Record of changes for Industrial Technology
All changes made to the Industrial Technology syllabus are recorded here. Learn about these updates.
About the record of changes
This record details amendments to the syllabus, school-based assessment and exams for the course.
When amendments are published, they are also communicated via NESA official notices in the NESA News.
Recording adjustments for the Major Project
(Official Notice NESA 49/19)
Assessment and reporting advice has been amended to clarify schools’ responsibilities to provide reasonable adjustments if required for students with disability to undertake the Major Project. Adjustments in response to disability are not considered outside assistance and do not need to be recorded on supporting documentation submitted to NESA.
New Stage 6 school-based assessment requirements
(Official Notice NESA 29/17)
New school-based assessment requirements are to be implemented from Term 1, 2018 for Year 11 and Term 4, 2018 for Year 12. Course-specific assessment requirements are included in the Assessment and reporting materials. Sample assessment schedules for Year 11 and Year 12 are available.
Read the Technologies Consultation Report.
Changes from current exam specifications
The written exam papers will contain objective response, short-answer and a structured extended response question to the value of 40 marks. The expected length for the extended response is included as a guide. It is presented as the approximate number of exam writing booklet pages (based on average-sized handwriting), and/or an approximate number of words. Students will not be penalised for responses of excess length: they may write less than or more than what is expected, and their responses will be marked on their merits.