Notice information
- Topic
- HSC
- Stages
- Stage 5 (Years 9 and 10), Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12)
Official notice
Minimum standard test attempts
In Years 10 and 11, students can sit each minimum standard test no more than 4 times per calendar year.
- Effective
- Student entries for the minimum standard tests effective 3 April 2023
- Reference
- NESA 8/23
Who needs to read this?
- Principals
- Curriculum coordinators
- Careers advisers
- HSC coordinators
- Stage 5 and 6 coordinators
Students who are in Years 10 and 11 may sit for each minimum standard test no more than 4 times per calendar year (ie 4 reading test attempts per year, 4 writing test attempts per year and 4 numeracy test attempts per year).
Students who are in Year 12 may sit for each minimum standard test no more than 6 times (ie 6 reading test attempts in Year 12, 6 writing test attempts in Year 12 and 6 numeracy test attempts in Year 12).
All students reattempting a test in the same domain must wait at least 30 calendar days after their previous attempt at that test.
Students may not sit for a minimum standard reading, writing or numeracy test if they have already demonstrated the HSC minimum standard (ACSF Level 3) in that test domain, unless they are leaving school.
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