

ing

Res

pons

e an

d Jo

urna

l

Task

Typ

e:El

ectiv

e (L

itera

ry M

inds

cape

s)Pr

escr

ibed

and

Rel

ated

Tex

t Tu

toria

l

Task

Typ

e:Tr

ial H

SC

Part

A an

d B

Know

ledg

e an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of c

ompl

ex te

xts

and

of h

ow a

nd

why

they

are

val

ued

5010

2515

Skills

in:

• -C

ompr

ehen

ding

text

s.•

-Com

mun

icat

ing

idea

s.•

-Usi

ng la

ngua

ge a

ccur

atel

y,

appr

opria

tely

and

effe

ctiv

ely

5025

1015

Mar

ks10

035

3530

Engl

ish

Exte

nsio

n 1

5020

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

HSC

EN

GLI

SH E

XTEN

SIO

N 1

OU

TCO

MES

EE12

-1D

emon

stra

tes

and

appl

ies

insi

ghtfu

l und

erst

andi

ng o

f the

dyn

amic

, ofte

n su

btle

, rel

atio

nshi

p be

twee

n te

xt, p

urpo

se, a

udie

nce

and

cont

ext,

acro

ss a

rang

e of

mod

es, m

edia

and

tech

nolo

gies

.

EE12

-2An

alys

es a

nd e

xper

imen

ts w

ith la

ngua

ge fo

rms,

feat

ures

and

stru

ctur

es o

f com

plex

text

s, d

isce

rnin

gly

eval

uatin

g th

eir e

ffect

s on

mea

ning

for d

iffer

ent

purp

oses

, aud

ienc

es a

nd c

onte

xts.

EE12

-3In

depe

nden

tly in

vest

igat

es, i

nter

pret

s an

d sy

nthe

sise

s cr

itica

l and

cre

ativ

e te

xts

to a

naly

se a

nd e

valu

ate

diffe

rent

way

s of

val

uing

text

s in

ord

er to

info

rm

and

refin

e re

spon

se to

and

com

posi

tion

of s

ophi

stic

ated

text

s.

EE12

-4C

ritic

ally

eva

luat

es h

ow p

ersp

ectiv

es, i

nclu

ding

the

cultu

ral a

ssum

ptio

ns a

nd v

alue

s th

at u

nder

pin

thos

e pe

rspe

ctiv

es, a

re re

pres

ente

d in

text

s.

EE12

-5R

eflec

ts o

n an

d ev

alua

tes

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f the

ir co

ncep

tual

und

erst

andi

ng a

nd th

e in

depe

nden

t and

col

labo

rativ

e w

ritin

g an

d cr

eativ

e pr

oces

ses.

Engl

ish

Exte

nsio

n 1

Out

com

es




Band 6 • Demonstrates extensive, detailed knowledge, insightful understanding and sophisticated evaluation of the ways meanings are shaped and changed by context, medium of production and the influences that produce different responses to texts.

• Displays a highly developed ability to describe and analyse a broad range of language forms, features and structures of texts and explain the ways these shape meaning and influence responses in a variety of texts and contexts.

• Presents a critical, refined personal response showing highly developed skills in interpretation, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of texts and textual detail.

• Exhibits an ability to compose imaginatively, interpretively and critically with sustained precision, flair, originality and sophistication for a variety of audiences, purposes and contexts in order to explore and communicate ideas, information and values.

Band 5 • Demonstrates detailed knowledge, perceptive understanding and effective evaluation of the ways meanings are shaped and changed by context, medium of production and the influences that produce different responses to texts.

• Displays a well developed ability to describe and analyse a broad range of language forms, features and structures of texts and explain the ways these shape meaning and influence responses in a variety of texts and contexts.

• Presents a critical personal response showing well developed skills in interpretation, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of texts and textual detail.

• Exhibits an ability to compose imaginatively, interpretively and critically with flair, originality and control for a variety of audiences, purposes and contexts in order to explore and communicate ideas, information and values.

Band 4 • Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of the way meanings are shaped and changed by context, medium of production and the influences that produce different responses to texts.

• Displays ability to describe and analyse a range of language forms, features and structures of texts and explain the ways these shape meaning and influence responses in a variety of texts and contexts.

• Presents a sound critical personal response showing developed skills in interpretation and analysis of texts.

• Exhibits an ability to compose imaginatively, interpretively and critically with confidence and control for a variety of audiences, purposes and contexts in order to explore and communicate ideas, information and values.

Band 3 • Demonstrates generalised knowledge and understanding of the ways meanings are shaped and changed by context, medium of production and the influences that produce different responses to texts.

• Displays ability to describe a limited range of language forms, features and structures of texts and convey an awareness of the ways these shape meaning and influence responses in a variety of texts and contexts.

• Presents a response showing some evidence of interpretation and analysis of texts.• Exhibits an ability to compose imaginatively, interpretively and critically with variable control

in using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context in order to explore and communicate ideas, information and values.

Band 2 • Demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of the ways meanings are shaped and changed.

• Displays ability to recognise and comment on basic language forms, features and structures of texts.

• Presents an undeveloped response showing recognition of the main ideas in texts.• Exhibits an ability to compose with some awareness of audience, purpose and context in

order to explore and communicate ideas and information.

Band 1

English Standard

5220

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

es

EN12

-1, E

N12

-3,

EN12

-4, E

N12

-6,

EN12

-8

EN12

-1, E

N12

-2,

EN12

-6, E

N12

-7,

EN12

-9

EN12

-4, E

N12

-5,

EN12

-9EN

12-1

, EN

12-2

,EN

12-3

, EN

12-4

, EN

12-5

, EN

12-6

, EN

12-7

, EN

12-8

, EN

12-9

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ly 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Com

mon

Mod

ule:

R

eadi

ng s

ectio

n an

d Ex

tend

ed R

espo

nse

usin

g pr

escr

ibed

text

an

d re

late

d m

ater

ial

Mod

ule

A:M

ultim

odal

Ora

lVi

ewin

g an

d R

epre

sent

ing

Mod

ule

C:

Imag

inat

ive

and

Refl

ectiv

e

Tria

l HSC

-C

omm

on M

odul

e,

Mod

ule

A, M

odul

e B

(25%

) M

odul

e C

(5%

)

Know

ledg

e an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of c

ours

e co

nten

t50

1510

1015

Skills

in:

-com

preh

endi

ng te

xts

-com

mun

icat

ing

idea

s-u

sing

lang

uage

acc

urat

ely,

ap

prop

riate

ly a

nd e

ffect

ivel

y

50 1

015

1015

Mar

ks10

025

2520

30

Engl

ish

Stan

dard

5320

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

EN12

- 1In

depe

nden

tly re

spon

ds to

and

com

pose

s co

mpl

ex te

xts

for u

nder

stan

ding

, int

erpr

etat

ion,

crit

ical

ana

lysi

s, im

agin

ativ

e ex

pres

sion

and

ple

asur

e.

EN12

- 2U

ses,

eva

luat

es a

nd ju

stifi

es p

roce

sses

, ski

lls a

nd k

now

ledg

e re

quire

d to

effe

ctiv

ely

resp

ond

to a

nd c

ompo

se te

xts

in d

iffer

ent m

odes

, med

ia a

nd

tech

nolo

gies

.

EN12

-3An

alys

es a

nd u

ses

lang

uage

form

s, fe

atur

es a

nd s

truct

ures

of t

exts

and

just

ifies

thei

r app

ropr

iate

ness

for p

urpo

se, a

udie

nce

and

cont

ext a

nd.

EN12

-4Ad

apts

and

app

lies

know

ledg

e, s

kills

and

und

erst

andi

ng o

f lan

guag

e co

ncep

ts a

nd li

tera

ry d

evic

es in

to n

ew a

nd d

iffer

ent c

onte

xts.

EN12

-5Th

inks

imag

inat

ivel

y, c

reat

ivel

y, in

terp

retiv

ely,

ana

lytic

ally

and

dis

cern

ingl

y to

resp

ond

to a

nd c

ompo

se te

xts

that

incl

ude

cons

ider

ed a

nd d

etai

led

info

rmat

ion,

idea

s an

d ar

gum

ents

.

EN12

-6In

vest

igat

es a

nd e

xpla

ins

the

rela

tions

hips

bet

wee

n te

xts.

EN12

-7Ex

plai

ns a

nd e

valu

ates

the

dive

rse

way

s te

xts

can

repr

esen

t per

sona

l and

pub

lic w

orld

s.

EN12

-8Ex

plai

ns a

nd a

sses

ses

cultu

ral a

ssum

ptio

ns in

text

s an

d th

eir e

ffect

s on

mea

ning

.

EN12

-9R

eflec

ts o

n, a

sses

ses

and

mon

itors

ow

n le

arni

ng a

nd re

fines

indi

vidu

al a

nd c

olla

bora

tive

proc

esse

s as

an

inde

pend

ent l

earn

er.

Engl

ish

Stan

dard

Out

com

es


Band 6 • Demonstrates detailed knowledge and understanding of how language and other techniques are used to convey meaning in various forms of appropriate short and extended texts.

• Demonstrates well-developed skills and constructing a range of short and extended written, spoken and multi-modal texts at an appropriate level for present and future contexts.

• Displays a well-developed ability in selecting appropriate text forms, vocabulary, style and tone to write and speak for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts.

• Demonstrates well-developed skills in planning, researching, organising and communicating information for a variety of tasks, working both individually and collectively, and in reflecting on learning.

Band 5 • Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of how language and other techniques are used to convey meaning in various forms of appropriate short and extended texts.

• Demonstrates sound skills in constructing a range of short and extended written, spoken and multi-modal texts at an appropriate level for present and future contexts.

• Displays sound ability in selecting appropriate text forms, vocabulary, style and tone to write and speak for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts.

• Demonstrates competent skills in planning, researching, organising and communicating information for a variety of tasks, working both individually and collectively, and in reflecting on learning.

Band 4 • Demonstrates developing knowledge and understanding of how language and other techniques are used to convey meaning in various forms of appropriate short and extended texts.

• Demonstrates developing skills in constructing a range of short and extended written, spoken and multi-modal texts at an appropriate level for present and future contexts.

• Displays developing ability in selecting appropriate text forms, vocabulary, style and tone to write and speak for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts.

• Demonstrates developing skills in planning, researching, organising and communicating information for a variety of tasks, working both individually and collectively, and in reflecting on learning.

Band 3 • Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of how language and other techniques are used to convey meaning in some forms of short and extended texts appropriate to the course.

• Demonstrates basic skills in constructing appropriate short and extended written, spoken and multi-modal texts at an appropriate level for present and future contexts.

• Displays basic ability in selecting appropriate text forms, vocabulary, style and tone to write and speak for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts.

• Demonstrates basic skills in planning, organising and communicating information, working both individually and collectively, and in reflecting on learning.

Band 2 • Demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of how language and other techniques are used to convey meaning in appropriate texts.

• Demonstrates elementary knowledge and skills in constructing written, spoken and multi-modal texts at an appropriate level for limited contexts.

• Displays elementary skills in comprehending written spoken and multi-modal texts and in writing, speaking and representing for limited contexts.

• Demonstrates elementary skills in organising and communicating information, working both individually and collectively, and in reflecting on learning.

Band 1


The typical performance in this band.

English Studies

5520

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

es

ES12

-1, E

S12-

2,

ES12

-3, E

S12-

5,

ES12

-7, E

S12-

8,

ES12

-9, E

S12-

10

ES12

-1, E

S12-

5,ES

12-9

, ES1

2-8,

ES12

-6, E

S12-

2,ES

12-4

ES12

-1, E

S12-

2,

ES12

-3, E

S12-

4,

ES12

-5,E

S12-

6,ES

12-7

, ES1

2-8,

ES12

-9, E

S12-

10

ES12

-1, E

S12-

2,

ES12

-3, E

S12-

4,

ES12

-5, E

S12-

6,ES

12-7

, ES1

2-8,

ES12

-9, E

S12-

10

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Au

gust

201

9Se

ptem

ber 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Com

mon

Mod

ule:

Rea

ding

sec

tion

and

Exte

nded

Res

pons

e +

rela

ted

mat

eria

l

Elec

tive

Mod

ule

A:M

ultim

odal

pre

sent

atio

n -F

ilmed

task

HSC

Tria

l Exa

mPo

rtfol

io T

ask

Know

ledg

e an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of c

ours

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nten

t50

1510

1015

Skills

in:

-com

preh

endi

ng te

xts

-com

mun

icat

ing

idea

s-u

sing

lang

uage

acc

urat

ely,

ap

prop

riate

ly a

nd e

ffect

ivel

y

5010

1510

15

Mar

ks10

025

2520

30

Engl

ish

Stud

ies

5620

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

ES12

- 1C

ompr

ehen

ds a

nd re

spon

ds a

naly

tical

ly a

nd im

agin

ativ

ely

to a

rang

e of

text

s, in

clud

ing

shor

t and

ext

ende

d te

xts,

lite

rary

text

s an

d te

xts

from

aca

dem

ic,

com

mun

ity, w

orkp

lace

and

soc

ial c

onte

xts

for a

var

iety

of p

urpo

ses.

ES12

-2Id

entifi

es, u

ses

and

asse

sses

stra

tegi

es to

com

preh

end

incr

easi

ngly

com

plex

and

sus

tain

ed w

ritte

n, s

poke

n, v

isua

l, m

ultim

odal

and

dig

ital t

exts

that

hav

e be

en c

ompo

sed

for d

iffer

ent p

urpo

ses

and

cont

exts

.

ES12

-3Ac

cess

es, c

ompr

ehen

ds a

nd u

ses

info

rmat

ion

to c

omm

unic

ate

in a

var

iety

of w

ays.

ES12

-4C

ompo

ses

profi

cien

t tex

ts in

diff

eren

t for

ms.

ES12

-5D

evel

ops

know

ledg

e, u

nder

stan

ding

and

app

reci

atio

n of

how

lang

uage

is u

sed,

iden

tifyi

ng a

nd e

xpla

inin

g sp

ecifi

c la

ngua

ge fo

rms

and

feat

ures

in te

xts

that

co

nvey

mea

ning

to d

iffer

ent a

udie

nces

.

ES12

-6U

ses

appr

opria

te s

trate

gies

to c

ompo

se te

xts

for d

iffer

ent m

odes

, med

ia, a

udie

nces

, con

text

s an

d pu

rpos

es.

ES12

-7R

epre

sent

s ow

n id

eas

in c

ritic

al, i

nter

pret

ive

and

imag

inat

ive

text

s.

ES12

-8U

nder

stan

ds a

nd e

xpla

ins

the

rela

tions

hips

bet

wee

n te

xts.

ES12

-9Id

entifi

es a

nd e

xplo

res

idea

s, v

alue

s, p

oint

s of

vie

w a

nd a

ttitu

des

expr

esse

d in

text

s, a

nd e

xpla

ins

way

s in

whi

ch te

xts

may

influ

ence

, eng

age

and

pers

uade

diff

eren

t aud

ienc

es.

ES12

-10

Mon

itors

and

refle

cts

on o

wn

lear

ning

and

adj

usts

indi

vidu

al a

nd c

olla

bora

tive

proc

esse

s to

dev

elop

as

a m

ore

inde

pend

ent l

earn

er.

Engl

ish

Stud

ies

Out

com

es


Band 6• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of the HSC mandatory focus areas

including Audio, Customer service, Lighting, Safety, Staging, Vision and Working in the entertainment industry and workplace

• Communicates in a coherent, succinct and logical manner• Uses industry terminology accurately and appropriately• Supports responses with relevant workplace examples

Band 5• Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of the HSC mandatory focus areas

including Audio, Customer service, Lighting, Safety, Staging, Vision and Working in the entertainment industry and workplace

• Communicates in an effective and organised manner• Uses industry terminology appropriately• Supports responses with workplace examples

Band 4• Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of the HSC mandatory focus areas including

Audio, Customer service, Lighting, Safety, Staging, Vision and Working in the entertainment industry and workplace

• Communicates in an organised manner• Uses some industry terminology appropriately• Includes some workplace examples in responses

Band 3• Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of the HSC mandatory focus areas including

Audio, Customer service, Lighting, Safety, Staging, Vision and Working in the entertainment industry and workplace

• Communicates in a basic manner• Uses some industry terminology

Band 2

• Demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of the HSC mandatory focus areas including Audio, Customer service, Lighting, Safety, Staging, Vision and Working in the entertainment industry and workplace

• Uses generalisations and non-industry specific terminology

Band 1



Entertainment Industry

5820

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Task

5Ta

sk 6

Wee

k 5,

Ter

m 4

Wee

k 10

,Ter

m 4

Wee

k 10

, Ter

m 1

Wee

k 10

, Ter

m 2

Wee

k 10

, Ter

m 2

Wee

k 3,

Ter

m 3

Task

Typ

eTa

sk T

ype

Task

Typ

eTa

sk T

ype

Task

Typ

eTa

sk T

ype

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)

• Pr

oduc

tion

Doc

umen

tatio

n,

Log

& R

eflec

tion

• Te

ache

r O

bser

vatio

ns•

Und

erpi

nnin

g Kn

owle

dge

Test

s•

Res

ume

& C

over

Le

tter

• W

ritte

n ex

am•

Und

erpi

nnin

g Kn

owle

dge

• R

isk

Asse

ssm

ent

Doc

umen

tatio

n•

Wor

kpla

ce

Obs

erva

tion,

R

eflec

tion

& Su

perv

isor

’s R

epor

t

• C

usto

mer

Ser

vice

Fa

ct S

heet

• C

usto

mer

Ser

vice

Sc

enar

ios

• Pe

er R

evie

w &

Fe

edba

ck•

Wor

kpla

ce J

ourn

al

& Su

perv

isor

’s

Rep

ort

• Ex

tern

ally

Del

iver

ed•

Writ

ten

Exam

Mar

ksN

/AN

/AN

/AN

/AN

/A10

0%

Ente

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men

t Ind

ustry




Band 6 • Communicates effectively across a range of topics in spoken French• Writes cohesive, well-structured texts appropriate to a range of audiences, purposes and

contexts• Demonstrates an excellent control of vocabulary and language structures• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience,

purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing conclusions and justifying opinions about them

Band 5• Communicates across a range of topics in spoken French• Writes cohesive texts appropriate to audience, purpose and context• Demonstrates a good control of vocabulary and language structures• Demonstrates a good understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience,

purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing some conclusions and justifying opinions about them

Band 4• Communicates ideas and information in spoken French• Writes texts with some regard to audience, purpose and context, linking ideas and

information• Demonstrates some control of vocabulary and language structures• Demonstrates a general understanding of and identifies some specific information in a range

of texts

Band 3 • Communicates some ideas and information in familiar contexts in spoken French• Writes texts with some regard to purpose• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of French vocabulary and applies French grammar and

syntax inconsistently• Demonstrates a general understanding of straightforward texts and identifies some specific

information in more complex ones

Band 2• Understands some simple questions and responds in comprehensible spoken French• Writes some words, phrases and sentences in comprehensible French• Identifies some information in texts

French Beginners

6020

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

es

H1.

1, 1

.2, 1

.3,1

.4H

2.1

, 2.2

, 2.3

.H

2.4,

2.5

, 2.6

H1.

1, 1

.2, 1

.3,1

.4H

3.1

,3.2

,3.3

,3.4

H1.

1, 1

.2, 1

.3,1

.4H

2.1

, 2.2

, 2.3

.H

2.4,

2.5

, 2.6

H1.

1, 1

.2, 1

.3,1

.4H

2.1

, 2.2

, 2.3

.H

2.4,

2.5

, 2.6

H3.

1,3.

2,3.

3,3.

4

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8Ap

ril 2

019

June

201

9Au

gust

201

9

Task

Typ

e:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:

Rea

ding

Spea

king

by

Appo

intm

ent

Writ

ing

List

enin

gSp

eaki

ng b

y Ap

poin

tmen

tTr

ial H

SC E

xam

List

enin

g30

1515

Rea

ding

3015

15

Writ

ing

2010

10

Spea

king

2010

10

Mar

ks10

015

2025

40

Fren

ch B

egin

ners

6120

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Fren

ch B

egin

ners

Out

com

es

1.1

Esta

blis

hes

and

mai

ntai

ns c

omm

unic

atio

n in

Fre

nch

1.2

Man

ipul

ates

ling

uist

ic s

truct

ures

to e

xpre

ss id

eas

effec

tivel

y in

Fre

nch

1.3

Sequ

ence

s id

eas

and

info

rmat

ion

1.4

Appl

ies

know

ledg

e of

the

cultu

re o

f Fre

nch

-spe

akin

g co

mm

uniti

es to

inte

ract

app

ropr

iate

ly

2.1

Und

erst

ands

and

inte

rpre

ts in

form

atio

n in

text

s us

ing

a ra

nge

of s

trate

gies

2.2

Con

veys

the

gist

of a

nd id

entifi

es s

peci

fic in

form

atio

n in

text

s

2.3

Sum

mar

ises

the

mai

n po

ints

of a

text

2.4

Dra

ws

conc

lusi

ons

from

or j

ustifi

es a

n op

inio

n ab

out a

text

2.5

Iden

tifies

the

purp

ose,

con

text

and

aud

ienc

e of

a te

xt

2.6

Iden

tifies

and

exp

lain

s as

pect

s of

the

cultu

re o

f Fre

nch

-spe

akin

g co

mm

uniti

es in

text

s

3.1

Prod

uces

text

s ap

prop

riate

to a

udie

nce,

pur

pose

and

con

text

3.2

Stru

ctur

es a

nd s

eque

nces

idea

s an

d in

form

atio

n

3.3

Appl

ies

know

ledg

e of

div

erse

ling

uist

ic s

truct

ures

to c

onve

y in

form

atio

n an

d ex

pres

s or

igin

al id

eas

in F

renc

h

3.4

Appl

ies

know

ledg

e of

the

cultu

re o

f Fre

nch-

spea

king

com

mun

ities

to th

e pr

oduc

tion

of te

xts.


Band 6 • Consistently and correctly communicates using precise industry and enterprise terminology, in a manner appropriate to the audience and situation in the workplace.

• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the performance required in a range of hospitality applications.

• Applies an in-depth knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies.• Demonstrates high level skills in the use of appropriate technologies as they apply to the

hospitality industry. • Exhibits an outstanding knowledge of cultural awareness and the importance of effective

communication skills in a hospitality environment. • Demonstrates an extensive understanding of legislation as it applies to the hospitality industry.• Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of occupational health, safety, security and

hygiene. • Demonstrates critical judgement and sound reasoning to select, organise, synthesise and

evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources.

Band 5 • Communicates using specific industry and enterprise terminology, in a manner appropriate to the audience and situation in the workplace.

• Demonstrates a detailed understanding of the performance required in a range of hospitality applications.

• Applies a detailed knowledge and understanding of the performance required in a range of hospitality applications.

• Demonstrates comprehensive skills in the use of appropriate technologies as they apply to the hospitality industry.

• Exhibits an accomplished knowledge of cultural awareness and the importance of effective communication skills in a hospitality environment.

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of legislation as it applies to the hospitality industry. • Demonstrates a thorough understanding of occupational health, safety, security and hygiene. • Demonstrates accomplished judgement and sound reasoning to select, organise, synthesise and

evaluate relevant information from a variety of sources.

Band 4 • Communicates using industry and enterprise terminology, in a manner appropriate to the workplace.

• Demonstrates a sound understanding of the performance required in a range of hospitality applications.

• Applies a sound knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies. . Demonstrates skills in the use of appropriate technologies as they apply to the hospitality industry.

• Exhibits a sound knowledge of cultural awareness and the importance of effective communication skills in a hospitality environment.

• Demonstrates a sound understanding of legislation as it applies to the hospitality industry.• Demonstrates a good understanding of occupational health, safety, security and hygiene. • Frames written responses in a descriptive manner.

Band 3 • Communicates using basic industry and enterprise terminology. • Demonstrates an understanding of the performance required in a range of hospitality applications. • Applies a basic knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies. Demonstrates

basic skills in the use of technologies as they apply to the hospitality industry.• Exhibits a basic knowledge of cultural awareness and the importance of communication skills in a

hospitality environment. • Demonstrates a basic understanding of legislation as it applies to the hospitality industry.

Demonstrates understanding of elements of occupational health, safety, security and hygiene and attempts to solve specific problems.

• Frames written responses using unsupported generalisations.

Band 2 • Communicates using non-industry specific terms. Demonstrates a superficial understanding of the performance required in a limited range of hospitality applications.

• Demonstrates a limited knowledge and understanding relevant to specific competencies. • Demonstrates elementary skills in the use of technologies as they apply to the hospitality industry.• Exhibits a limited knowledge of cultural awareness and the importance of communication skills in

a hospitality environment.• Demonstrates an elementary understanding of legislation as it applies to the hospitality industry. • Recounts elements of occupational health, safety, security and hygiene.• Frames written responses using unsupported generalisations and irrelevant material.

Band 1



Hospitality

6320

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Task

5Ta

sk 6

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Nov

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Qui

z an

d pr

epar

e a

rang

e of

coff

ees

for s

taff

prac

(In c

lass

)

Res

earc

h(H

and

in)

Staff

lunc

heon

an

d di

gita

l fol

io(H

and

in/In

cla

ss)

Appe

tiser

s an

d sa

lads

- pr

ac(H

and

in/In

cla

ss)

HSC

Tria

l Writ

ten

Exam

Evid

ence

Por

tfolio

Com

pete

ncy

Prep

are

and

serv

e es

pres

so

coffe

e

Sour

ce a

nd

use

info

rmat

ion

on H

ospi

talit

y In

dust

ry

Prep

are

dish

es

usin

g ba

sic

met

hods

of

cook

ery

Mai

ntai

n th

e qu

ality

of

peris

habl

e ite

ms

Prep

are

appe

tiser

s an

d sa

lads

Parti

cipa

te in

saf

e fo

od h

andl

ing

prac

tices

Use

coo

kery

ski

lls

effec

tivel

y

Mar

ksN

/AN

/AN

/AN

/A10

0N

/A

Uni

ts b

ased

on

com

pete

ncy

plus

ong

oing

com

pete

ncy

asse

ssm

ent i

n th

eory

and

pra

ctic

al le

sson

s an

d w

ork

plac

emen

t.

Hos

pita

lity


Band 6 • Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational factors relating to the selected focus area industry.

• Applies a comprehensive understanding of both written and graphical communication, and information processing skills.

• Utilises a design process to critically evaluate and develop solutions to practical problems.• Demonstrates expertise in the management of time and other resources in the development

of a practical project.• Solves specific problems through in-depth knowledge and understanding of the implications

and impact of technology on society.• Displays excellence in the selection of equipment and materials and in the application of

practical skills to produce a quality project.

Band 5 • Demonstrates a detailed knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational aspects of the selected focus area industry.

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding in the use of written and graphical communication and information processing skills.

• Justifies solutions to practical problems through the application of design techniques.• Utilises a range of appropriate management strategies in the development of a practical

project.• Applies knowledge and understanding of the implication and impact of technology on society.• Displays competence in the selection of equipment and materials and in the application of

practical skills to produce a practical project.

Band 4 • Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational aspects of the selected focus area industry.

• Displays information processing skills and a sound knowledge in the use of both written and graphical communication.

• Uses design or design modification techniques to solve practical problems.• Applies appropriate management strategies to the development of a practical project.• Demonstrates an understanding of the implications and impact of technology on society.• Shows understanding in the application of equipment, materials and practical skills to

produce a practical project.

Band 3 • Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational aspects of the selected focus area industry.

• Uses appropriate information processing skills and written and graphical communication forms.

• Attempts to use design or design modification techniques to solve practical problems.• Recognises the importance of management to complete a practical project.• Demonstrates an awareness of the implications and impact of technology on society.• Identifies and uses a range of equipment, materials and processes to produce a practical

project.

Band 2 • Displays a simple knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational aspects of the selected focus area industry.

• Uses a narrow range of written and graphical communication forms, and information processing skills.

• Demonstrates an adequate awareness of design.• Displays minimal management skills in the development of a practical project.• Demonstrates a limited awareness of the implications and impact of technology on society.• Uses a limited selection of equipment, materials and processes to produce a practical

project.

Band 1



Industrial Technology - Multimedia

6520

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esH

1.1,

H1.

2, H

7.1

H3.

1, H

3.2,

H3.

3, H

4.2,

H

4.3,

H5.

1, H

5.2,

H6.

1H

3.2,

H3.

3, M

H5.

1, H

5.2,

H

6.1,

H.2

H1.

1, H

1.2,

H3.

1, H

4.3,

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8Ap

ril (A

sses

smen

t Wee

k)Ju

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Portf

olio

(HI)

Indu

stry

Cas

eStu

dy

Prac

tical

(HI)

TRIA

L H

SC

Know

ledg

e &

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

the

or

gani

satio

n an

d m

anag

emen

t of,

and

man

ufac

turin

g pr

oces

ses

and

tech

niqu

es u

sed

by,

the

focu

s ar

ea in

dust

ry

4010

30

Know

ledg

e, s

kills

an

d un

ders

tand

ing

in

desi

gnin

g, m

anag

ing,

pr

oble

m s

olvi

ng,

com

mun

icat

ing

and

the

safe

use

of

man

ufac

turin

g pr

oces

ses

and

tech

niqu

es

thro

ugh

the

desi

gn a

nd

prod

uctio

n of

a q

ualit

y m

ajor

pro

ject

6020

40

Mar

ks10

020

1040

30

Indu

stria

l Tec

hnol

ogy

- Mul

timed

ia

6620

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

H1.

1In

vest

igat

es in

dust

ry th

roug

h th

e st

udy

of b

usin

esse

s in

one

focu

s ar

ea.

H1.

2Id

entifi

es a

ppro

pria

te e

quip

men

t, pr

oduc

tion

and

man

ufac

turin

g te

chni

ques

and

des

crib

es th

e im

pact

of n

ew a

nd d

evel

opin

g te

chno

logi

es in

indu

stry

.

H1.

3Id

entifi

es im

porta

nt h

isto

rical

dev

elop

men

ts in

the

focu

s ar

ea in

dust

ry.

H2.

1D

emon

stra

tes

profi

cien

cy in

the

use

of s

afe

wor

king

pra

ctic

es a

nd w

orks

hop

equi

pmen

t mai

nten

ance

tech

niqu

es.

H3.

1D

emon

stra

tes

skills

in s

ketc

hing

, pro

duci

ng a

nd in

terp

retin

g dr

awin

gs.

H3.

2Se

lect

s an

d ap

plie

s ap

prop

riate

rese

arch

and

pro

blem

-sol

ving

ski

lls.

H3.

3Ap

plie

s an

d ju

stifi

es d

esig

n pr

inci

ples

thro

ugh

the

prod

uctio

n of

a M

ajor

Pro

ject

.

H4.

1D

emon

stra

tes

com

pete

ncy

in a

rang

e of

pra

ctic

al s

kills

app

ropr

iate

to th

e M

ajor

Pro

ject

.

H4.

2Ex

plor

es th

e ne

ed to

out

sour

ce a

ppro

pria

te e

xper

tise

whe

re n

eces

sary

to c

ompl

emen

t per

sona

l pra

ctic

al s

kills

.

H4.

3C

ritic

ally

app

lies

know

ledg

e an

d sk

ills re

late

d to

pro

perti

es a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

mat

eria

ls/c

ompo

nent

s.

H5.

1Se

lect

s an

d us

es c

omm

unic

atio

n an

d in

form

atio

n pr

oces

sing

ski

lls.

H5.

2Ex

amin

es a

nd a

pplie

s ap

prop

riate

doc

umen

tatio

n te

chni

ques

to p

roje

ct m

anag

emen

t.

H6.

1Ev

alua

tes

the

char

acte

ristic

s of

qua

lity

man

ufac

ture

d pr

oduc

ts.

H6.

2Ap

plie

s th

e pr

inci

ples

of q

ualit

y an

d qu

ality

con

trol.

H7.

1Ex

plai

ns th

e im

pact

of t

he fo

cus

area

indu

stry

on

the

soci

al a

nd p

hysi

cal e

nviro

nmen

t.

H7.

2An

alys

es th

e im

pact

of e

xist

ing,

new

and

em

ergi

ng te

chno

logi

es o

f the

focu

s in

dust

ry o

n so

ciet

y an

d th

e en

viro

nmen

t.

Indu

stria

l Tec

hnol

ogy

- Mul

timed

ia O

utco

mes




Band 6 • Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational factors relating to the selected focus area industry.

• Applies a comprehensive understanding of both written and graphical communication, and information processing skills.

• Utilises a design process to critically evaluate and develop solutions to practical problems.• Demonstrates expertise in the management of time and other resources in the development

of a practical project.• Solves specific problems through in-depth knowledge and understanding of the implications

and impact of technology on society.• Displays excellence in the selection of equipment and materials and in the application of

practical skills to produce a quality project.

Band 5 • Demonstrates a detailed knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational aspects of the selected focus area industry.

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding in the use of written and graphical communication and information processing skills.

• Justifies solutions to practical problems through the application of design techniques.• Utilises a range of appropriate management strategies in the development of a practical

project.• Applies knowledge and understanding of the implication and impact of technology on society.• Displays competence in the selection of equipment and materials and in the application of

practical skills to produce a practical project.

Band 4 • Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational aspects of the selected focus area industry.

• Displays information processing skills and a sound knowledge in the use of both written and graphical communication.

• Uses design or design modification techniques to solve practical problems.• Applies appropriate management strategies to the development of a practical project.• Demonstrates an understanding of the implications and impact of technology on society.• Shows understanding in the application of equipment, materials and practical skills to

produce a practical project.

Band 3 • Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational aspects of the selected focus area industry.

• Uses appropriate information processing skills and written and graphical communication forms.

• Attempts to use design or design modification techniques to solve practical problems.• Recognises the importance of management to complete a practical project.• Demonstrates an awareness of the implications and impact of technology on society.• Identifies and uses a range of equipment, materials and processes to produce a practical

project.

Band 2 • Displays a simple knowledge of the technological, environmental, structural and organisational aspects of the selected focus area industry.

• Uses a narrow range of written and graphical communication forms, and information processing skills.

• Demonstrates an adequate awareness of design.• Displays minimal management skills in the development of a practical project.• Demonstrates a limited awareness of the implications and impact of technology on society.• Uses a limited selection of equipment, materials and processes to produce a practical

project.

Band 1

Industrial Technology - Timber Products and furniture Industries

6820

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esH

3.1,

H3.

2, H

13.3

. H4.

2,

H4.

3, H

5.1.

H 5

.2, H

6.1

H1.

1, H

1.2,

H1.

3, H

5.1,

H

7.2

H3.

2, H

3.3,

H4.

1, H

4.2,

H

4.3,

H6.

1, H

6.2

H1.

1, H

1.2,

H3.

1, H

4.3,

H

7.1,

H7.

2

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8Ap

ril 2

019

(Ass

essm

ent

Wee

k)Ju

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Portf

olio

HI

Indu

stry

Cas

e St

udy

Exam

Prac

tical

ass

essm

ent o

n sp

ecifi

c ou

tcom

es H

ITR

IAL

HSC

EXA

M

Know

ledg

e &

unde

rsta

ndin

g of

the

org

anis

atio

n an

d m

anag

emen

t of,

and

man

ufac

turin

g pr

oces

ses

and

tech

niqu

es u

sed

by, t

he

focu

s ar

ea in

dust

ry

40

1030

Know

ledg

e, s

kills

and

un

ders

tand

ing

in d

esig

ning

, m

anag

ing,

pro

blem

sol

ving

, co

mm

unic

atin

g an

d th

e sa

fe u

se o

f man

ufac

turin

g pr

oces

ses

and

tech

niqu

es

thro

ugh

the

desi

gn a

nd

prod

uctio

n of

a q

ualit

y m

ajor

pr

ojec

t

6020

40

Mar

ks10

020

1040

30

Indu

stria

l Tec

hnol

ogy

- Tim

ber P

rodu

cts

and

furn

iture

Indu

strie

s

6920

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

H1.

1In

vest

igat

es in

dust

ry th

roug

h th

e st

udy

of b

usin

esse

s in

one

focu

s ar

ea.

H1.

2Id

entifi

es a

ppro

pria

te e

quip

men

t, pr

oduc

tion

and

man

ufac

turin

g te

chni

ques

and

des

crib

es th

e im

pact

of n

ew a

nd d

evel

opin

g te

chno

logi

es in

indu

stry

.

H1.

3Id

entifi

es im

porta

nt h

isto

rical

dev

elop

men

ts in

the

focu

s ar

ea in

dust

ry.

H2.

1D

emon

stra

tes

profi

cien

cy in

the

use

of s

afe

wor

king

pra

ctic

es a

nd w

orks

hop

equi

pmen

t mai

nten

ance

tech

niqu

es.

H3.

1D

emon

stra

tes

skills

in s

ketc

hing

, pro

duci

ng a

nd in

terp

retin

g dr

awin

gs.

H3.

2Se

lect

s an

d ap

plie

s ap

prop

riate

rese

arch

and

pro

blem

-sol

ving

ski

lls.

H3.

3Ap

plie

s an

d ju

stifi

es d

esig

n pr

inci

ples

thro

ugh

the

prod

uctio

n of

a M

ajor

Pro

ject

.

H4.

1D

emon

stra

tes

com

pete

ncy

in a

rang

e of

pra

ctic

al s

kills

app

ropr

iate

to th

e M

ajor

Pro

ject

.

H4.

2Ex

plor

es th

e ne

ed to

out

sour

ce a

ppro

pria

te e

xper

tise

whe

re n

eces

sary

to c

ompl

emen

t per

sona

l pra

ctic

al s

kills

.

H4.

3C

ritic

ally

app

lies

know

ledg

e an

d sk

ills re

late

d to

pro

perti

es a

nd c

hara

cter

istic

s of

mat

eria

ls/c

ompo

nent

s.

H5.

1Se

lect

s an

d us

es c

omm

unic

atio

n an

d in

form

atio

n pr

oces

sing

ski

lls.

H5.

2Ex

amin

es a

nd a

pplie

s ap

prop

riate

doc

umen

tatio

n te

chni

ques

to p

roje

ct m

anag

emen

t.

H6.

1Ev

alua

tes

the

char

acte

ristic

s of

qua

lity

man

ufac

ture

d pr

oduc

ts.

H6.

2Ap

plie

s th

e pr

inci

ples

of q

ualit

y an

d qu

ality

con

trol.

H7.

1Ex

plai

ns th

e im

pact

of t

he fo

cus

area

indu

stry

on

the

soci

al a

nd p

hysi

cal e

nviro

nmen

t.

H7.

2An

alys

es th

e im

pact

of e

xist

ing,

new

and

em

ergi

ng te

chno

logi

es o

f the

focu

s in

dust

ry o

n so

ciet

y an

d th

e en

viro

nmen

t.

Indu

stria

l Tec

hnol

ogy

- Tim

ber P

rodu

cts

and

furn

iture

Indu

strie

s O

utco

mes




Band 6• Communicates effectively across a range of topics in spoken Italian.• Writes cohesive, well-structured texts appropriate to a range of audiences, purposes and

contexts.• Demonstrates an excellent control of vocabulary and language structures.• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience,

purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing conclusions and justifying opinions about them.

Band 5• Communicates across a range of topics in spoken Italian.• Writes cohesive texts appropriate to audience, purpose and context.• Demonstrates a good control of vocabulary and language structures.• Demonstrates a good understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience,

purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing some conclusions and justifying opinions about them.

Band 4• Communicates ideas and information in spoken Italian.• Writes texts with some regard to audience, purpose and context, linking ideas and

information.• Demonstrates some control of vocabulary and language structures.• Demonstrates a general understanding of and identifies some specific information in a range

of texts.

Band 3 • Communicates some ideas and information in familiar contexts in spoken Italian.• Writes texts with some regard to purpose.• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of Italian vocabulary and applies Italian grammar and

syntax inconsistently.• Demonstrates a general understanding of straightforward texts and identifies some specific

information in more complex ones.

Band 2• Understands some simple questions and responds in comprehensible spoken Italian.• Writes some words, phrases and sentences in comprehensible Italian.• Identifies some information in texts.

Band 1

Italian Beginners

7120

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

es

H1.

1, 1

.2, 1

.3,1

.4H

2.1

, 2.2

, 2.3

.H

2.4,

2.5

, 2.6

H1.

1, 1

.2, 1

.3,1

.4H

3.1

,3.2

,3.3

,3.4

H1.

1, 1

.2, 1

.3,1

.4H

2.1

, 2.2

, 2.3

.H

2.4,

2.5

, 2.6

H1.

1, 1

.2, 1

.3,1

.4H

2.1

, 2.2

, 2.3

.H

2.4,

2.5

, 2.6

H3.

1,3.

2,3.

3,3.

4

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8Ap

ril 2

019

June

201

9Au

gust

201

9

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Rea

ding

Spea

king

by

Appo

intm

ent

Writ

ing

List

enin

gSp

eaki

ng b

y Ap

poin

tmen

tTr

ial H

SC E

xam

List

enin

g30

1515

Rea

ding

3015

15

Writ

ing

2010

10

Spea

king

2010

10

Mar

ks10

015

2025

40

Italia

n Be

ginn

ers

7220

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

H1.

1Es

tabl

ishe

s an

d m

aint

ains

com

mun

icat

ion

in It

alia

n.

H1.

2M

anip

ulat

es li

ngui

stic

stru

ctur

es to

exp

ress

idea

s eff

ectiv

ely

in It

alia

n.

H1.

3Se

quen

ces

idea

s an

d in

form

atio

n.

H1.

4Ap

plie

s kn

owle

dge

of th

e cu

lture

of I

talia

n-sp

eaki

ng c

omm

uniti

es to

inte

ract

app

ropr

iate

ly.

H2.

1U

nder

stan

ds a

nd in

terp

rets

info

rmat

ion

in te

xts

usin

g a

rang

e of

stra

tegi

es.

H2.

2C

onve

ys th

e gi

st o

f and

iden

tifies

spe

cific

info

rmat

ion

in te

xts.

H2.

3Su

mm

aris

es th

e m

ain

poin

ts o

f a te

xt.

H2.

4D

raw

s co

nclu

sion

s fro

m o

r jus

tifies

an

opin

ion

abou

t a te

xt.

H2.

5Id

entifi

es th

e pu

rpos

e, c

onte

xt a

nd a

udie

nce

of a

text

.

H2.

6Id

entifi

es a

nd e

xpla

ins

aspe

cts

of th

e cu

lture

of I

talia

n-sp

eaki

ng c

omm

uniti

es in

text

s.

H3.

1Pr

oduc

es te

xts

appr

opria

te to

aud

ienc

e, p

urpo

se a

nd c

onte

xt.

H3.

2St

ruct

ures

and

seq

uenc

es id

eas

and

info

rmat

ion.

H3.

3Ap

plie

s kn

owle

dge

of d

iver

se li

ngui

stic

stru

ctur

es to

con

vey

info

rmat

ion

and

expr

ess

orig

inal

idea

s in

Ital

ian.

H3.

4Ap

plie

s kn

owle

dge

of th

e cu

lture

of I

talia

n-sp

eaki

ng c

omm

uniti

es to

the

prod

uctio

n of

text

s.

Italia

n Be

ginn

ers

Out

com

es


Band 6 • Analyses information, synthesises ideas and interprets issues to evaluate the effectiveness of the legal system.

• Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of continuity and change of the legal system and the processes and mechanisms involved in that change.

• Applies sophisticated analysis of the operation and dimensions of the legal system in addressing specific issues.

• Makes comprehensive use of relevant cases, legislation, media reports and opinion to support arguments in a domestic and international context.

• Presents balanced and coherent arguments on controversial and contemporary issues. • Analyses and provides explanation of the inter-relationships between individuals, groups and

society in the legal system. • Communicates an argument/opinion using relevant legal vocabulary.

Band 5 • Analyses information and interprets issues to evaluate the effectiveness of the legal system. • Demonstrates detailed knowledge and understanding of continuity and change of the legal

system and the processes and mechanisms involved in that change. • Analyses the operation and dimensions of the legal system. • Uses relevant research from cases, legislation, media reports and opinion to support

arguments in a domestic and international context. • Presents clear arguments on controversial and contemporary issues. • Describes the complexity of inter-relationships between individuals, groups and society in the

legal system. • Uses appropriate legal vocabulary competently.

Band 4 • Provides some analysis of information and issues related to the effectiveness of the legal system.

• Demonstrates good knowledge and understanding of continuity and change of the legal system and of the broad processes and mechanisms involved in that change.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the operation and dimensions of the legal system. • Refers to relevant cases and/or legislation in the legal system in a domestic and international

context. • Describes inter-relationships between individuals, groups and society in the legal system. • Uses appropriate legal vocabulary.

Band 3 • Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of continuity and change of the legal system.

• Describes some issues related to the effectiveness of the legal system. • Demonstrates a basic understanding of the operation and dimensions of the legal system. • Makes basic reference to cases and legislation in the legal system in a domestic and

international context. • Provides simple descriptions of the inter-relationships between individuals, groups and

society in the legal system. • Uses basic legal vocabulary.

Band 2• Recognises some issues and changes in the legal system. • Demonstrates a limited understanding of some aspects of the operations and dimensions of

the legal system. • Recognises the role individuals, groups and society have in the legal system. • Uses some elementary legal vocabulary.

Band 1



Legal Studies

7420

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esH

1, H

3, H

4, H

6, H

7, H

8, H

9H

1 - H

10H

1, H

4 - H

10H

1 - H

7, H

9, H

10

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Nov

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Res

earc

h an

d Te

stTe

st -

Mul

tiple

Cho

ice

and

Exte

nded

Res

pons

eR

esea

rch

(In c

lass

ess

ay)

Tria

l HSC

Exa

m

Know

ledg

e an

d un

ders

tand

ing

6010

155

30

Res

earc

h20

515

Com

mun

icat

ion

2010

55

Mar

ks10

015

2525

35

Lega

l Stu

dies

7520

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

H1

Iden

tifies

and

app

lies

lega

l con

cept

s an

d te

rmin

olog

y.

H2

Des

crib

es a

nd e

xpla

ins

key

feat

ures

of a

nd th

e re

latio

nshi

p be

twee

n Au

stra

lian

and

inte

rnat

iona

l law

.

H3

Anal

yses

the

oper

atio

n of

dom

estic

and

inte

rnat

iona

l leg

al s

yste

ms.

H4

Eval

uate

s th

e eff

ectiv

enes

s of

the

lega

l sys

tem

in a

ddre

ssin

g is

sues

.

H5

Expl

ains

the

role

of l

aw in

enc

oura

ging

coo

pera

tion

and

reso

lvin

g co

nflic

t, as

wel

l as

initi

atin

g an

d re

spon

ding

to c

hang

e.

H6

Asse

sses

the

natu

re o

f the

inte

rrela

tions

hip

betw

een

the

lega

l sys

tem

and

soc

iety

.

H7

Eval

uate

s th

e eff

ectiv

enes

s of

the

law

in a

chie

ving

just

ice.

H8

Loca

tes,

sel

ects

, org

aniz

es, s

ynth

esiz

es a

nd a

naly

ses

lega

l inf

orm

atio

n fro

m a

var

iety

of s

ourc

es in

clud

ing

legi

slat

ion,

cas

es,

med

ia, i

nter

natio

nal i

nstru

men

ts a

nd d

ocum

ents

.

H9

Com

mun

icat

es le

gal i

nfor

mat

ion

usin

g w

ell-s

truct

ured

and

logi

cal a

rgum

ents

.

H10

Anal

yses

diff

erin

g pe

rspe

ctiv

es a

nd in

terp

reta

tions

of l

egal

info

rmat

ion

and

issu

es.

Lega

l Stu

dies

Out

com

es


Band 6• Exhibits extensive knowledge and skills appropriate to the mathematics course. • Uses sophisticated multi-step reasoning. • Integrates ideas of calculus with strong algebraic, deductive and modelling skills to

successfully solve difficult problems. • Exhibits excellent problem solving skills. • Communicates effectively using appropriate mathematical language, notation diagrams and

graphs.

Band 5 • Exhibits sound knowledge and skills appropriate to the Mathematics.• Course Uses multi-step logical reasoning in both numerical and theoretical.• Contexts such as problems in calculus, geometry and probability Combines ideas of calculus

with algebraic, deductive and modelling.• Skills to successfully solve many difficult problems Exhibits a wide range of problem solving

skills such as applications of series.• Communicates effectively using mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 4 • Exhibits the manipulative skills and knowledge base appropriate to the Mathematics course.• Uses logical reasoning in both numerical and theoretical contexts such as problems in

calculus and geometry. • Identifies appropriate approaches to the solution of difficult problems.• Uses calculus and other methods to determine the features of, and to graph, a wide range of

functions.• Successfully applies calculus and other appropriate ideas to model practical problems.• Communicates using mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band 3 • Consistently applies arithmetic and algebraic procedures correctly. • Applies geometrical reasoning in a numerical context. • Graphs functions such as 3sin 2x, log x and ex

• Consistently applies rules of differentiation and basic integration.• Correctly Uses calculus to determine the features of, and to graph, functions.• Such as cubic polynomials Solves simple problems involving series.

Band 2 • Correctly applies arithmetic and basic algebraic procedures.• Recalls many of the formulae and algorithms appropriate to the mathematics course, such as

Simpson’s rule, the sine rule, and the cosine rule.• Graphs simple functions such as linear functions, quadratics, sin x and cos x. • Finds derivatives of basic functions such as polynomials, sin x and ex. • Uses the rules of differentiation such as the product rule.• Solves numerical problems involving the geometry of triangles.

Band 1



Mathematics

7720

19 H

SC C

ours

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sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esH

1, H

2, H

4, H

6, H

7, H

9H

1, H

2, H

4, H

7, H

8, H

9H

1, H

2, H

3, H

4, H

7 - H

9P2

- P1

1 an

dH

2 - H

11

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8Ap

ril 2

019

June

201

9Au

gust

201

9

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

In C

lass

Tas

kIn

Cla

ss T

ask

In C

lass

Tas

kFo

rmal

Exa

min

atio

n

Use

of c

once

pts,

ski

lls

and

tech

niqu

es to

sol

ve

mat

hem

atic

al p

robl

ems

in a

wid

e ra

nge

of

theo

ritic

al a

nd p

ract

ical

co

ntex

ts.

5010

1015

15

Appl

icat

ion

of re

ason

ing

and

com

mun

icat

ion

in

appr

opria

te fo

rms

to

cons

truct

mat

hem

atic

al

argu

men

ts a

nd p

roof

s an

d to

inte

rpre

t and

use

m

athe

mat

ical

mod

els.

5010

1015

15

Mar

ks10

020

2030

30

Mat

hem

atic

s

7820

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

P2Pr

ovid

es re

ason

ing

to s

uppo

rt co

nclu

sion

s w

hich

are

app

ropr

iate

to th

e co

ntex

t.

P3Pe

rform

s ro

utin

e ar

ithm

etic

and

alg

ebra

ic m

anip

ulat

ion

invo

lvin

g su

rds,

sim

ple

ratio

nal e

xpre

ssio

ns a

nd tr

igon

omet

ric id

entit

ies.

P4C

hoos

es a

nd a

pplie

s ap

prop

riate

arit

hmet

ic, a

lgeb

raic

, gra

phic

al tr

igon

omet

ric a

nd g

eom

etric

tech

niqu

es.

P5U

nder

stan

ds th

e co

ncep

t of a

func

tion

and

the

rela

tions

hip

betw

een

a fu

nctio

n an

d its

gra

ph.

P6R

elat

es th

e de

rivat

ive

of a

func

tion

to th

e sl

ope

of it

s gr

aph.

P7D

eter

min

es th

e de

rivat

ive

of a

func

tion

thro

ugh

rout

ine

appl

icat

ion

of th

e ru

les

of d

iffer

entia

tion.

P8U

nder

stan

ds a

nd u

ses

the

lang

uage

and

not

atio

n of

cal

culu

s.

H2

Con

stru

cts

argu

men

ts to

pro

ve a

nd ju

stify

resu

lts.

H3

Man

ipul

ates

alg

ebra

ic e

xpre

ssio

ns in

volv

ing

loga

rithm

ic a

nd e

xpon

entia

l fun

ctio

ns.

H4

Expr

esse

s pr

actic

al p

robl

ems

in m

athe

mat

ical

term

s ba

sed

on s

impl

e gi

ven

mod

els.

H5

Appl

ies

appr

opria

te te

chni

ques

from

the

stud

y of

cal

culu

s, g

eom

etry

, pro

babi

lity,

trig

onom

etry

and

ser

ies

to s

olve

pro

blem

s.

H6

Use

s th

e de

rivat

ive

to d

eter

min

e th

e fe

atur

es o

f the

gra

ph o

f a fu

nctio

n.

H7

Use

s th

e fe

atur

es o

f a g

raph

to d

educ

e in

form

atio

n ab

out t

he d

eriv

ativ

e.

H8

Use

s te

chni

ques

of i

nteg

ratio

n to

cal

cula

te a

reas

and

vol

umes

.

H9

Com

mun

icat

es u

sing

mat

hem

atic

al la

ngua

ge, n

otat

ion,

dia

gram

s an

d gr

aphs

.

Mat

hem

atic

s O

utco

mes


Band E4 • Exhibits extensive knowledge and skills appropriate to the Mathematics and Mathematics Extension 1 courses.

• Synthesises mathematical techniques, results and ideas creatively across the Mathematics and Mathematics Extension 1 courses to solve difficult problems.

• Uses sophisticated multi-step mathematical reasoning.• Interprets, explains, justifies and evaluates solutions to problems.• Translates efficiently between practical problems and their mathematical model.• Communicates complex ideas and arguments effectively using appropriate mathematical

language, notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band E3 • Exhibits knowledge and skills appropriate to the Mathematics and Mathematics Extension 1 courses..

• Synthesises mathematical techniques, results and ideas from across the Mathematics and Mathematics Extension 1 courses to solve problems in areas such as geometry, calculus and probability.

• Uses multi-step mathematical reasoning such as mathematical induction.• Translates between practical problems and their mathematical model in areas such as

projectile motion• Communicates effectively using appropriate mathematical language, notation, diagrams and

graphs.

Band E2• Exhibits knowledge of the techniques of the Mathematics and Mathematics Extension 1

courses.• Uses techniques of integration from the Mathematics Extension 1 course such as integration

by substitution.• Uses logical reasoning in numerical contexts such as problems in algebra and geometry• Applies calculus to solve practical problems • Communicates using mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs

Band E1



Mathematics Extension 1

8020

19 H

SC C

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sess

men

t Han

dboo

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Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esH

2, H

4, H

5, H

6, H

8, H

9H

E2, H

E3, H

E4, H

E6, H

E7H

2 - H

9, H

E2, H

E5, H

E6,

HE7

H2,

H4,

H6,

H9

HE1

- H

E7Al

l out

com

es

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

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e:Ta

sk T

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In C

lass

Tas

kIn

Cla

ss T

ask

In C

lass

Tas

kFo

rmal

Exa

min

atio

n

Use

of c

once

pts,

ski

lls

and

tech

niqu

es to

sol

ve

mat

hem

atic

al p

robl

ems

in a

wid

e ra

nge

of

theo

ritic

al a

nd p

ract

ical

co

ntex

ts.

5010

1015

15

Appl

icat

ion

of re

ason

ing

and

com

mun

icat

ion

in

appr

opria

te fo

rms

to

cons

truct

mat

hem

atic

al

argu

men

ts a

nd p

roof

s an

d to

inte

rpre

t and

use

m

athe

mat

ical

mod

els

5010

1015

15

Mar

ks10

020

2030

30

Mat

hem

atic

s Ex

tens

ion

1

8120

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

PE2

Use

s m

ulti-

step

ded

uctiv

e re

ason

ing

in a

var

iety

of c

onte

xts.

PE3

Solv

es p

robl

ems

invo

lvin

g pe

rmut

atio

ns a

nd c

ombi

natio

ns, i

nequ

aliti

es, p

olyn

omia

ls, c

ircle

geo

met

ry a

nd p

aram

etric

repr

esen

tatio

ns.

PE4

Use

s th

e pa

ram

etric

repr

esen

tatio

n to

geth

er w

ith d

iffer

entia

tion

to id

entif

y ge

omet

ric p

rope

rties

of p

arab

olas

.

PE5

Det

erm

ines

der

ivat

ives

whi

ch re

quire

the

appl

icat

ion

of m

ore

than

one

rule

of d

iffer

entia

tion.

PE6

Mak

es c

ompr

ehen

sive

use

of m

athe

mat

ical

lang

uage

, dia

gram

s an

d no

tatio

n fo

r com

mun

icat

ing

in a

wid

e va

riety

of s

ituat

ions

.

HE2

Use

s in

duct

ive

reas

onin

g in

the

cons

truct

ion

of p

roof

s.

HE3

Use

s a

varie

ty o

f stra

tegi

es to

inve

stig

ate

mat

hem

atic

al m

odel

s of

situ

atio

ns in

volv

ing

bino

mia

l pro

babi

lity,

pro

ject

iles,

sim

ple

harm

onic

mot

ion,

or

expo

nent

ial g

row

th a

nd d

ecay

.

HE4

Use

s th

e re

latio

nshi

p be

twee

n fu

nctio

ns, i

nver

se fu

nctio

ns a

nd th

eir d

eriv

ativ

es.

HE5

Appl

ies

the

chai

n ru

le to

pro

blem

s in

clud

ing

thos

e in

volv

ing

velo

city

and

acc

eler

atio

n as

func

tions

of d

ispl

acem

ent.

HE6

Det

erm

ines

inte

gral

s by

redu

ctio

n to

a s

tand

ard

form

thro

ugh

a gi

ven

subs

titut

ion.

HE7

Eval

uate

s m

athe

mat

ical

sol

utio

ns to

pro

blem

s an

d co

mm

unic

ates

them

in a

n ap

prop

riate

form

.

Mat

hem

atic

s Ex

tens

ion

1 (P

relim

inar

y an

d H

SC) O

utco

mes


Band E4 • Exhibits mastery of most aspects of the Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Extension 2 courses.

• Synthesises mathematical techniques, results, and ideas creatively across the Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Extension 2 courses to solve problems.

• Combines excellent algebraic and modelling skills, multi-step logic and mathematical insight to solve difficult problems.

• Constructs proofs in an abstract setting.• Communicates sophisticated mathematical ideas and relationships using the algebraic,

diagrammatic and graphical techniques of mathematics, concise notation and clear logical argument.

Band E3 • Exhibits facility with the techniques of the Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Extension 2 courses.

• Solves problems from the Mathematics Extension 2 topic areas, such as complex numbers, volumes, polynomials, conics and mechanics.

• Successfully graphs a wide variety of functions showing critical points, asymptotes and points of inflexion without necessarily using calculus.

• Demonstrates a sound grasp of both algebraic and geometric techniques required to solve problems.

• Communicates mathematical ideas and relationships using the algebraic, diagrammatic and graphical techniques of mathematics, appropriate notation and logical argument.

Band E2 • Exhibits knowledge of the techniques of the Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics Extension 2 courses.

• Solves standard problems from the Mathematics Extension 2 topic areas such as integration and complex numbers.

• Graphs a wide variety of functions showing many features without necessarily using calculus.• Applies calculus and other appropriate ideas to model practical problems.• Communicates effectively using mathematical language, notation, diagrams and graphs.

Band E1



Mathematics Extension 2

8320

19 H

SC C

ours

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sess

men

t Han

dboo

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Pa

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Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esE2

, E3,

E4,

E9

E2, E

3, E

4, E

6, E

9E2

, E3,

E4,

E7,

E8

All o

utco

mes

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9Ju

ne 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

In C

lass

Tas

kIn

Cla

ss T

ask

In C

lass

Tas

kFo

rmal

Exa

min

atio

n

Use

of c

once

pts,

ski

lls

and

tech

niqu

es to

sol

ve

mat

hem

atic

al p

robl

ems

in a

wid

e ra

nge

of

theo

ritic

al a

nd p

ract

ical

co

ntex

ts.

5010

1015

15

Appl

icat

ion

of re

ason

ing

and

com

mun

icat

ion

in

appr

opria

te fo

rms

to

cons

truct

mat

hem

atic

al

argu

men

ts a

nd p

roof

s an

d to

inte

rpre

t and

use

m

athe

mat

ical

mod

els

5010

1015

15

Mar

ks10

020

2030

30

Mat

hem

atic

s Ex

tens

ion

2

8420

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

E1Ap

prec

iate

s th

e cr

eativ

ity, p

ower

and

use

fuln

ess

of m

athe

mat

ics

to s

olve

a b

road

rang

e of

pro

blem

s.

E2C

hoos

es a

ppro

pria

te s

trate

gies

to c

onst

ruct

arg

umen

ts a

nd p

roof

s in

bot

h co

ncre

te a

nd a

bstra

ct s

ettin

gs.

E3U

ses

the

rela

tions

hip

betw

een

alge

brai

c an

d ge

omet

ric re

pres

enta

tions

of c

ompl

ex n

umbe

rs a

nd o

f con

ic s

ectio

ns.

E4U

ses

effici

ent t

echn

ique

s fo

r the

alg

ebra

ic m

anip

ulat

ion

requ

ired

in d

ealin

g w

ith q

uest

ions

suc

h as

thos

e in

volv

ing

coni

c se

ctio

ns a

nd p

olyn

omia

ls.

E5U

ses

idea

s an

d te

chni

ques

from

cal

culu

s to

sol

ve p

robl

ems

in m

echa

nics

invo

lvin

g re

solu

tion

of fo

rces

, res

iste

d m

otio

n an

d ci

rcul

ar m

otio

n.

E6C

ombi

nes

the

idea

s of

alg

ebra

and

cal

culu

s to

det

erm

ine

the

impo

rtant

feat

ures

of t

he g

raph

s of

a w

ide

varie

ty o

f fun

ctio

ns.

E7U

ses

the

tech

niqu

es o

f slic

ing

and

cylin

dric

al s

hells

to d

eter

min

e vo

lum

es.

E8Ap

plie

s fu

rther

tech

niqu

es o

f int

egra

tion,

incl

udin

g pa

rtial

frac

tions

, int

egra

tion

by p

arts

and

recu

rrenc

e fo

rmul

ae, t

o pr

oble

ms.

E9C

omm

unic

ates

abs

tract

idea

s an

d re

latio

nshi

ps u

sing

app

ropr

iate

not

atio

n an

d lo

gica

l arg

umen

t.

Mat

hem

atic

s Ex

tens

ion

2 O

utco

mes


Band 6 • Selects and uses appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts

• Uses a variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems• applies thorough reasoning to construct mathematical arguments• Uses symbols, numbers, words, diagrams and graphs to communicate mathematical ideas

and relationships• Analyses information given in symbolic, tabular or graphical form to make predictions,

inferences and draw conclusions• Carries out stated statistical processes to interpret and compare data• Solves problems involving statistical analysis• Identifies and uses appropriate formulae to solve a problem in financial mathematics• Applies network techniques to solve problems

Band 5 • Selects and uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts

• Uses some problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems• Applies reasoning to construct mathematical arguments• Uses symbols, numbers, words, diagrams and graphs to communicate mathematical results• Applies information given in diagrammatic, tabular or graphical form to make some

predictions, inferences and draw conclusions• Calculates summary statistics of a dataset• Solves some problems involving statistical analysis• Performs calculations in financial mathematics that involve substitution into a given formula• Performs simple network techniques to solve problems

Band 4 • Uses mathematics concepts, skills and techniques in familiar contexts• Uses problem-solving strategies to solve problems with limited accuracy• Presents steps in sequence in the construction of simple mathematical arguments• Uses numbers, words, diagrams and graphs to communicate mathematical results• Uses information given in diagrammatic, tabular or graphical form to assist in solving

problems• Identifies the type of correlation between two datasets• Performs calculations involving statistics• Performs calculations in financial mathematics• Demonstrates sound understanding of the language of networks

Band 3 • Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of mathematics concepts, skills and techniques in limited familiar contexts

• Presents two steps in the correct order in the construction of a simple mathematical argument

• Uses numbers, words, simple diagrams and graphs to communicate mathematical results• Uses information given in a simple diagrammatic, tabular or graphical form to assist in

solving problems• Identifies correlation between two datasets• Performs simple probability calculations to solve problems• Performs some basic calculations in financial mathematics with limited accuracy• Demonstrates basic understanding of the language of networks

Band 2 • Demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of mathematics concepts, skills and techniques in limited familiar contexts

• Identifies a step in the construction of a simple mathematical argument• Draws limited diagrams from given clear instructions• Reads information from a simple diagram or table to assist in solving a problem• Displays elementary skills in performing calculations in financial mathematics• Demonstrates limited understanding of the language of networks

Band 1


The typical performance in this band:

Mathematics Standard 1

8620

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

es

MS1

-12-

1, M

S1-1

2-6,

M

S1-1

2-9,

MS1

-12-

10,

MS1

-12-

2, M

S1-1

2-7

MS1

-12-

1, M

S1-1

2-2,

M

S1-1

2-3,

MS1

-12-

4,

MS1

-12-

5, M

S1-1

2-10

MS1

-12-

1, M

S1-1

2-2,

M

S1-1

2-3,

MS1

-12-

10M

S1-1

1-1

to M

S1-1

1-10

an

dM

S1-1

2-1

to M

S1-1

2-10

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8Te

rm 4

April

201

9Te

rm 1

June

201

9Te

rm 2

Augu

st 2

019

Term

3

Task

Typ

e: H

and

InAs

sign

men

tTa

sk T

ype:

In C

lass

Tas

kTa

sk T

ype:

In C

lass

Tas

kTa

sk T

ype:

For

mal

Writ

ten

Exam

inat

ion

Und

erst

andi

ng fl

uenc

y an

d co

mm

unic

atio

n50

1510

1015

Prob

lem

Sol

ving

R

easo

ning

and

Ju

stifi

catio

n50

1510

1015

Mar

ks10

030

2020

30

Mat

hem

atic

s St

anda

rd 1

8720

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

MS1

-12-

1U

ses

alge

brai

c an

d gr

aphi

cal t

echn

ique

s to

eva

luat

e an

d co

nstru

ct a

rgum

ents

in a

rang

e of

fam

iliar a

nd u

nfam

iliar c

onte

xts

MS1

-12-

2An

alys

es re

pres

enta

tions

of d

ata

in o

rder

to m

ake

pred

ictio

ns a

nd d

raw

con

clus

ions

MS1

-12-

3In

terp

rets

the

resu

lts o

f mea

sure

men

ts a

nd c

alcu

latio

ns a

nd m

akes

judg

emen

ts a

bout

thei

r rea

sona

ble-

ness

MS1

-12-

4An

alys

es s

impl

e tw

o-di

men

sion

al a

nd th

ree-

dim

ensi

onal

mod

els

to s

olve

pra

ctic

al p

robl

ems

MS1

-12-

5M

akes

info

rmed

dec

isio

ns a

bout

fina

ncia

l situ

atio

ns li

kely

to b

e en

coun

tere

d po

st-s

choo

l

MS1

-12-

6R

epre

sent

s th

e re

latio

nshi

ps b

etw

een

chan

ging

qua

ntiti

es in

alg

ebra

ic a

nd g

raph

ical

form

s

MS1

-12-

7So

lves

pro

blem

s re

quiri

ng s

tatis

tical

pro

cess

es

MS1

-12-

8Ap

plie

s ne

twor

k te

chni

ques

to s

olve

net

wor

k pr

oble

ms

MS1

-12-

9C

hoos

es a

nd u

ses

appr

opria

te te

chno

logy

effe

ctiv

ely

and

reco

gnis

es a

ppro

pria

te ti

mes

for s

uch

use

MS1

-12-

10U

ses

mat

hem

atic

al a

rgum

ent a

nd re

ason

ing

to e

valu

ate

conc

lusi

ons,

com

mun

icat

ing

a po

sitio

n cl

early

to o

ther

s

Mat

hem

atic

s St

anda

rd 1

Out

com

es


Performance Band DescriptionsThe typical performance in this band:

Band 6 • Selects and uses appropriate mathematical concepts, skills and techniques consist-ently and accurately in a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts

• Selects and uses a wide variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems

• Applies thorough reasoning to evaluate and efficiently construct mathematical argu-ments and to accurately interpret and analyse mathematical models

• Uses symbols, numbers, words, diagrams and graphs to clearly and effectively communicate and justify mathematical ideas, relationships and reasoning

• Analyses representations of data to make predictions, inferences and conclusions• Carries out statistical processes to analyse, interpret and compare data• Solves problems involving statistical analysis• Makes and justifies informed decisions about financial situations• Uses networks to represent and model information and solve problems

Band 5 • Selects and uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques accurately in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts

• Selects and uses a variety of problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems• Applies sound reasoning to evaluate and construct mathematical arguments and to interpret

and an-alyse mathematical models• Uses symbols, numbers, words, diagrams and graphs to communicate and justify

mathematical ideas, relationships and reasoning• Interprets representations of data to make predictions, inferences and conclusions• Carries out statistical processes to interpret and compare data• Solves some problems involving statistical analysis• Makes informed decisions about financial situations• Uses networks to represent and model information and solve problems

Band 4 • Uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques accurately in familiar and some unfamiliar con-texts

• Uses some problem-solving strategies to solve mathematical problems• Applies reasoning to construct mathematical arguments and to use mathematical models• Uses symbols, numbers, words, diagrams and graphs to communicate mathematical ideas

and re-lationships• Uses information given in symbolic, tabular or graphical form to make predictions, inferences

and conclusions• Performs calculations in financial mathematics calculates statistics and summary statistics• Performs probability calculations to solve problems• Applies network techniques to solve problems

Band 3 • Uses mathematical concepts, skills and techniques in familiar contexts• Presents steps in sequence in the construction of simple mathematical arguments• Uses numbers, words, diagrams and graphs to communicate mathematical results• Draws simple diagrams when given clear instructions to assist in solving problems• Uses information given in diagrammatic, tabular or graphical form to make predictions,

inferences and draw conclusions• Calculates simple summary statistics• Performs simple probability calculations to solve problems• Performs basic calculations in financial mathematics• Performs simple network techniques to solve problems

Band 2 • Uses basic mathematical concepts, skills and techniques to solve simple familiar problems with lim-ited accuracy

• Presents two steps in the correct order in the construction of a simple mathematical argument

• Uses numbers, words, simple diagrams and graphs to communicate mathematical results• Uses information given in diagrammatic, tabular or graphical form to assist in solving

problems• Recognises language of probability• Performs basic calculations in financial mathematics with limited accuracy• Recognises the language of networks

Mathematics Standard 2

8920

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esM

S2-1

2-2,

MS2

-12-

7,

MS2

-12-

9, M

S2-1

2-10

MS2

-12-

, MS2

-12-

3, M

S2-

12-4

,MS2

-12-

6, M

S2-1

2-9,

MS2

-12-

10

MS2

-12-

5, M

S2-1

2-8,

M

S2-1

2-9

MS2

-12-

10

MS2

-11-

1 to

MS2

-11-

10

and

MS2

-12-

1 to

MS2

-12-

10

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8Ap

ril 2

019

June

201

9Au

gust

201

9

Task

Typ

e:H

and

In A

ssig

nmen

tTa

sk T

ype:

In C

lass

Tas

kTa

sk T

ype:

In C

lass

Tas

k

Task

Typ

e:Fo

rmal

Writ

ten

Exam

inat

ion

Und

erst

andi

ng fl

uenc

y an

d co

mm

unic

atio

n50

7.5

12.5

1515

Prob

lem

Sol

ving

R

easo

ning

and

Ju

stifi

catio

n50

7.5

12.5

1515

Mar

ks10

015

2530

30

Mat

hem

atic

s St

anda

rd 2

9020

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

MS2

-12-

1U

ses

deta

iled

alge

brai

c an

d gr

aphi

cal t

echn

ique

s to

crit

ical

ly e

valu

ate

and

cons

truct

arg

umen

ts in

a ra

nge

of fa

milia

r and

unf

amilia

r con

text

s

MS2

-12-

2An

alys

es re

pres

enta

tions

of d

ata

in o

rder

to m

ake

infe

renc

es, p

redi

ctio

ns a

nd d

raw

con

clus

ions

MS2

-12-

3In

terp

rets

the

resu

lts o

f mea

sure

men

ts a

nd c

alcu

latio

ns a

nd m

akes

judg

emen

ts a

bout

thei

r rea

sona

ble-

ness

, inc

ludi

ng th

e de

gree

of a

ccur

acy

and

the

conv

ersi

on o

f uni

ts w

here

app

ropr

iate

MS2

-12-

4An

alys

es tw

o-di

men

sion

al a

nd th

ree-

dim

ensi

onal

mod

els

to s

olve

pra

ctic

al p

robl

ems

MS2

-12-

5M

akes

info

rmed

dec

isio

ns a

bout

fina

ncia

l situ

atio

ns, i

nclu

ding

ann

uitie

s an

d lo

an re

paym

ents

MS2

-12-

6So

lves

pro

blem

s by

repr

esen

ting

the

rela

tions

hips

bet

wee

n ch

angi

ng q

uant

ities

in a

lgeb

raic

and

gra

ph-ic

al fo

rms

MS2

-12-

7So

lves

pro

blem

s re

quiri

ng s

tatis

tical

pro

cess

es, i

nclu

ding

the

use

of th

e no

rmal

dis

tribu

tion

and

the

cor-r

elat

ion

of b

ivar

iate

dat

a

MS2

-12-

8So

lves

pro

blem

s us

ing

netw

orks

to m

odel

dec

isio

n-m

akin

g in

pra

ctic

al p

robl

ems

choo

ses

and

uses

app

ropr

iate

tech

nolo

gy e

ffect

ivel

y in

a ra

nge

of

cont

exts

, and

app

lies

criti

cal t

hink

ing

to re

cogn

ise

appr

opria

te ti

mes

and

met

hods

for s

uch

use

MS2

-12-

9C

hoos

es a

nd u

ses

appr

opria

te te

chno

logy

effe

ctiv

ely

in a

rang

e of

con

text

s, a

nd a

pplie

s cr

itica

l thi

nkin

g to

reco

gnis

e ap

prop

riate

tim

es a

nd m

etho

ds fo

r su

ch u

se

MS2

-12-

10U

ses

mat

hem

atic

al a

rgum

ent a

nd re

ason

ing

to e

valu

ate

conc

lusi

ons,

com

mun

icat

ing

a po

sitio

n cl

early

to o

ther

s an

d ju

stify

ing

a re

spon

se

Mat

hem

atic

s St

anda

rd 2

Out

com

es


Band 6• Comprehensively analyses the key features of specific periods of twentieth century history

and evaluates the role of key individuals, groups, events and ideas.• Evaluates the relative significance of factors contributing to change and continuity in the

modern world.• Displays a sophisticated understanding of historical terms and concepts.• Utilises a variety of relevant historical sources and evaluates their reliability.• Assesses different historical interpretations and perspectives.• Communicates high level argument through well structured and detailed texts.

Band 5 • Presents detailed analysis of the key features of specific periods of twentieth century history and evaluates the role of key individuals, groups, events and ideas.

• Explains the relative significance of factors affecting change and continuity in the modern world.

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of historical terms and concepts.• Utilises a number of relevant historical sources and evaluates their reliability.• Argues using different historical interpretations and perspectives.• Communicates a coherent and sustained argument through well structured and detailed

texts.

Band 4 • Explains the key features of specific periods of twentieth century history and makes some judgements on the role of key individuals, groups, events and ideas.

• Describes the significance of factors affecting change and continuity in the modern world.• Demonstrates a sound understanding of historical terms and concepts.• Identifies and makes adequate reference to prominent relevant historical sources.• Explains different historical . interpretations and perspectives clearly communicates a

general argument through well structured texts.

Band 3 • Describes the key features of specific periods of twentieth century history and the roles of key individuals, groups, events and ideas.

• Draws conclusions based on an understanding of change and continuity in the modern world.• Correctly uses some historical terms and concepts.• Identifies and draws basic conclusions to prominent relevant historical sources.• Describes different historical interpretations and perspectives.• Provides coherent descriptions of people and events with some evidence of simple

argument.

Band 2 • Describes people, events and ideas from specific periods of twentieth century history.• Demonstrates, through sequencing of historical events, some understanding of continuity

and change in the modem world.• Demonstrates comprehension of basic historical terms and concepts.• Recognises and draws simple conclusions from different sources.• Recognises simple historical interpretations and perspectives.• Provides limited coherent descriptions of people and events from the past in simple narrative

style.

Band 1



Modern History

9220

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esM

H12

-2, M

H12

-5, M

H12

-6,

MH

12-7

, MH

12-9

MH

12-1

, MH

12-2

, M

H12

-3, M

H12

-4, M

H12

-9M

H12

-5, M

H12

-6,

MH

12-7

, MH

12-8

MH

12-1

, MH

12-2

, M

H12

-3, M

H12

-4,

MH

12-5

, MH

12-6

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

/Apr

il 20

19Ju

ne/J

uly

2019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Task

Typ

e:Ta

sk T

ype:

Cor

e: A

utho

rity

& Po

wer

His

toric

al A

naly

sis

Rus

sia

Civ

il R

ight

sTr

ial H

SC E

xam

Know

ledg

e an

dU

nder

stan

ding

4020

20

Sour

ce b

ased

ski

lls20

1010

His

toric

al in

quiry

and

re

sear

ch20

20

Com

mun

icat

ion

of

hist

oric

al u

nder

stan

ding

in

app

ropr

iate

form

s20

1010

Mar

ks10

020

3020

30

Mod

ern

His

tory

9320

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

MH

12-1

Acco

unts

for t

he n

atur

e of

con

tinui

ty a

nd c

hang

e in

the

mod

ern

wor

ld.

MH

12-2

Prop

oses

arg

umen

ts a

bout

the

vary

ing

caus

es a

nd e

ffect

s of

eve

nts

and

deve

lopm

ents

.

MH

12-3

Eval

uate

s th

e ro

le o

f his

toric

al fe

atur

es, i

ndiv

idua

ls, g

roup

s an

d id

eas

in s

hapi

ng th

e pa

st.

MH

12-4

Anal

yses

the

diffe

rent

per

spec

tives

of i

ndiv

idua

ls a

nd g

roup

s in

thei

r his

toric

al c

onte

xt.

MH

12-5

Asse

sses

the

sign

ifica

nce

of h

isto

rical

feat

ures

, peo

ple,

idea

s, m

ovem

ents

, eve

nts

and

deve

lopm

ents

of t

he m

oder

n w

orld

.

MH

12-6

Anal

yses

and

inte

rpre

ts d

iffer

ent t

ypes

of s

ourc

es fo

r evi

denc

e to

sup

port

an h

isto

rical

acc

ount

or a

rgum

ent.

MH

12-7

Dis

cuss

es a

nd e

valu

ates

diff

erin

g in

terp

reta

tions

and

repr

esen

tatio

ns o

f the

pas

t.

MH

12-8

Plan

s an

d co

nduc

ts h

isto

rical

inve

stig

atio

ns a

nd p

rese

nts

reas

oned

con

clus

ions

, usi

ng re

leva

nt e

vide

nce

from

a ra

nge

of s

ourc

es.

MH

12-9

Com

mun

icat

es h

isto

rical

und

erst

andi

ng, u

sing

his

toric

al k

now

ledg

e, c

once

pts

and

term

s, in

app

ropr

iate

and

wel

l-stru

ctur

ed fo

rms.

Mod

ern

His

tory

Out

com

es


Band 6• Displays extensive knowledge and skills about the concepts of music and of music as an art

form in a variety of cultural and historical contexts.• Displays extensive understanding of the concepts of music in a diverse range of aural

experiences.• Communicates a comprehensive understanding of the concepts of music and makes

extensive musical observations on the chosen topic.• Performs with a high level of technical skill and stylistic interpretation.• Composes with a high level of stylistic understanding and musical discrimination.

Band 5• Displays detailed knowledge and skills about the concepts of music and of music as an art

form in a variety of cultural and historical contexts.• Displays a detailed understanding of the concepts of music in a diverse range of aural

experiences.• Communicates a thorough understanding of the concepts of music and makes detailed

musical observations on the chosen topic.• Performs with sustained technical skill and an understanding of style.• Composes with a thorough stylistic understanding and musical discrimination.

Band 4 • Displays sound knowledge and skills about the concepts of music and of music as an art form in a variety of cultural and historical contexts.

• Displays a clear understanding of the concepts of music in a diverse range of aural experiences.

• Communicates a clear understanding of the concepts of music and makes sound musical observations on the chosen topic.

• Performs with sound technical skill and a sense of style.• Composes with a sound stylistic understanding.

Band 3 • Displays basic knowledge and skills about the concepts of music and of music as an art form in a variety of cultural and historical contexts.

• Displays a basic understanding of the concepts of music across a range of aural experiences.

• Communicates a basic understanding of the concepts of music and makes musical observations on the chosen topic.

• Performs with a basic technical skill and an inconsistent awareness of style.• Composes with a basic stylistic understanding.

Band 2 • Displays limited knowledge and skills about the concepts of music and of music as an art form in a variety of cultural and historical contexts.

• Displays a simplistic understanding of the concepts of music in aural experiences.• Communicates a limited understanding of the concepts of music and simple musical

observations on the chosen topic.• Performs with a limited interpretive and technical skill.• Composes with a limited stylistic understanding.

Band 1



Music 1

9520

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

Task

1Ta

sk 2

Task

3Ta

sk 4

Out

com

esH

1, H

2, H

3, H

7, H

8,

H9,

H10

H4,

H11

, El

ectiv

e ch

oice

sH

2, H

5, H

6, H

11El

ectiv

e ch

oice

sH

4, H

11El

ectiv

e ch

oice

s

Com

pone

nts

(syl

labu

s)W

eigh

tings

(syl

labu

s)

Dec

embe

r 201

8M

arch

201

9M

ay 2

019

Augu

st 2

019

Task

Typ

e:M

usic

of t

he 2

0th

and

21st

Cen

turie

s

Task

Typ

e:An

Inst

rum

ent a

nd it

s R

eper

toire

Task

Typ

e:O

wn

Cho

ice

(Pop

ular

Mus

ic)

Task

Typ

e:Tr

ial H

SCAu

ral E

xam

Perfo

rman

ce C

ore

1010

Com

posi

tion

Cor

e10

10

Mus

icol

ogy

Cor

e10

10

Aura

l Cor

e25

1015

Elec

tive

4515

1515

Mar

ks10

020

2525

30

52

Mus

ic 1

9620

19 H

SC C

ours

e As

sess

men

t Han

dboo

k

Pa

ge

H1

Perfo

rms

styl

istic

ally,

mus

ic th

at is

cha

ract

eris

tic o

f top

ics

stud

ied,

bot

h as

a s

oloi

st a

nd a

s a

mem

ber o

f an

ense

mbl

e.

H2

Rea

ds, i

nter

pret

s, d

iscu

sses

and

ana

lyse

s si

mpl

e m

usic

al s

core

s th

at a

re c

hara

cter

istic

of t

he to

pics

stu

died

.

H3

Impr

ovis

es a

nd c

ompo

ses

mus

ic u

sing

the

rang

e of

con

cept

s fo

r fam

iliar s

ound

sou

rces

refle

ctin

g th

e cu

ltura

l and

his

toric

al c

onte

xts

stud

ied.

H4

Artic

ulat

es a

n au

ral u

nder

stan

ding

of m

usic

al c

once

pts

and

thei

r rel

atio

nshi

p in

a w

ide

varie

ty o

f mus

ical

sty

les.

H5

Crit

ical

ly e

valu

ates

and

dis

cuss

es p

erfo

rman

ces

and

com

posi

tions

.

H6

Crit

ical

ly e

valu

ates

and

dis

cuss

es th

e us

e of

the

conc

epts

of m

usic

in w

orks

repr

esen

tativ

e of

the

topi

cs s

tudi

ed a

nd th

roug

h w

ide

liste

ning

.

H7

Und

erst

ands

the

capa

bilit

ies

of p

erfo

rmin

g m

edia

, inc

orpo

rate

s te

chno

logi

es in

to c

ompo

sitio

n an

d pe

rform

ance

as

appr

opria

te to

the

topi

cs s

tudi

ed.

H8

Iden

tifies

, rec

ogni

ses,

exp

erim

ents

with

, and

dis

cuss

es th

e us

e an

d eff

ects

of t

echn

olog

y in

mus

ic.

H9

Perfo

rms

as a

mea

ns o

f sel

f-exp

ress

ion

and

com

mun

icat

ion.

H10

Dem

onst

rate

s a

willi

ngne

ss to

par

ticip

ate

in p

erfo

rman

ce, c

ompo

sitio

n, m

usic

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Band 6 • Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of the range of concepts related to health and physical performance.

• Comprehensively applies theoretical principles to design and evaluate specific strategies for improving health, participation and performance.

• Demonstrates a superior understanding of the interrelated roles and responsibilities of individuals, groups and governments in the management and promotion of health.

• Critically analyses movement and the range of factors that affect physical performance and participation.

• Provides relevant and accurate examples to justify complex arguments about health, participation and performance.

Band 5 • Clearly expresses ideas that demonstrate a thorough understanding of health and physical performance concepts.

• Identifies strategies for improving health, participation and performance and discusses the links between individual health behaviour, social issues and community health status.

• Demonstrates a detailed understanding of the interrelated roles of individuals, groups and governments in the management and promotion of health.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the interrelationships between the various factors that impact on physical performance.

• Supports particular arguments thoroughly by using relevant examples and current information on health, participation and performance.

Band 4 • Demonstrates a clear understanding of the broad concepts that relate to personal health and physical performance.

• Relates strategies for managing the major causes of sickness and death to the contributing risk factors.

• Demonstrates a sound understanding of the roles of individuals, groups and governments in promoting health.

• Describes a range of factors that affect the quality of physical performance.• Communicates information in a clear and logical way providing some examples about health,

participation and performance.

Band 3 • Uses basic definitions and facts when explaining health and physical performance concepts.• Identifies the major causes of sickness and death and understands that a healthy lifestyle is

a desirable goal.• Demonstrates an understanding of the need for government and community action in relation

to promoting health.• Identifies some relevant factors which influence physical performance.• Provides basic support for the arguments presented on health, participation and

performance.

Band 2 • Recalls some simple facts and writes brief descriptions.• Demonstrates an understanding of elementary terms and recognises simple cause and effect

relationships as they apply to health and movement.• Outlines some factors affecting health and identifies relevant illness prevention measures.• Demonstrates an understanding of general movement principles.• Provides limited support for the arguments presented on health, participation and

performance.

Band 1



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abou

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Band 6 • Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of content• Displays comprehensive understanding of content, processes, concepts• Critically analyses, synthesises and interprets information• Demonstrates high–level competence in particular skills, processes• Demonstrates high–level skills in critical judgement, reasoning, prediction, inference,

evaluation, problem solving, interpretation• Demonstrates high–level skills in the use of appropriate technologies• Demonstrates outstanding performance and technique• Effectively communicates in a coherent, creative, succinct, logical, sophisticated manner with

precision, originality or flair using terminology extensively and appropriately.

Band 5 • Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of content• Displays detailed understanding of content, processes, concepts• Analyses, synthesises and interprets information• Demonstrates competence in particular skills, processes• Demonstrates competent skills in critical judgement, reasoning, prediction, inference,

evaluation, problem solving, interpretation• Demonstrates competent skills in the use of appropriate technologies• Demonstrates accomplished performance and technique• Competently communicates in a coherent, creative, succinct, logical, sophisticated manner

with control or originality using appropriate terminology.

Band 4 • Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of content• Displays clear understanding of content, processes, concepts• Analyses and interprets information• Demonstrates ability in particular skills, processes• Demonstrates skills in critical judgement, reasoning, prediction, inference, evaluation,

problem solving, interpretation• Demonstrates skills in the use of appropriate technologies• Demonstrates sound performance and technique• Communicates in a creative, succinct, logical, manner with coherence, control or originality

using appropriate terminology.

Band 3 • Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of content• Displays basic understanding of content, processes, concepts• Interprets information• Demonstrates basic ability in particular skills, processes• Demonstrates basic skills in judgement, reasoning, prediction, problem solving, interpretation• Demonstrates basic skills in the use of appropriate technologies• Demonstrates basic performance and technique• Communicates with adequate control or originality using some appropriate terminology.

Band 2 • Demonstrates elementary knowledge and understanding of content• Displays simple understanding of content, processes, concepts• Interprets information• Demonstrates elementary ability in particular skills, processes• Demonstrates elementary skills in argument and problem solving• Demonstrates elementary skills in the use of appropriate technologies• Demonstrates elementary performance and technique• Demonstrates limited communication abilities.



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Band 6 • Demonstrates an extensive knowledge and understanding of the concepts of the physics course content including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.

• Displays an outstanding ability to describe and explain physics concepts, including abstract ideas, clearly and accurately, and to apply the concepts to unfamiliar situations.

• Applies a high level of critical thinking skills in developing appropriate solutions to problems involving a long sequence of related tasks.

• Analyses, evaluates and extrapolates data effectively, identifies complex relationships, quantifies explanations and descriptions, and synthesizes information to draw conclusions.

• Communicates succinctly, logically and sequentially using a variety of scientific formats.• Demonstrates a high level ability to design an experimental procedure.

Band 5 • Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the concepts of the physics course content including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.

• Effectively communicates a detailed understanding of physics concepts using appropriate physics terminology and some illustrative examples and applies the concepts to unfamiliar situations.

• Analyses information given in written, tabular, graphical and diagrammatic forms and relates this to other relevant information.

• Displays competence in manipulating equations to solve problems involving a number of steps.

• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the use of appropriate experimental procedures.

Band 4 • Demonstrates a sound knowledge and understanding of the concepts of the physics course content including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.

• Describes concepts and information clearly in written and graphical forms and applies these concepts in familiar situations.

• Demonstrates a broad ability to carry out calculations and or substitute into equations and to use relevant symbols and units when manipulating data.

• Displays proficiency in selecting relevant data from information given in written,tabular, graphical and diagrammatic form.

• Describes correct apparatus for a particular physical measurement and has an adequate understanding of experimental methodology.

Band 3 • Demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding of the concepts of the physics course content including context, prescribed focus areas and domain.

• Uses simple physics definitions and terms to communicate understanding of physics concepts.

• Substitutes data from information given in written, tabular, graphical and diagrammatic form • Draws simple diagrams and graphs to describe phenomena in physics.

Band 2• Demonstrates a limited knowledge and understanding of the physics course content

including context, prescribed focus areas and domain. • Recalls elementary terminology and formulae related to some areas of physics. • Interprets basic diagrams and graphs. • Determines an appropriate scale for a graph.

Band 1



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The classroom Religious Education program will provide appropriate teaching and learning opportunities so that students are able to:

Scripture and Jesus

Appreciate the breadth and wisdom of the Scriptures, their significance for life, and the impact Jesus and his teachings can have in shaping attitudes and values.

Develop an understanding of the nature of Scripture and its portrayal of the story of the people of God with particular emphasis on the significance of the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Use and interpret the Scriptures; think critically and reflectively on the meaning of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.

Church and Community

Become aware of their religious identity and their spiritual heritage; appreciate the richness of the tradition and the need for community; be open to participation in the mission of the Church.

Develop an understanding of the nature and mission of the Church, both local and universal, and its history and teachings from its beginning to the present.

Analyse and communicate informed viewpoints on the nature and mission of the Church; review their experience in the light of its teachings; evaluate their participation in its undertakings.

God, Religion and LifeAppreciate the diverse expressions of God’s presence in the world; respect the religious diversity of humanity; acknowledge the tension between good and evil; be open to the need to integrate religion with life.

Develop an understanding of the action of God in creation, the reality of good and evil and the human search for meaning in Christian and other traditions.

Reflect on the action of God in creation; reason with appropriate information and present coherent viewpoints; recognise the reality of good and evil; make informed responses in their search for meaning.

Prayer, Liturgy and Sacraments

Become aware of the potential for relating with God within the sacraments, liturgy and prayer; be willing to engage in personal and communal prayer and the liturgical life of the Church.

Develop an understanding of the celebrating community and the individual in the sacraments, liturgy and expressions of prayer in the Catholic tradition.

Interpret and communicate the nature and development of the sacraments, liturgy and prayer; prepare and participate in various expressions of private prayer and communal celebrations.

Morality and Justice

Appreciate their personal responsibility for moral decision-making; recognise that moral decision-making can be both complex and demanding; accept the need to work with compassion for justice in the world; believe in their own potential to effect change.

Develop an understanding of Catholic moral teaching, its relationship to moral issues and place in personal decision-making, including its call to work for justice in the world.

Research into and reflect on Catholic moral teaching; develop the ability to make responsible moral decisions; apply the principles of justice and compassion in their lives.

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Band 6 • Demonstrates high level analysis of the complex nature of cultural diversity and commonality and the relationships within and between social and cultural groups.

• Demonstrates high level application and justification of a range of social and cultural research methodologies.

• Critically evaluates appropriate course concepts and the influence of power, authority, gender and technology in societies and cultures.

• Selects and organises information from a range of sources and critically evaluates sources for usefulness and bias.

• Communicates complex analysis through well-structured and detailed texts using a range of appropriate terms associated with Society and Culture.

• Critically evaluates continuity and change, strategies for change and implications for societies and cultures.

• Provides evidence of comprehensive use of planning and review strategies to manage a range of complex tasks and make effective use of time and resources.

Band 5 • Demonstrates a thorough understanding of cultural diversity and commonality and analyses the nature of relationships within and between social and cultural groups.

• Demonstrates thorough application and justification of social and cultural research methodologies. • Analyses appropriate course concepts and the influence of power, authority, gender and

technology in societies and cultures.• Selects and organises information from a variety of sources and makes some judgments on the

usefulness and bias of the sources. • Communicates a well organised and sustained argument through well-structured and detailed

texts using a variety of appropriate terms associated with Society and Culture. • Evaluates continuity and change and can assess strategies for change and implications for

societies and cultures. • Provides evidence of thorough use of planning and review strategies to manage a range of

complex tasks and make effective use of time and resources.

Band 4 • Demonstrates a sound understanding of cultural diversity and commonality and explains the nature of relationships within and between social and cultural groups.

• Applies appropriate social and cultural research methodologies. • Explains appropriate course concepts and the influence of power, authority, gender and

technology in societies and cultures. • Interprets data from a variety of sources forming sound conclusions. • Communicates a sound argument through well-structured texts using appropriate language. • Eemonstrates a sound understanding of continuity and change, and some strategies to manage

change. • Provides some evidence of the use of sound planning and review strategies to manage a number

of tasks and to use time and resources effectively.

Band 3 • Demonstrates a basic understanding of cultural diversity and commonality and the nature of relationships between social and cultural groups.

• Applies basic social and cultural research methodologies. • Describes course concepts and the influence of power, authority, gender and technology in

societies and cultures. • Gathers evidence from different forms of data and draws basic conclusions. • Writes basic explanations of ideas and issues using some appropriate language. • Demonstrates a descriptive understanding of continuity and change. • Provides evidence of basic use of planning and review strategies to manage tasks and organise

the use of time and resources.

Band 2 • Recognises cultural diversity and the relationships between social groups. • Demonstrates limited application of basic social and cultural research methodologies. • Outlines course concepts and the influence of power, authority, gender and technology in

societies and cultures. • Provides simple interpretations from a limited range of data. • Writes simple descriptions of ideas and issues and demonstrates comprehension of basic terms. • Describes continuity or change in limited terms. • Provides evidence of limited use of planning and review strategies to manage tasks and organise

the use of time and resources.

Band 1



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Band 6 • Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the influence of religion and its expression in Australian society, including Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities.

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding of religious traditions and their significance for adherents.

• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of concepts and issues relevant to religion and beliefs.

• Demonstrates comprehensive analysis, synthesis and evaluation of relevant sources and research findings.

• Communicates complex information in oral and written forms, using terminology appropriate to Studies of Religion.

Band 5 • Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of the influence of religion and its expression in Australian society, including Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities.

• Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of religious traditions and their significance for adherents.

• Demonstrates thorough understanding of concepts and issues relevant to religion and beliefs.

• Demonstrates thorough analysis and evaluation of relevant sources and research findings. • Communicates information clearly in oral and written forms, using terminology appropriate to

Studies of Religion .

Band 4 • Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of the influence of religion and its expression in Australian society, including Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities.

• Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of religious traditions and their significance for adherents.

• Demonstrates sound understanding of concepts and issues relevant to religion and beliefs. • Demonstrates sound evaluation of relevant sources and research findings. • Communicates information in oral and written forms, using some terminology appropriate to

Studies of Religion.

Band 3 • Demonstrates basic knowledge of the influence of religion and its expression in Australian society, including Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities.

• Demonstrates basic knowledge of religious traditions and their significance for adherents. • Demonstrates basic understanding of issues relevant to religion and beliefs. • Demonstrates basic use of sources and research findings. • Communicates information, using limited terminology appropriate to Studies of Religion.

Band 2• Demonstrates limited knowledge of religion in Australian society, including some Aboriginal

beliefs and spiritualities. • Demonstrates limited knowledge of religious traditions. • Demonstrates limited understanding of issues relevant to religion and beliefs. • Communicates limited information using some relevant terminology.

Band 1



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Band 6 • Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the influence of religion and its expression in Australian society, including Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities.

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding of religious traditions and their significance for adherents.

• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of concepts and issues relevant to religion and beliefs.

• Demonstrates comprehensive analysis, synthesis and evaluation of relevant sources and research findings.

• Communicates complex information in oral and written forms, using terminology appropriate to Studies of Religion.

Band 5 • Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of the influence of religion and its expression in Australian society, including Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities.

• Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of religious traditions and their significance for adherents.

• Demonstrates thorough understanding of concepts and issues relevant to religion and beliefs.

• Demonstrates thorough analysis and evaluation of relevant sources and research findings. • Communicates information clearly in oral and written forms, using terminology appropriate to

Studies of Religion .

Band 4 • Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of the influence of religion and its expression in Australian society, including Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities.

• Demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of religious traditions and their significance for adherents.

• Demonstrates sound understanding of concepts and issues relevant to religion and beliefs. • Demonstrates sound evaluation of relevant sources and research findings. • Communicates information in oral and written forms, using some terminology appropriate to

Studies of Religion.

Band 3 • Demonstrates basic knowledge of the influence of religion and its expression in Australian society, including Aboriginal beliefs and spiritualities.

• Demonstrates basic knowledge of religious traditions and their significance for adherents. • Demonstrates basic understanding of issues relevant to religion and beliefs. • Demonstrates basic use of sources and research findings. • Communicates information, using limited terminology appropriate to Studies of Religion.

Band 2• Demonstrates limited knowledge of religion in Australian society, including some Aboriginal

beliefs and spiritualities. • Demonstrates limited knowledge of religious traditions. • Demonstrates limited understanding of issues relevant to religion and beliefs. • Communicates limited information using some relevant terminology.

Band 1

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trad

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pres

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by th

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dher

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Eval

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fluen

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f rel

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us tr

aditi

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in th

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adh

eren

ts.

H6

Org

anis

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naly

ses

and

synt

hesi

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rele

vant

info

rmat

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abou

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var

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of s

ourc

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ness

, val

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and

bia

s.

H7

Con

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sear

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bout

relig

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and

eval

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sear

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H8

Appl

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appr

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d co

ncep

ts re

late

d to

relig

ion

and

belie

f sys

tem

s.

H9

Coh

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tly a

nd e

ffect

ivel

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mm

unic

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com

plex

info

rmat

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idea

s an

d is

sues

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Band 6 • A highly developed understanding of practice and a sustained reflective engagement informed by a knowledge of possibilities, conventions, processes and ways to proceed both practically and conceptually.

• An authoritative understanding of the artworld acknowledging the complex and subtle relations among the artist, artwork, world and audience.

• A sophisticated understanding of how different interpretive frameworks can be employed to represent a point of view.

• A sophisticated understanding of how ideas and interests may be represented involving a synthesis of the interpretation of content/subject matter and the form of the work.

• A highly developed understanding of how meaning is sustained at a number of levels through engagement with practice, artworld agencies and interpretive frameworks.

• Resolution, coherence, completeness which is outstanding, innovative and cutting edge.

Band 5 • A well developed understanding of practice and a sustained engagement involving a knowledge of possibilities, conventions, processes and ways to proceed both practically and conceptually.

• An accomplished understanding of the artworld involving relations among the artist, artwork, world, and audience.

• An accomplished understanding of how different interpretive frameworks can be employed to represent a point of view.

• A well developed understanding of how ideas and interests may be represented involving a synthesis of the interpretation of content/subject matter and the form of work.

• An accomplished understanding of how meaning is sustained at a number of levels that involve practice, artwork agencies and interpretive frameworks.

• Resolution, coherence, completeness which is accomplished.

Band 4 • A good understanding of conventions, processes and possibilities of practice. • A sound understanding of the artworld and relations among the artist, artwork, world and

audience. • A good understanding that interpretive frameworks inform a point of view. • A sound understanding of representation by attempting some synthesis and interpretation of

the content/subject matter and the form of the work. • A good understanding that meaning can be sustained at a number of levels by makers,

audiences and artworks. • Consideration of the need to adapt, refine and select ideas and approaches employed to

achieve resolution. • Resolution, cohesion, completeness which is sound.

Band 3 • Some understanding of conventions, processes and possibilities available to them yet demonstrates a limited engagement.

• A basic knowledge of the artworld understood and described as artist, artwork, world and audience.

• A foundational understanding of how different points of view may be possible but has difficulty presenting their own point of view.

• A basic understanding of representational issues by attempting to select and organise the subject matter/content and form of the work.

• Some basic awareness that different meanings are possible in the visual arts. • A foundational understanding of ideas and approaches to achieve resolution.

Band 2 • Some understanding of conventions, processes and possibilities of practice. • A simple understanding of the artworld involving some knowledge of a few artists and

artworks. • Some understanding that points of view are possible and may differ from their own. • A limited understanding of how ideas and subject matter and materials can be represented. • A belief that meaning is self-evident or apparent in their own and others’ work. • A limited selection of ideas and approaches to achieve resolution.

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