HSC Marking Centres (2 Viewers)

[Official]

Just out of curiosity, how many marking centres are there, and where are they?

Also, approximately, how many markers are there for subjects such as english or mathematics?

 

[cutemouse]

I think for maths they allow you to take the papers home to mark aslong as you don't do it at school/whilst teaching.

 

[Official]

Ah ok, that's dodgy imo, pretty amazing that they don't seem to lose anyone's papers.

Any answers to my inital question?

 

[Omnipotence]

Not sure, however there is one at Homebush.

 

[slyhunter]

Papers are scanned onto a computer.

 

[Official]

Not sure, however there is one at Homebush.

Ok, thanks

Papers are scanned onto a computer.

Ah, that makes perfect sense, thanks. Are they kept forever or are they destroyed after a while?

 

[ya_mum]

I think they would be destroyed after a while, but some people have been able to obtain their test papers back due to some law like freedom of expression or something. Not sure though.
If you want to get yours back, you could try contacting bos.

 

[Omnipotence]

I think they would be destroyed after a while, but some people have been able to obtain their test papers back due to some law like freedom of expression or something. Not sure though.
If you want to get yours back, you could try contacting bos.

And also paying a fee.

 

[NewiJapper]

I went to a day where there was a senior marker for 2Unit maths. There are 12 teachers allocated to each question from Q1-Q10,so there are 120 teachers all together marking the 17000 or so papers. Firstly they work out their own "sample" answers, which sometimes is one of the many ways to do a question, and they mark some of them with papers infront of them in groups and some at home which have been scanned onto the computer.

 

[x jiim]

there's definitely one in north rocks, my st john ambulance division covers a first aid duty for their marking. in case they get papercuts or something, I guess :\

 

[OmmU]

Either Bathurst or Lithgow as well for English. (not sure exactly which one)

 

[NewiJapper]

Newcastle marks all the options for science and paper 2 papers.

 

[Official]

Newcastle marks all the options for science and paper 2 papers.

Wait, I'm confused now - does this mean that all science options and english paper 2 are sent to Newcastle and marked - even those from remote areas?

 

[Omnipotence]

Confirmed English is marked at Homebush.

 

[Gigacube]

Marking takes place at venues across NSW, including Sydney, Bathurst, Coffs Harbour, Gosford, Newcastle, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.

From here: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/bos_stats/media-guide-2010.html

 

[annagurl]

I know this is a stupid question, and i'm probably going to get hated on for being such an idiot...
But hypothetically, if someone was to hijack the van carrying the HSC papers and steal the completed HSC papers whilst they were being taken to the marking centre, would the students have to re-sit the exam?

 

[FCB]

I know this is a stupid question, and i'm probably going to get hated on for being such an idiot...
But hypothetically, if someone was to hijack the van carrying the HSC papers and steal the completed HSC papers whilst they were being taken to the marking centre, would the students have to re-sit the exam?

Well i cant see why they wouldnt have to sit the paper again.

There was a thread a while back about hijacking a truck but i think that was in reference to the paper before you sat the exam (on the way to the testing centre or from the printing centre)

 

[annagurl]

Well i cant see why they wouldnt have to sit the paper again.

There was a thread a while back about hijacking a truck but i think that was in reference to the paper before you sat the exam (on the way to the testing centre or from the printing centre)

But that's not fair if they got to do it twice, because by then, they could have studied their weaknesses as they know the exams content.
If I was the head of bos and that happened, i'd have made a back up paper and made them sit that

 

[slyhunter]

My teacher told me once the papers were stolen so the students had to sit a different exam (this was before the exam day though).

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[annagurl]

My teacher told me once the papers were stolen so the students had to sit a different exam (this was before the exam day though).

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lol. How the heck do you steal all the HSC papers if they've been distributed to thousands of schools the day before the exam? You'll not only have to be a ninja, but you'll have to be at like 398504395843 places at once.
I doubt it