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Test: Computing Skills (Pen-and-paper) (School Certificate)

Date: Friday November 13, 2009, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Candidature: 22,006 (as at 1 September 2009)

The online test consists of 100 multiple-choice questions, 20 in each of the five skill areas:

1. Computer operations
2. Word-processing
3. Spreadsheets and databases
4. Graphics and multimedia
5. Internet and email

All questions are answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.

Students have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the test.

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Test: Computing Skills (Online) (School Certificate)

Date: Friday November 13, 2009

Candidature: 62,297 (as at 1 September 2009)

The online test consists of 100 multiple-choice questions, 20 in each of the five skill areas:

1. Computer operations
2. Word-processing
3. Spreadsheets and databases
4. Graphics and multimedia
5. Internet and email

Students answer each question by selecting the appropriate alternative.

Students require their Student Number and Password to access the online test. Students sit the test at a time determined by the school, at any time during the school day from Wednesday 11 November to 11 am on Friday 13 November. Students have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the test.

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Test: Computing Skills (Online) (School Certificate)

Date: Thursday November 12, 2009

Candidature: 62,297 (as at 1 September 2009)

The online test consists of 100 multiple-choice questions, 20 in each of the five skill areas:

1. Computer operations
2. Word-processing
3. Spreadsheets and databases
4. Graphics and multimedia
5. Internet and email

Students answer each question by selecting the appropriate alternative.

Students require their Student Number and Password to access the online test. Students sit the test at a time determined by the school, at any time during the school day from Wednesday 11 November to 11 am on Friday 13 November. Students have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the test.

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The Board of Studies joins with the rest of the community in wishing all School Certificate students the best for their tests.

Test: Computing Skills (Online) (School Certificate)

Date: Wednesday November 11, 2009

Candidature: 62,297 (as at 1 September 2009)

The online test consists of 100 multiple-choice questions, 20 in each of the five skill areas:

1. Computer operations
2. Word-processing
3. Spreadsheets and databases
4. Graphics and multimedia
5. Internet and email

Students answer each question by selecting the appropriate alternative.

Students require their Student Number and Password to access the online test. Students sit the test at a time determined by the school, at any time during the school day from Wednesday 11 November to 11 am on Friday 13 November. Students have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the test.

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Test: Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship (School Certificate)

Date: Tuesday November 10, 2009, 12:50 PM - 3:00 PM

Candidature: 84,236 (as at 1 September 2009)

The paper is a two hour written test consisting of two sections. All questions are compulsory.

Section 1 - Australian Geography, Civics and Citizenship (50 marks). Questions in this section are based on Focus Areas 5A3 and 5A4 and the geographical tools and skills from the Stage 5 Geography Syllabus.

• Part A (20 marks) consists of 20 multiple choice questions answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
• Part B (30 marks) consists of questions which require short answers and the application of geographical skills, and one extended response. Answers are written in the spaces provided on the question paper.

Section 2 - Australian History, Civics and Citizenship (50 marks). Questions in this section are based on Topics 5, 6, 7 and 8 and the historical skills from the Stage 5 History Syllabus.

• Part A (20 marks) consists of 20 multiple choice questions answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
• Part B (30 marks) consists of a number of short answer questions and one extended response. Answers are written in the spaces provided on the question paper.

Questions in Sections 1 and 2 may utilise source material such as written sources, photographs, maps, diagrams, statistics and graphs, which are generally included immediately above the question(s) that directly relate to them.

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Test: Mathematics (School Certificate)

Date: Tuesday November 10, 2009, 9:25 AM - 11:30 AM

Candidature: 84,221 (as at 1 September 2009)

The test consists of two sections.

Section 1 (25 marks) consists of 25 short-response questions, answered in the question booklet. Calculators may not be used in this section.

Section 2 (75 marks) has two parts, A and B. Calculators may be used in both parts.

• Part A (55 marks) consists of 50 multiple-choice questions and five multiple correct/incorrect questions, answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
• Part B (20 marks) consists of four questions, each containing several parts, worth 5 marks each. All answers to Part B are written in the spaces provided in the question booklet.

All questions are compulsory.

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Students, teachers and parents are invited to visit the Board's SC Test Yourself Website in preparation for the 2009 School Certificate tests.

Here students can test themselves on a selection of multiple-choice questions from past School Certificate tests in English, Mathematics, Science, Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, and Computing Skills.

Parents and teachers are also encouraged to use the site to better understand the kinds of multiple-choice questions students will be asked in the School Certificate tests. It is important to note that the 2009 School Certificate tests do not include only multiple-choice questions. For specifications about the tests click on the following link: School Certificate tests.

The website is proving to be extremely popular with 109,535 tests completed on the Sunday before the 2008 School Certificate. You can nominate the number of questions you want to attempt and receive immediate results and answers to any questions you answered incorrectly.

Try out your skills and knowledge with questions like this:

Adam earns $5 for the first hour of babysitting and $4 per hour after that. He babysat for n hours. Which expression represents the amount Adam earned?
(a) 9n
(b) 4n + 1
(c) 4n + 5
(d) 5n - 1

All questions are automatically marked and the correct answers are shown at the end of each test.

Multiple choice questions are a part of each School Certificate Test. To find out more, read about the 2009 English-literacy and Science test components.

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Test: Science

Date: Monday November 9, 2009, 12:50 PM - 3:00 PM

Candidature: 84,261 (as at 1 September 2009)

Section 1 (60 marks). Section 1 consists of two parts:

Part A (50 marks) consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. All answers to this section must be recorded on the answer sheet provided.

In Part B (10 marks), there are 10 constrained-response questions. Students write their answers in the boxes on the answer sheet provided.

Section 2 (40 marks). There will be 5-8 short-response questions with a total value of 40 marks. These questions may consist of several parts, and are answered in the spaces provided.

There is a stimulus booklet attached to the test. Questions from both Section 1 and Section 2 will draw on the material in the stimulus booklet.

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Test: English-literacy (School Certificate)

Date: Monday November 9, 2009, 9:20 AM - 11:30 AM

Candidature: 84,295 (as at 1 September 2009)

This test consists of two sections.

Section 1 - Reading/Viewing (60 marks) consists of reading/viewing tasks that require students to respond to a range of texts. This section of the paper will use a combination of multiple-choice and short-answer questions.

Section 2 - Writing (30 marks) consists of two extended writing tasks.

There is a stimulus booklet attached to the test. Questions from both Section 1 and Section 2 will draw on the material in the stimulus booklet.

All questions are compulsory.

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Key dates, including submission of School Certificate grades and HSC assessment marks, plus the starting dates for the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate are available on the Board's website.