Category: HSC

2020 HSC exam development applications now available

4/7/2019

Are you interested in developing the HSC exams?

Each year NESA accepts applications from teachers and academics with appropriate experience and qualifications.

The 2020 HSC exam development application information is now available. Please visit the NESA website to access the application and more information.

Languages oral examinations timetable

25/3/2019

NESA has released the exam timtable for the HSC oral examinations. The exam timetable period will run from 8 August to 14 September.

Visit the NESA website for full details.

Register now for Languages at Sydney: Go Global 2019

13/12/2018

Registration is now open for Languages at Sydney: Go Global 2019, an initiative by the University of Sydney's School of Languages and Cultures.

This event is catered towards students continuing with a language, as well as students who want to learn a language from scratch, as the event will give them a taste of the programs and languages that the University of Sydney has to offer. Events on the day will include an introduction to learning at the School of Languages and Cultures, discussions with university languages students, and two language-specific immersion sessions.

Languages at Sydney: Go Global is for:
- Year 12 languages students (HSC, IB, NSW School of Languages)
- Year 12 students interested in studying languages at university
- Year 11 and 12 languages teachers and careers counsellors.

Event details
Date: Friday 1 March 2019
Time: 10am-2pm
Venue: The University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
To register, follow the registration link. Every student and teacher will need to submit an individual registration via the registration link.

For further information on the event, please see the poster attached or contact languages.admin@sydney.edu.au.

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NESA professional development workshops – ROSA and HSC eligibility; Schools Online/Students Online

5/3/2018

NESA Liaison Officers will conduct the following two workshops for new Executives, Year Advisers, and/or Career Advisers. Participants can attend one or both workshops.

- ROSA and HSC Eligibility/Credentialing (one hour of NESA registered PD addressing standards 6.2.2 and 7.4.2)
- Schools Online/Students Online (one and a half hours of NESA registered PD addressing standards 6.3.2 and 7.4.2)

Both workshops will provide opportunities for collegial discussion and evaluation of school procedures.
More information about each workshop can be obtained directly from the NESA website.

For further information conduct Heidi O'Brien by email or phone 6659 3274.

HSC Languages Extension Course Prescriptions

23/11/2017

Official notice

Effective: Immediately
The current HSC Course Prescriptions 2014–2018 for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish Extension courses have been extended to include the 2019 HSC examinations.

New course prescriptions for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish Extension courses for HSC examinations from 2020 will be published on the NESA website in 2018.

The 2014-2019 HSC Course Prescriptions for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek, and Spanish Extension courses are available to download in the syllabus section of the NESA website.

For more information, contact:
Lyn Sully
Inspector, Languages
(02) 9367 8152
@LanguagesNESA

Stage 6 Languages Extension course prescriptions

24/10/2017

The current HSC course prescriptions 2014–2018 for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish Extension courses have been extended to include the 2019 HSC examinations.

New course prescriptions for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish Extension courses for HSC examinations from 2020 will be published on the NESA website in 2018.

The HSC course prescriptions 2014–2019 for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish Extension courses are available to download in the syllabus section of the NESA website.

Register now for Languages at Sydney: Go Global 2018

17/10/2017

Registration is now open for Languages at Sydney: Go Global 2018, an initiative by the University of Sydney's School of Languages and Cultures (SLC).

This event is catered towards students continuing with a language, as well as students who want to learn a language from scratch, as the event will give them a taste of the programs and languages that the University of Sydney has to offer. Events on the day will include language-specific immersion, career opportunities for languages students, introduction to languages at SLC and a campus tour.

Languages at Sydney: Go Global is for:
- Year 12 languages students (HSC, IB, NSW School of Languages)
- Year 12 students interested in languages at university
- Year 11 and 12 languages teachers and careers counsellors.

Event details
Date: Friday 2 March 2018, 1:30-4:30pm
Venue: University of Sydney
Registration closing date: 30 November 2017

To register, follow the registration link. Every student and teacher will need to submit an individual registration via the registration link.
For further enquiries, contact languages.admin@sydney.edu.au

Stage 6 Chinese and Literature Course Prescriptions 2019-2023

28/8/2017

The amended Stage 6 Chinese and Literature Course Prescriptions 2019-2023 are now available from the syllabus section of the NESA website. Implementation for the new course prescriptions will commence from Term 1 2018 with Year 11.

Schools are reminded that study of the texts prescribed for the Year 12 course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course. This also applies to the study of a prescribed text in another medium, such as the film of a novel.

For more information, contact:
Lyn Sully
Inspector, Languages
lyn.sully@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8152
@LanguagesNESA

NESA OFFICIAL NOTICE: New Stage 6 school-based assessment requirements

17/7/2017

NESA has released the new school based assessment requirements for Languages, which become effective from Term 1 2018 for Year 11, and Term 4 2018 for Year 12.

New school-based assessment requirements, and new sample assessment schedules, for all Stage 6 Languages courses are now available.

The review of school-based assessment requirements in these courses does not require amendments to the current syllabuses or impact on current course HSC Examination Specifications.

Implementation of new school-based assessment requirements for all Stage 6 Languages courses will commence with Year 11 from Term 1 2018, and Year 12 from Term 4 2018.

The new requirements reflect the Stronger HSC Standards reforms and provide a consistent approach to school-based assessment for all Stage 6 courses.

New requirements for all Stage 6 courses include:
- mandatory components and weightings for both Year 11 and Year 12 courses
- a cap on the number of formal assessment tasks to three in Year 11 and four in Year 12
- a cap on the number of formal written examination tasks that mimic the HSC examination to one per course, with a maximum weighting of 30% for the Year 12 course.

Further information regarding Principles of Assessment for Stage 6 and the background to changes to Stage 6 assessment is available on the NESA website.

For more information, contact:
Brooke Prideaux
Principal Project Officer
brooke.prideaux@nesa.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8274

HSC study guide for Languages

20/6/2017

The 2017 HSC study guide for Languages, produced by The Sydney Morning Herald and NESA, is available on the SMH website.
It includes a short video and an article with advice for students of all language courses on preparing for the oral and written exams.
Additional exam advice and resources for students can be accessed on the NESA site.
The 2017 HSC oral and written exam timetables are available on the HSC key dates and exam timetables section of the NESA website.