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This PowerPoint presentation uses snapshots from the Computing Skills Test application, to provide students with information about the procedures for logging in, answering questions and sending answers to the Board of Studies.
Please visit the School Certificate Computing Skills Test Updates page on the Board's website for further details.
In 2006 all Year 10 students will sit for the Computing Skills test, which is now a mandatory requirement for the School Certificate.
Students' results for the Computing Skills test will now be reported along with their results in the English-literacy, Mathematics, Science and Australian History, Geography Civics and Citizenship tests.
The Computing Skills Test is mandatory for Year 10 students in 2006 and will be reported as part of the School Certificate for the first time this year. Schools must choose to undertake either the online or pen-and-paper version of the test.
The Computing Skills test is a mandatory requirement of the School Certificate for the first time this year, following trialling with thousands of students from hundreds of self-nominating government and non-government schools across the state since 2001.
The 2006 School Certificate Specimen Computing Skills Test Package is now available.
The Computing Skills test is mandatory for Year 10 students in 2006 and will be reported as part of the School Certificate for the first time this year. Schools may choose to undertake either the online or pen-and-paper version of the test.
BOS 37/03
It has come to our attention that there are inconsistencies in the indicative hours printed in this syllabus.
The Board of Studies wishes to advise teachers of the Stage 6 Information Technology Curriculum Framework of the following amendments to the Indicative Hours for HSC Credit column in Tables 2 and 3:
BOS 08/03
Following advice to schools in November 2002 the Board wishes to confirm that the Information Technology Curriculum Framework (approved June 1999, updated November 2002) replaces the Information Technology Curriculum Framework (approved June 1999) from Year 11, 2003.
The optional 2003 Information Technology HSC examination will be the final examination based on the Information Technology Curriculum Framework (approved June 1999). The optional Information Technology examination, from 2004 onwards, will be based on the Information Technology Curriculum Framework (approved June 1999, updated November 2002).
BOS 02/03
Amendment - Stage 6 Information Technology Curriculum Framework (Updated November 2002, Approved June 1999)
As a result of changes made to the Training Package after the release of the updated syllabus the Board of Studies wishes to advise teachers of the following amendment to the Stage 6 Information Technology Curriculum Framework
BOS 15/02
The Board advises that further trialling of computing skills assessment at Year 10 will occur in 2002 with 150 schools drawn from country and metropolitan regions, representing government and non-government school systems. This larger trial will comprise an external pen and paper test of 1.5 hours duration, and school-based assessment against draft competencies. These draft competencies have been drawn out of the syllabus mapping of ICT skills embedded in the mandatory curriculum across 7-10.
The trial will inform the development of the mandatory computing skills assessment in 2003, including the testing and reporting of student achievement of competencies.
Further consideration will be given to electronic delivery of a computing skills test at an appropriate time.
