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THE NEW HSC 2018 AND

BEYOND

13 February 2017© NSW Department of Education | Document title

NEW HSC SYLLABUSES ENGLISH,

MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, HISTORY

2017 2018 2019 2020


Planning Teach

Year 11

Preliminary

Teach

Year 12

Examined

YR 9

2017

NAPLAN

YR 10

BOSTES

L&N

YR 11

BOSTES

L&N

YR 12

BOSTES

L&N

NEW HSC REFORMS


ENGLISH – IMPACT ON TEACHERS


English Studies

Standard AdvancedExtension

1Extension

2EAL/D

20% 100% 100% 80% 20% 100%

• BOSTES will attempt not to change texts too much but most courses will

have to be reprogrammed – new outcomes.

• Fewer texts to be studied and no related texts

• Less content and more emphasis on reading and writing

Re-writing of programs and assessment

ENGLISH IMPACT ON STUDENTS


English Studies

Standard AdvancedExtension

1Extension

2EAL/D

Proposed

common

core with

Standard

and optional

exam

Outcomes

below Stage

5

Builds on

Stage 5

outcomes

• Fewer assessment tasks but of higher weight.

• No related texts in Standard and Advanced

• BOSTES literacy and numeracy requirement for the achievement of HSC

Research

task in

Preliminary

Process

diaries

marked

More students will be able to

achieve in Standard

MATHEMATICS – IMPACT ON TEACHERS


Life Skills General Mathematics Extension 1 Extension 2

100% 70% 70% 70% 80%

Overall there has been a significant change to all courses and a huge amount of time will be

needed for teachers to engage with the new syllabus and plan teaching and learning experiences

for their students. Greater collaboration between teachers across all courses will be needed due

to common assessment components. Professional learning for teachers will be required on both

new content and creating assignment or investigation-style task.


MATHEMATICS - IMPACT ON STUDENTS


Life Skills General Mathematics Extension 1 Extension 2

More

mathematical

course with a

greater

alignment to

the General

course

Minimal Increase

reliance on

Stage 5.3

knowledge

Introduction of one school-based assessment in the General,

Mathematics, Extension 1 and Extension 2 courses in both year 11

and 12 being an assignment or investigation-style task

STEM students

will need to

consider EXT 1

and Physics to

assist with first

year university

transition

Increased

content but

reduces rigour.

EXT 2

complete twice

as many

assessments

and

examinations

as EXT 1

SCIENCE – IMPACT ON TEACHERS


Biology ChemistryEarth &

EnvironmentalPhysics

Investigating Science

100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

• All courses contain new content

• Senior Science rebadged as Investigating Science – completely new

• Less skill descriptors

• Context determined by teacher – shift from previous syllabus

• Inclusion of depth study (mandatory assessment)

• Removal of options


SCIENCE IMPACT ON STUDENTS


• 4 units across 11 and 12 – modules within units

• Less assessment task, greater weight

• Mandatory depth study as assessment 15-30hours

• Investigating Science incorporates Life Skills course

• No non-ATAR choice for students

• Extension Science Course (6 Units rule still applies)

Biology ChemistryEarth &

EnvironmentalPhysics

Investigating Science

More students should

be taking Investigating

Science, open ended

Increase in academic rigour, alignment of content,

formula to university standards

HISTORY – IMPACT ON TEACHERS*


40% 60-80%

30%

Modern HistoryAncient History History Extension


30%

Significant

refresh (from

1999)

Year 11

New content –

core

Power and

authority in the

modern world

new

Update

HISTORY - IMPACT ON STUDENTS


Ancient History

Modern History

History Extension

Year 11 –

History Investigation

task (Internally

assessed 20-30%)

Year 12 – Prescribed

Personalities in the

Times task

(20-30%)*

Year 11 –

History Investigation

task (Internally

assessed 20-30%)

Year 12 – Prescribed

National Studies task

(20-30%)*

Fewer assessment tasks but of higher weight.

History Project

(Internally assessed

60%)

LITERACY AND NUMERACY MINIMUM STANDARDS AND

THE HSC FROM 2017- 2020


Students who achieve Band

8 in Year 9 NAPLAN

reading, writing and

numeracy

Eligible to be

awarded

HSC

Students who do not

achieve 8 in Year 9

NAPLAN

BOSTES

Literacy and

Numeracy

Multiple

opportunities to sit

and pass

Eligible to be

awarded

HSC

Students who do

not pass BOSTES

Lit and Num test

at school

Awarded

RoSA

Impacts:

• Students not taking Mathematics in Stage 6 may need

‘short courses, topics or additional tutoring’

• Year 9 2017 NAPLAN

• HSC Accelerated 2018 is old (current Year 10)

• Year 11 2018 Curriculum

• HSC 2019 is new

• HSC 2019 accelerated – new, HSC 2020 new

2017

50%

50%

+5 yrs

LITERACY AND NUMERACY

NSW Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2017-2020

Impacts Year 9 2017 and beyond

The standard has been mapped against Level 3 of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF)

At risk students will be identified early and supported to achieve the standard

Year 9 NAPLAN Band 8 or above in reading, writing & numeracy


LITERACY AND NUMERACY

If student’s achieve the standard during NAPLAN Year 9 they will not need to resit

Online Tests – Year 10 / Year 11 / Year 12 (can complete up to 5 years after first commencing the HSC)

Not competent by Year 10 requires prescribed Maths and English until achieve competence.

Year 12 RoSA if literacy / numeracy standard is not achieved

Demonstration tests – NESA website


ASSESSMENT

Introduced across all courses for Prelim 2018 & HSC 2019

Year 11 - capped at 3 tasks per course

Year 12 - maximum of 4 school based assessments per course inclusive of the Trial HSC

Separate components will count as separate tasks further advice will be released throughout 2017

Reduction in formulaic, pre-prepared responses and cheating

Stricter guidelines to assure authorship of take home assessment and projects


HSC QUESTIONS

Final HSC examinations to continue.

HSC examination will continue to form 50% of student final HSC marks

Questions will be less predictable, requiring greater application of knowledge and skills

Aim to avoid the opportunity for memorising pre prepared essays etc

Mathematics will be assessed on a common scale – to compare students across courses. This will act as a disincentive for students to choose easier courses.


DIRECTIONS 2017

New HSC

Becoming familiar with new syllabus content, planning, developing units, rethinking assessment. Preparation ready for implementation 2018.

Student Learning

Acting on the work of our executive during our Executive Planning Day (Learning Skills Audit) to further develop our students 7-9 in articulating, explicitly teaching and developing skills as successful learners ready for senior studies 10-12.

Literacy & Numeracy 2017-2020 our key focus is on writing.

Faculty writing plans, whole school focus on the development of quality student writing. Explicit teaching and skills for peer feedback where writing is part of assessment as learning practices for students.


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