School Leaving Age
As from 1st January 2010 it has been compulsory,
by NSW law, that all students complete Yr 10 and until
the age of 17…
• Remain at school or be registered for home schooling
OR
• Enrol in a Cert 2 TaFE course or higher
OR
• Undertake approved vocational training eg cadetship
OR
• Employed full time ie 26 hours a week.
OR
• Engage in a combination of work, educations and/or
training.
Course Requirements for
Yrs 9 & 10
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English
Mathematics
Science
HSIE – Australian Geography
HSIE – Australian History
PDHPE
Elective 1
Elective 2
Elective 3
SPORT
Available Elective Subjects
CHILD STUDIES
INFO SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY
COMMERCE
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
DANCE
JAPANESE
DRAMA
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
MUSIC
PHYS ACTIVITY & SPORT STUDIES
FRENCH
PHOTOGRAPHIC & DIGITAL
GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY
TEXTILES TECHNOLOGY
HISTORY (Elective)
VISUAL ARTS
INDUSTRIAL TECH - ELECTRONICS MEDIA
INDUSTRIAL TECH – METAL
maximum of 2 of
INDUSTRIAL TECH – MULTIMEDIA
these electives
INDUSTRIAL TECH – WOOD
What are the right reasons
for choosing a subject?
• You enjoy and are interested in the
subject.
• You are good at it.
What are the wrong
reasons for choosing
a subject?
• Your friends are choosing it, although
you have little or no interest in it
• You think your favourite teacher will be
teaching it [or not teaching it].
• Relying on one person’s advice
• You think you need it for a future career
or it will help you in Yrs 11 & 12.
For the parents
• There are no prerequisites for
Years 11 and 12.
• Eg. A student can study Year 11
Visual Arts even if they haven’t
studied it in Years 9 and 10.
Elective selection process
• After discussion with your parents,
choose the 3 subjects you wish to do.
• Make 2 reserve selections in case you
are unsuccessful with one of your first 3
choices.
• Complete online Elective Selections by
Monday 6th August.
How to submit your choices.
1) Go to your student portal and open
your emails.
2) There will be an email from Port
Hacking HS, Mrs Murphy
3) Click on http://web.edval.com.au – this
is a direct link to the webpage.
4) Type the “webcode” from this email.
Each webcode is individual and linked
to one student only.
How to submit your choices
1) Select the subjects you wish to do via the
drop down menus.
2) 3 elective subjects plus 2 reserves.
3) Submit
4) Print your form.
5) Get your parents to sign the form and hand to
Mrs Toyer.
The RoSA
In February 2012 the Education Minister announced
that a new certificate, called the Record of Student
Achievement (RoSA), will:
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Be a record of the full range of student
achievements right up to the day they do their
HSC or leave school
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Provide an electronic record of achievements that
students can use at any time
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Use assessment by teachers in schools,
moderated by the Board of Studies
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Offer on-line literacy and numeracy tests, with
particular emphasis on work readiness, that
students will be able to undertake twice a year.
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• Provide the capacity to record vocational courses
and students’ vocational experiences as well as
citizenship and leadership achievements.
Mr Piccoli said,
The formal RoSA credential will be awarded to
eligible students who choose to leave school prior to
receiving their HSC, while still allowing students to
view and download a transcript of their
achievements when applying for jobs or further
education or training.
The new credential will:
• Provide an ongoing, cumulative record for
students
It will record grades for courses students
complete in Year 10 (and in 2013 Year 11)
• Report results of moderated, school-based
assessment
• Introduce optional, online literacy and
numeracy testing for 2013 school leavers.
• Provide the opportunity for students to
incorporate extra-curricular achievements.
Who will get a RoSA?
• Students entering Year 10 in 2012 will be
eligible for the new credential when they have
completed Stage 5
• Students will need to have completed the
mandatory requirements for Stage 5 (Yr 10) to
eligible for a RoSA.
• It will only be issued to students when they
leave school prior to completing the HSC.
The RoSA is awarded
to students who;
• Follow and satisfactorily complete a
pattern of courses required by the
BOS
• Apply themselves with diligence and
sustained effort in their studies
How are school grades
awarded?
• All subjects have an assessment
schedule that will be given to every
student in Year 10.
• Students are advised to transfer this
information into their school diaries for
each of their subjects.
COURSE GRADES
awarded by the school
A
B
C
D
E
Based on the BOS
course
performance
descriptors.
Attendance Rate
85%
For more information:
NSW Board of Studies
WEBSITE
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au