DesignTECH: Letters have been sent to all nominated students and their schools. Nominated students must login to the Students Online website to submit an online nomination form and digital images of their project by Thursday 19 November. Students will be advised of the outcome after 25 November.

OnSTAGE: Selection letters will be sent to all nominated individual and group performers and to students whose projects have been selected for exhibition in the week beginning 16 November. Schools will also receive written notification.

ENCORE: Nominations will close on Friday 20 November. Selection letters will be sent to students and schools in early December.

ARTEXPRESS: Nomination letters will be sent to students and schools in the week beginning 16 November. Nominated students must login to the Students Online website to submit an online nomination form by Monday 23 November. Final selection letters will be sent in early December.

Young Writers Showcase: Nominated students will be advised in the week beginning 21 December.

Texstyle: Final selection letters were sent out to students and schools on 13 November.

Callback: Nomination letters were issued in September. Students and schools will be advised of final selections in early December.

Students, parents and school staff are reminded that nomination for an HSC showcase does not indicate a particular mark for the student's major work or performance. There are many factors involved in final selection for a showcase event or exhibition, for example: the ability to transport a major project; the suitability of a performance for a particular kind of stage; the need to show a mix of performances or projects that demonstrate the scope of the relevant syllabus; the inclusion of students from locations around NSW. Most importantly, there are limits on the number of performances or works that can be included in any one year. Inevitably, there are many outstanding students who are not nominated or, having been nominated, are not selected for the final showcase.

BOS 20/09

The reviewed Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus (2009) is now available on the Board’s website.

A review of the Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus (1999, amended 2007) was undertaken by the Board to provide:

• additional curriculum options in the Creative Arts Learning Area
• a continuum of learning from the Life Skills outcomes and content in the Years 7–10 syllabuses.

The reviewed syllabus will replace the Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus (1999, amended 2007) and will be implemented in 2010 for students undertaking a preliminary course or courses from the syllabus. Teachers will continue to use the existing syllabus for students studying the HSC Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills course in 2010.

The following table summarises key changes resulting from the review of the Stage 6 Creative Arts Life Skills Syllabus.

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The ARTEXPRESS gallery guide for the exhibition at the Wollongong City Gallery is now available to download.

The guide includes details of exhibiting students and their artworks and also space for student notes, making it suitable for teachers to print and distribute to their classes prior to visiting the exhibition. Similar guides will be available from the Board's website for all ARTEXPRESS exhibitions in 2009.

The exhibition at Wollongong runs from 2 May-2 August 2009.

The ARTEXPRESS gallery guide for the exhibition at the Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre is now available to download.

The guide includes details of exhibiting students and their artworks and also space for student notes, making it suitable for teachers to print and distribute to their classes prior to visiting the exhibition. Similar guides will be available from the Board's website for all ARTEXPRESS exhibitions in 2009.

The exhibition at Hazelhurst runs from 7 February-22 March 2009.

BOS 45/08 (Vol 17 No 4)

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students that amendments have been made to the Visual Arts Stage 6 Syllabus. These amendments relate to advice about the Body of Work (some changes to the expressive forms, clarification of course prescriptions in regard to size, weight, dangerous and prohibited materials, duration of submitted works, display requirements and the need for clear instructions), and the role of the Visual Arts Process Diary in the marking process.

A summary of the changes to the syllabus has been published on the Board of Studies website.

The Visual Arts Body of Work Comparison of Dimensions broadsheet is also available for downloading from the Board of Studies website.

Effective: Commencement of 2009 HSC course

Contact

Jay McPherson
Inspector, Creative Arts
(02) 9367 8030
jay.mcpherson@bos.nsw.edu.au

Rhonda Clarke
Senior Curriculum Officer, Creative Arts
(02) 9367 8161
rhonda.clarke@bos.nsw.edu.au

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BOS 39/08 (Vol 17 No 3)

The Board wishes to advise teachers and students that the Dance Stage 6 Course Prescriptions 2010–2012 are now available on the Board of Studies website.

Contact

BOS 27/08 (Vol 17 No 2)

This is to inform teachers and students that the Board of Studies has decided to extend the current Course Prescriptions for Stage 6 Drama to include the 2009 HSC.

The current Course Prescriptions (2006-2008) will remain unchanged for the 2009 HSC and are available on the Board of Studies website

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BOS 26/08 (Vol 17 No 2)

This is to inform teachers and students that the Board of Studies has decided to extend the current Course Prescriptions for Stage 6 Dance to include the 2009 HSC.

The current Course Prescriptions (2006-2008) will remain unchanged for the 2009 HSC and are available on the Board of Studies website

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How you can contribute work samples

Have you thought about contributing work samples from your own students to publish on this website? Click on the above link to read about how you can contribute.

For Years K-6 (Stages 1, 2 & 3)

Since the last update of this site in September 2007, we have added new activities for Stage 2 English, Creative Arts and PDHPE and Stage 3 English, Creative Arts and PDHPE. We have also added additional aligned work samples across the following Key Learning Areas in K–6.

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