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Stage 5 and Preliminary course student work samples to be retained
BOS 14/15
Who needs to read this notice:
Principals
Curriculum co-ordinators
Head Teachers
Teachers of Years 10 and 11
BOSTES enhanced grade monitoring procedures for Stage 5 and Preliminary courses require schools to keep student work samples and the associated assessment activities for the following courses in 2015.
| Stage 5 courses | Preliminary courses |
| English | English (Standard) |
| Mathematics | English (Advanced) |
| Science | Mathematics |
| Australian Geography | Mathematics General |
| History | Biology |
| PDHPE | Chemistry |
| Food Technology | Physics |
| Business Studies | |
| Legal Studies | |
| Ancient History | |
| Modern History | |
| Community and Family Studies | |
| PDHPE |
A minimum of three work samples, representing the upper, middle and lower range of achievement of the current cohort, should be retained for each course in a format that can be uploaded electronically. Each work sample should demonstrate performance towards the end of the stage that is typical of students awarded a particular grade (A to E) by the school.
The purpose of retaining work samples is to enable schools to provide evidence of their interpretation of the standards for a course where BOSTES monitoring processes require them to do so.
Information about the requirement to retain student work samples is available on the Grades section of the BOSTES website.
For more information, contact:
Sharon Phillips
Senior Project Officer
sharon.phillips@bostes.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8164