1. Higher School Certificate
2. HSC Preliminary Course
3. School Certificate Course
4. Illness and Misadventure
The purpose of the Illness/Misadventure Appeal process is to ensure that students are not disadvantaged by circumstances which could not be reasonably predicted and which are beyond their control.
The following are examples where the Illness/Misadventure Appeal process might be successfully used: a student will miss an assessment task because of an approved school activity or a student is absent because of illness on the day of an exam.
The following are examples where Illness/Misadventure would not be approved: a student truanted from school during the period when a task was held or a student forgets to bring an assessment task on the due day.
For more information about the illness and misadventure process refer to the school's assessment policy.
An Application Form can be downloaded or obtained from you teacher.
5. All My Own Work
The HSC: All My Own Work Program is designed to assist HSC students to follow the principles of good scholarship.
Before students are eligible for the award of the HSC they must satisfactorily complete the program. At HSPA the program is completed by students at the end of Year 10 before they commence their Stage 6 studies.
The program is broken into five modules:
- Scholarship principles and practices
- Acknowledging Sources
- Plagiarism
- Copyright
- Working with others
The Board of Studies sets out a standard for honesty in the HSC. Throughout the HSC assessment process, a high level of honesty is required to ensure the integrity of the process.
More information on the Standard can be found on the Board of Studies Website.
The Board of Studies publishes specific advice for parents, students and teachers.