Board of Studies News - Official Notices

Official Notice - Amendment to Stage 6 CCAFL Languages Continuers and Background Speakers Syllabuses

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:27:00+1100

BOS 50/09

Minor amendments have been made revising 'tasks' to include a reference to 'audience' in the following syllabuses:

Stage 6 Continuers Syllabuses

Armenian, Croatian, Dutch, Filipino, Hindi, Hungarian, Khmer, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish and Ukrainian

Stage 6 Background Speakers Syllabuses

Malay, Persian and Russian

The description of tasks has changed from four elements to five elements. A description of the task element 'audience' has been included.

The description of the tasks should now read:

Tasks can be described as having five elements:

a purpose (a reason for undertaking the task that goes beyond the practice of the language for its own sake)
a context (this may be real, simulated or imagined, and may include aspects such as where, when, who is involved)
an audience (the person/persons at whom the task is directed)
a process (thinking, problem-solving, creating)
a product (a result that can be described in terms of achievement of the purpose of the task and in the student's overall cognitive development).

The amended syllabuses will be available during December 2009.

Effective: 2010 Preliminary and HSC courses

Contact:

Dr Margaret Silink
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
margaret.silink@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Amended Economics Stage 6 Syllabus

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:21:00+1100

Repeat notice, applies to Year 11 from 2010

BOS 47/09

An amended Economics Stage 6 Syllabus (approved September 2009) replaces the existing Economics Stage 6 Syllabus (approved June 1999). The amended syllabus commences for Year 11 students in 2010.

The amended 2009 Economics Stage 6 Syllabus will be first examined in 2011. The final Economics HSC examination based on the existing 1999 Economics Stage 6 Syllabus will be in 2010.

The amended 2009 Economics Stage 6 Syllabus is available on the Board of Studies website.

A guide to the changes to the syllabus is also located on the website. Available for a limited time is a 'tracked change' version of the amended Economics Stage 6 Syllabus which shows the deletions and additions made to the syllabus.

Effective: Year 11, 2010.

Contact:

Mr Lindsay Swan
Board Inspector, HSIE
(02) 9367 8150
lindsay.swan@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Course Prescriptions for the 2010-2016 HSC Latin Extension Examinations

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:45:00+1100

BOS 49/09

The course prescriptions for the 2010-2016 HSC Latin Extension examinations can be found on the Board of Studies website.

Information regarding the prescribed editions of the texts can be found in the resource list on the Board's website.

Effective: Commencement of 2010 HSC course

Contact
Dr Margaret Silink
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
margaret.silink@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Course Prescriptions for the 2011-2017 HSC Classical Greek Continuers Examinations

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:29:00+1100

BOS 48/09

The course prescriptions for the 2011-2017 HSC Classical Greek Continuers examinations can be found on the Board of Studies website.

Information regarding the prescribed editions of the texts can be found in the resource list on the Board's website.

Effective: Commencement of 2011 HSC course

Contact
Dr Margaret Silink
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
margaret.silink@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Amended Economics Stage 6 Syllabus

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:31:00+1100

BOS 47/09

An amended Economics Stage 6 Syllabus (approved September 2009) replaces the existing Economics Stage 6 Syllabus (approved June 1999). The amended syllabus commences for Year 11 students in 2010.

The amended 2009 Economics Stage 6 Syllabus will be first examined in 2011. The final Economics HSC examination based on the existing 1999 Economics Stage 6 Syllabus will be in 2010.

The amended 2009 Economics Stage 6 Syllabus is available on the Board of Studies website.

Effective: Year 11, 2010.

Contact:

Mr Lindsay Swan
Board Inspector, HSIE
(02) 9367 8150
lindsay.swan@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Registration applications reminder

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:21:00+1100

BOS 46/09

Under the Education Act 1990 (NSW), the following applications must be submitted by 31 March 2010.

Applications from individual schools and registration systems on behalf of member schools to:

renew registration and/or accreditation where registration and/or accreditation expires at the end of 2010
renew exemption from registration where exemption expires at the end of 2010
register new Years of schooling to commence in 2011
register new schools to commence in 2011.

The requirements for registration and accreditation are detailed in the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual and the Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual.

The most up-to-date manuals and the online application forms (via RANGS Online) are available on the Board's website.

If you need assistance with RANGS Online please phone the Registration and Accreditation Branch on 9367 8432.

Contact:

George Kelen
Senior Registration Officer
(02) 9367 8280
george.kelen@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Automotive Curriculum Framework additional School-based Apprenticeship elective unit

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:30:00+1100

BOS 45/09

The Board of Studies wishes to advise that the following unit of competency has been added to the elective pool for the Automotive School-based Apprenticeship (240 indicative hours) course.

Unit code	Unit title	Unit-specific prerequisite	HSC indicative hours of credit
AURTL316166A	Repair suspension systems (light vehicle)	Nil	25

Part A of the Syllabus for the Automotive Curriculum Framework has been updated to include this additional unit of competency. Further details are outlined in the Automotive Modification History. The updated Automotive syllabus documents are available on the Board of Studies website.

Effective: Immediately

Contact
Caraline Cloke
Senior Project Officer, Vocational Education
(02) 9367 8170
caraline.cloke@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Applications for the Distinction Course in Philosophy for 2010

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:00+1100

BOS 44/09

The University of New England will be delivering the HSC Distinction course in Philosophy in 2010. Students' applications should be lodged through their school principal. Application forms and information are available on the Board of Studies website.

The Cosmology Distinction course will not be offered in 2010.

Contact
Christine Jackson
Senior Policy Officer
(02) 9367 8092
christine.jackson@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - HSC: All My Own Work - Exemption for students undertaking only Stage 6 Life Skills courses

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:40:00+1100

BOS 43/09

From 2010, students entered only for Stage 6 Life Skills courses will be exempt from the requirement to complete HSC: All My Own Work.

This change follows a Board review of the requirement that all students undertaking Preliminary or HSC courses must complete the HSC: All My Own Work program (or its equivalent) before the submission of students' Preliminary or HSC course entries.

While completion of the program will no longer be required for students undertaking only Stage 6 Life Skills courses, schools may determine that the program or an equivalent is appropriate for some of these students based on their priorities, learning and support needs.

All other students, including those studying any combination of Life Skills courses and other courses, must complete HSC: All My Own Work or an equivalent. Completion of this requirement should be certified by principals using the Data Collection function on Schools Online.

Contact: Jenny Bryant
Senior Policy Officer
(02) 9367 8106
jenny.bryant@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Amendments to Food Technology Stage 6 Syllabus

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:30:00+1100

BOS 42/09

The amended Food Technology Stage 6 Syllabus is now available on the Board of Studies website www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au

Implementation of the amended syllabus will commence with the Preliminary course in 2010.

The website contains:

the original syllabus approved in 1999 (which remains current for the HSC course and examination in 2010)
the amended syllabus (for the Preliminary course from 2010 and the HSC course from 2011)
the amended syllabus with tracked changes
a summary of changes.

Effective: Commencement of 2010 Preliminary course

Contact
Howard Kennedy
Inspector, Technology Education
(02) 9367 8246
howard.kennedy@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official notice - Updated Information Technology Curriculum Framework for implementation in 2010

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:35:00+1100

BOS 41/09

A new version of the Information and Communications Technology Training Package (ICA05v3) has been released as part of the continuous improvement process for training packages. As a result the Board of Studies has updated the current Information Technology Curriculum Framework (2006) Stage 6 Syllabus.

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Official Notice - Update of the Science Stage 6 Revised Support Document 2007

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:39:00+1100

BOS 40/09

The Science Stage 6 Revised Support Document 2007 is available with each of the Stage 6 Science syllabuses in the HSC syllabus section of the Board of Studies website. It has now been updated to be consistent with the 2010 changes to assessment components and weightings for the Science Stage 6 courses and minor amendments to the Science Stage 6 syllabuses and the Science Years 7-10 Syllabus.

Contact:

Gina Grant
Inspector, Science
(02) 9367 8136
gina.grant@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - Revised Construction Curriculum Framework for 2010

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:03:00+1100

BOS 39/09

Following advice to schools, colleges and Registered Training Organisations in March 2009, the Construction Curriculum Framework (approved September 2009) replaces the Construction Curriculum Framework (approved September 2004) commencing with Year 11 students in 2010.

The HSC examination from 2011 onwards will be based on the revised Construction Curriculum Framework.

The final Construction HSC examination based on the existing 2004 Framework will be in 2010.

The revised Construction Syllabus documents are available on the Board of Studies website.

The Board of Studies will send a printed copy of the Syllabus Parts A and B to all schools and TAFE NSW colleges delivering courses from the current Framework, and all teachers currently accredited to teach Construction during Term 4, 2009.

Effective: Year 11, 2010.

Contact:

Debbie Nilsson
Senior Project Officer, Vocational Education
(02) 9367 8175
debbie.nilsson@bos.nsw.edu.au

Official Notice - 2010 Higher School Certificate entries will open in Term 4 2009

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:30:00+1100

BOS 38/09

Improvements to the Schools Online service will make it possible for schools to enter students for the 2010 HSC by the end of November 2009, rather than waiting until next year.

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Official Notice - English Stage 6 Prescriptions 2009-2012: Update on Prescribed Texts

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00+1100

BOS 37/09

Listed below are updated details regarding prescribed texts included in English Stage 6 Prescriptions: Area of Study, Electives and Texts, Higher School Certificate 2009-2012.

Updated versions of the entire Prescriptions document and the Prescriptions poster are available on the Board's website. These versions contain all previously notified changes to editions.

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