HSCWe are almost there!

College Prayer Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary

That never was it known in any ageThat anyone who fled to your protection

Implored your helpOr sought your intercession

was abandonedInspired with confidence therefore

I fly to you O Virgin of Virgins my MotherTo you do I comeBefore you I stand

Sinful and sorrowfulDo not, O mother of the Word Incarnate

despise my prayersBut graciously hear and grant them.

Amen.

Tonight’s Topics• Importance of the trial HSC and post trial classes and study.

• How your HSC results are calculated?

• HSC marks vs ATAR

• What to do if you have an illness/misadventure in the HSC?

• What can be done if you have experienced serious

illness/misadventure during the HSC year – ACCESS scheme?

• How do you apply for an ATAR?

• Tips to keep focussed

• Organisation for your last term of school.

What Next ?

Importance of the Trial HSC

• Last opportunity to change your school based rank.

• Most weighted assessment task for most subjects.

• Provides the opportunity to get your study notes organised.

• Provides a simulated experience of the real thing.

• Provides invaluable feedback on knowledge and skills that can be improved before the HSC.

HSC Mark

Moderated Assessment Mark

+HSC Exam

Mark

NESA assumes you will do your personal best in the HSC exams!

School based assessment creates a ranked list with relative gaps

The whole cohort’s performance in the final HSC exam will determine the moderated assessment marks.

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How are the Assessment Marks Moderated?

Step 1:•Create a ranked list of students based on the schools assessment tasks.

•The rank order doesn’t change.

•The relative gaps are maintained

Student School Assessment Rank

School Assessment Mark

Amanda 1 95Madeleine 2 94Thomas 3 89Kate 4 88Beth 5 85Greg 6 80Matthew 7 75Olivia 8 70Patrick 9 60Sophie 10 50Marc 11 45

Range = 95-45 = 50

How are the Assessment Marks Moderated?

Student School Assessment Rank

School Assessment Mark

HSC EXAM

Moderated Assessment Mark

HSC MARK

Amanda 1 95 97 98 98Madeleine 2 94 98 97 98Thomas 3 89 93 94 94Kate 4 88 90 93 92Beth 5 85 88 91 90Greg 6 80 85 89 87Matthew 7 75 82 86 84Olivia 8 70 79 83 81Patrick 9 60 75 78 77Sophie 10 50 68 74 71Marc 11 40 70 68 69

New Range based on HSC exam = 98-68 = 30

Step 2 – As a cohort do your best.

Mater vs NSW• Feedback and what you do with it

has the most influence on performance. (J. Hattie, 2003)

• Be open to feedback - listen, take note, identify areas to focus on and keep trying.

• Take feedback as a positive way forward to improve.

• The higher the HSC exam scores, the higher the school assessment marks.

• NEVER GIVE UP!!

All results tell a story ….

Many of the results in Bands 1 & 2 are the result of a non-serious attempts.

Eliminated Band 1

Best combined bands 4, 5 & 6 result!

HSC Exam Illness/Misadventure

• Call and let the school and the NESA Presiding Officer know.

• Get a Dr certificate or supporting documentation - it will be NESA’s decision based on your evidence.

• Similar process to school based illness/misadventure however NESA make the decisions based on the evidence you supply.

On-going illness/ misadventure in the HSC Year

•ACCESS scheme through UAC.

•Bonus ATAR points.

•Must have external documentation.

ATARAustralian Tertiary Admissions Rank

• The ATAR is a number between 0 and 99.95 with increments of 0.05.

• It provides a measure of your overall academic achievement in the NSW HSC in relation to that of other students, and it helps institutions rank applicants for selection.

• It is calculated on behalf of the universities and released by UAC.

• Your ATAR indicates your position relative to the students who started Year 7 with you.

• The ranked list is calculated by adding ‘scaled’ scores for your two best HSC English units and then your next best eight units.

• An ATAR of 80.00 indicates that you have performed well enough in the HSC to place you in the top 20% of your cohort. You are ranked in the top 20%

‘Success beats Scaling’

ATAR

• The better you go in each subject the less the UAC scaling will affect your ATAR.

• Every student in this cohort can add 5%, 10% or even 20% to their performance between the Trial HSC and HSC.

Beware of the ATAR Calculator

Range for school based assessment: 100 – 0

Realistic range for HSC scores: 100 – 45 (approx)

Realistic range for Mater HSC students if everyone puts in their very best from now: 100 - 60

The Ways to Get into Uni• ATAR• Other higher

education courses• VET award• Mature age• Portfolio & interview• Scholarships

• ATAR applications are open.

• Early bird rate ($70) closes 30 September.

• From 1 October rate is $200.

Performance and Stress

Where are you? Seek help if needed!

Remember - You are more than a HSC mark!

Tips for Students• Keep calm and stay focused

• Keep good sleep patterns – exercise – eat healthy

• Set a challenging realistic goal

• Positive peer pressure - support and encourage each other

• Avoid the distractions

• Be cautious not to apply negative peer pressure on others

• Seek help and offer help to others – better understanding is developed by teaching someone else!

Tips for Parents• Keep calm and continue family routines• Encourage without nagging or threatening• Keep positive and look to encourage all efforts• Be careful not to add to anxiety levels• Be there to guide and support• Try to provide a calm environment that minimises

distractions.• Let them know you will love them not matter what their

results end up!

Resources/Support• Reach out

• You have spent 17570hrs at school and have 245hrs left!

• Most of you will have about 50 years of work after that in a variety of jobs!

• The better you go - the greater the choice you have!

Choice = FreedomFreedom feels good -

have no regrets!

Will it all be worth it?

You all have a responsibility to do

your Personal Best – for you and the whole

year group.