Curriculum and Learning
Year 12 Trial HSC Examinations
Year 12 begin their dress rehearsal for the HSC written examinations next week on Monday 5 August and will conclude two weeks later, on Monday 19 August with this day also being an examination “catch up” day for those students, for whatever medically valid reason, missed a scheduled examination.
The Trial HSC timetable was issued to Year 12 last term and is available on CANVAS, as are a set of examination rules and expectations. Students are reminded to thoroughly familiarise themselves with this documentation as well as the College’s Assessment Policy also available in CANVAS.
Parents/carers and students of Year 12 are reminded, that in the event of absenteeism due to illness or misadventure during the Trial HSC Examination period, a telephone call to the Year Coordinator, Mr Herro, must be made on the morning of the examination. Where possible, the missed examination or a substitute will be arranged within the Trial period. On the student’s return to school, a completed illness/misadventure form, with the related medical certificate or other official supporting evidence attached, must be personally given to Mr Herro and the relevant Head of Faculty.
If illness or misadventure prevents a student from attending or submitting an examination or affects their performance in an examination, it is the student’s responsibility to complete and submit an illness/misadventure application, not a parent/carer or relative, unless the student is physically unable to do so.
It is important to note that illness/misadventure applications are for cases where an illness or misadventure:
- occurred immediately before or during an examination
- was unexpected
- was beyond the student’s control and prevented them from attending or diminished their performance in the examination.
The College will not consider illness or misadventure applications for:
- difficulty preparing or lost preparation time
- alleged deficiencies in teaching
- misreading the Trial HSC Examination timetable
- misreading examination instructions
- attempting the wrong examination
- long-term illness (e.g., glandular fever, asthma or epilepsy), unless the student has suffered a flare-up of the condition during the examination
- conditions for which the student has been granted disability provisions, unless they have further unexpected difficulties
- conditions for which a student should have applied for disability provisions
- other commitments such as participation in work, sporting event, holiday, or attendance at tests conducted by other organisations.
Illness/misadventure applications must include advice or evidence from a relevant independent expert, not a parent/carer or relative, on the same day, either immediately before or after each examination for the student. The medical certificate must be written by a practising medical doctor who is not a parent/carer or relative.
The student must provide documentation that is current, specific to the date and time of the examination, and submitted with the illness/misadventure form. A medical certificate that merely states “illness” and/or “unfit for work/study” is unacceptable and the College will not consider an illness/misadventure application without sufficient evidence supporting a genuine reason.
Reminder: Subject Selection for Year 9-2025 and Year 11-2025
Students of Years 8 and 10 are reminded to make their elective choices for 2025 online via the Edval Choice facility. Instructions with a link and log-in code for Edval Choice were emailed to the students last week.
The deadline to submit elective choices online is Sunday 4 August 2024 for Year 10 students and Sunday 11 August for Year 8. Students are reminded to retain a printed copy of their parent-signed choice form.
Parents/carers and students of Year 10 are to note that application forms to appeal College subject recommendations are available on the TASS Parent Lounge and on CANVAS. Appeals regarding class placement in a subject for Year 11-2025 are due to Mr Cutrupi and the relevant Head of Faculty by no later than Monday 5 August.
Michael Cutrupi
Director of Curriculum