Its a lot more complex. You have to prove completion of Stage 5 content, then your school proposes the case to NESA who gives them a yes or no, then your school sets a program and begins. Unfortunately with the current circumstances, it has made things alot more difficult. I would prefer to postpone this so that I can take this course in a classroom and not over a laptop.
Yes, definitely have a go at the BoS trials! I would have last year had the syllabus not changed, but I'd encourage you to take full advantage of the opportunity to practice given that the syllabus won't be changing much anytime soon (except perhaps for this year, we'll see what happens)!
In what way could the syllabus change this year?
Okay, thank you for your help!!
Last question before I go (sorry), can you take a reference sheet?
The reference sheet is usually provided on the day.
They might reduce the content given the limited teaching capabilities right now
Thank you! Would you possibly know yet if the exams will continue this year and when enrolments might open? I am looking forward to them!
As mentioned previously, it is too early to make that call.
Do you have any alternative plans for the BoS trials if the HSC will still go on?
Are there any other exams that BoS does?
Possibly, but it’s still early days.
Not at the moment. It comes down to whether we can recruit people to form a team to write up a paper for other subjects. We would like to gauge if there is enough interest from students for other subjects as well.
Would it still be possible to run an exam, whether or not is tests all content, regardless of situation and in a supervised environment? Restrictions would have definitely gone down by then, so it would be possible to formulate a system of assessments. If not, it can be a possibility to split up exam sessions, although this may not be fair, so have groups people take the exam in a different room to cooperate with distancing laws if they are still around. I really hope this can somehow still run, because the experience is valuable and necessary.
Thank you so much!!! Can I ask, do you follow a process of moderation when marking the BOS trials, or do we get raw marks?Hi all,
We have received a lot of questions on the aspects of the HSC and ATAR calculation process ranging from scaling, moderating and aligning. It has become apparent that some confusion exists on how the process works overall. This is important to understand before diving into the finer details of how each step of the process works.
This flowchart attached should give you a high-level understanding of the different types of adjustments that your internal assessment marks and external HSC exam marks are subjected to, before they are ultimately reported to you on your HSC certificate or used to calculate your ATAR. It should also clarify the distinction between the terms 'scaling', 'aligning' and 'moderating'.
Hope you find it useful
You are given raw marks for BoS trials. Any artificial adjustment in the context of a voluntary trial exam does not really achieve anything.
What happens to the answers we submit? Do we get them back? I know I have asked quite some questions on this exam, but I am just really intrigued and hope it continues this year for the experience. Sorry
