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Official Notice: Personalised examination materials in 2014 HSC examinations
BOSTES 17/14
Who needs to read this notice:
Principals
Curriculum co-ordinators
Year 12 advisers
HSC co-ordinators
Head Teachers
Year 12 Teachers
The Board is continuing to expand the use of personalised examination materials that are pre-printed with the student number, student name and centre number.
Personalised examination material reduces work for students during the examination, and allows greater efficiency in identification when it is scanned for processing and onscreen marking.
Depending on the examination, students may be given:
- a personalised multiple-choice answer sheet
- a personalised question/answer booklet
- a personalised writing booklet.
For 2014, the HSC examinations listed below will have personalised question/answer booklets and/or personalised writing booklets.
| Examination | Type of personalised booklet |
| Ancient History | Sections II, III and IV - 24 page writing booklet |
| Biology |
Section I Part B - 16 page question/answer booklet |
| Business Studies | |
| Drama |
Section I – 8 page writing booklet |
| Economics |
Section II - 12 page question/answer booklet |
| English Standard and Advanced Paper 1 | Paper 1 - 24 page writing booklet |
| English ESL Paper 1 | Paper 1 - 12 page question/answer and writing booklet |
| English ESL Paper 2 | Writing booklets for use in Sections I and II |
| History Extension | 24 page writing booklet |
| Information Processes and Technology | Writing booklets for use in Sections II and III |
| Mathematics | Six numbered writing booklets for Section II Questions 11 - 16 |
| Mathematics Extension 1 | Four numbered writing booklets for Section II Questions 11 - 14 |
| Mathematics General 2 | Section II - 24 page question/answer booklet |
| Modern Hebrew Continuers | Writing booklets for use in Sections II and III |
| Modern History | Sections II, III and IV - 24 page writing booklet |
| Personal Development, Health and Physical Education |
Section I Part B - 8 page question/answer booklet |
| Physics |
Section I Part B - 16 page question/answer booklet |
| Society and Culture | Writing booklets for use in Sections II and III |
| Software Design and Development | Section II - 24 page question/answer booklet |
| Textiles and Design | Writing booklets for use in Section III |
| Vietnamese Continuers | Writing booklets for use in Sections II and III |
Sample examination materials are available to download from the syllabus section of the BOSTES website.
For more information, contact:
Michelle Aspery
Head, Test Development
michelle.aspery@bos.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8372