Standards Materials
The NSW Education Standards Authority reports student achievement in the Higher School Certificate in relation to standards. Students receive marks that relate to performance bands, where each band is described in a statement summarising the knowledge, skills and understanding typically demonstrated by students who have achieved that standard.
Standards materials illustrate the standards established in Higher School Certificate courses. They include descriptions of the performance bands and how they are set, certain key statistical reports, and samples of responses typically produced by students whose achievements place them on the borderline between two bands. Where possible, there are 'exemplar' student responses, which are examples of responses that were awarded full marks.
Current performance band descriptions are with each Stage 6 syllabus on the NESA site.
Scroll to a course below and click on the year required to view the standards materials.
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