Chatswood High School Year 11 2020 - ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Chatswood High School
     Year 11 2020
 ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

NESA
New South Wales Standards Authority (NESA) is in charge of the rules
now!
Syllabus documents and assessment weightings
https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home/

Year 11
 Terms 1, 2 and 3. HSC begins in Term 4.
 Must successfully complete a minimum of 12 units
 at least two units of a Board Developed Course in English

NESA: Satisfactory completion
of courses
The student must have:
 followed the course developed or endorsed by the Board; and
 applied themselves with diligence and sustained effort to the set tasks
  and experiences provided in the course by the school; and
 achieved some or all of the course outcomes.

To achieve the NESA
outcomes, students must:
a)   satisfactorily complete classwork
b) satisfactorily complete assessment tasks
c)   attend school regularly.

Formal Assessment tasks
Check schedule on CHS Website  For Students and Parents  Year
11
Note which week your tasks are in so you can plan your study
There is a maximum of three formal tasks in Year 11
Your chance to show what you know.

Weightings
NESA dictates the weightings for each task.
For example, Mathematics Standard
•Understanding, Fluency and Communication = 50%
•Problem solving, Reasoning and Justification = 50%

Assessment Schedule
Biology

Assessment notifications
These will be given to you at least two weeks before the task by your
teacher.
If you are away, it is your responsibility to ask your teacher for the
notification.
Your teacher should be asking you to sign that you have received the
notification.
Ask questions if you need to.

In class tasks
Be on time

Hand in tasks
For hand-in assessment tasks, students are to submit their work to their
class teacher (or if the class teacher is absent, to the Head Teacher)
during the normal period for that subject on the day the work is due,
unless they are told otherwise.

Illness/misadventure
Too sick to come to school the day of an assessment task?
•You or a parent should ring/email the school and let your teacher know.
•You must go to the doctor and get a medical certificate.
•Download the Illness/Misadventure form from the back of the
 Assessment booklet OR see Ms Manson the day you return to school.
•Attach medical certificate to the completed form, see the HT of the
 faculty and/or class teacher to organise an alternate task time.
•Give form to Ms Manson within TWO school days.

•Sit the task and get the marks   

Illness/misadventure
Too sick to come to school the day of an assessment task?

Do nothing = N Warning letter and 0 marks   

Illness/Misadventure does not
cover:
alleged deficiencies in teaching
misreading of the timetable
misreading of examination instructions
failure to enter for the examination in the correct course
long-term illness, such as glandular fever, asthma and epilepsy – unless
there is evidence of a sudden recurrence during the examination period
conditions for which they have been granted disability provisions,
unless they experience further difficulties

End of Year 11: ROSA
Teachers give grades (A to E) based on work achieved in assessments.
Grades are given based on performance descriptors as specified in
each syllabus.
English Grade A:
The student demonstrates extensive knowledge of content and
understanding of course concepts, and applies highly developed skills and
processes in a wide variety of contexts. In addition the student
demonstrates creative and critical thinking skills using perceptive analysis
and evaluation. The student effectively communicates complex ideas and
information.

The N warning process
 non-completion of classwork and/or homework,
 not applying themselves with diligence and sustained effort to tasks,
 attendance issues; and/or
 non/unsatisfactory completion of assessment tasks.

Malpractice
    Any activity that allows students to gain an unfair advantage over other students.

    It includes, but is not limited to:

      copying someone else’s work in part or in whole, and presenting it as their own

      using material directly from books, journals, CDs or the internet without reference to the source

      building on the ideas of another person without reference to the source

      buying, stealing or borrowing another person’s work and presenting it as their own

      submitting work that another person, such as a parent, coach or subject expert, has contributed to substantially

      using words, ideas, designs or the work of others in practical and performance tasks without appropriate acknowledgement

      paying someone to write or prepare material

      breaching school examination rules

      cheating in an HSC examination

      using non-approved aids during an assessment task

      contriving false explanations to explain work not handed in by the due date

      assisting another student to engage in malpractice.

Attendance the day before a
task
Students who are unable to attend school the day before a task (or
hand-in is due) must supply the school with a medical certificate
explaining their absence.

Disability Provisions
Disability provisions in the HSC are practical arrangements designed to
help students who couldn't otherwise make a fair attempt to show what
they know in an exam room.
The provisions granted are solely determined by how the student’s
exam performance is affected. Provisions may include small group
supervision or rest breaks.
For disability provisions, there must be a diagnosis with formal
documentation from a specialist. Students must speak to the Head
Teacher Wellbeing (Ms Reato) or a School Counsellor about this.
The closing date for the submission of HSC applications is usually late
March. It is the responsibility of the student/parent/carer to make
application for disability provisions through the Head Teacher
Wellbeing.