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Friday, 04 Sep 2015

Stage 6 Latin Extension: Amendment to examination specifications

BOSTES 27/15

Who needs to read this notice:
Princpals
HSC co-ordinators
Head Teachers Languages
Latin teachers

The examination specifications for the Stage 6 Latin Extension have been amended to:

  • allow the use of dictionaries 
  • increase the working time from one hour and fifty minutes to two hours.

The reading time of ten minutes remains unchanged.

Implementation will commence for the 2016 HSC. The amended specifications are available to download from the HSC syllabus page of the BOSTES website.

For more information, contact:
Howard Jacobs
Inspector, Languages
howard.jacobs@bostes.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8152
or
Helen Bristow
Manager, Examining and Testing
helen.bristow@bostes.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8095