The interview sheet for students studying HSC Heritage Language courses in Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian, Japanese and Korean is now available on Schools Online under Memos and Documents > HSC Language Examinations Advice > Heritage Languages Interview Sheet.

The interview sheet is essential for the conduct of the oral examination and must be completed by all students. Students must save the sheet using their student number as a new file name and submit it to their teacher at least two weeks prior to the date of their oral examination. The interview sheet must include a brief summary of the Personal Investigation and a list of the main texts used for research. The examiner will use the information provided to direct the interview.

Schools must ensure all interview sheets are uploaded onto Schools Online on or before the following dates:

• Heritage Korean – 25 July 2013
• Heritage Indonesian – 26 July 2013
• Heritage Chinese (Mandarin) – 9 August 2013
• Heritage Japanese – 30 August 2013.

The sheets are to be uploaded via Schools Online > Data Collection > Upload Heritage Interview Sheet. Instructions on how to perform this function are available under Memos and Documents.

More information on the Personal Investigation is published in the relevant syllabus document, available from the Board’s website.

For more information, contact:

Howard Jacobs
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
howard.jacobs@bos.nsw.edu.au

Christos Panayi
Leader, Technology and Exams
(02) 9367 8259
christos.panayi@bos.nsw.edu.au