Notice information
- Topic
- HSC
- Learning Area
- English, Mathematics
- Stages
- Stage 6 (Years 11 and 12)
Official notice
New Assessment Certification and Examination (ACE) entry - Minimum standard online tests: Candidates sitting the tests after school
NESA has added a new Assessment Certification and Examination (ACE) entry for Minimum standard online tests: Candidates sitting the tests after school.
- Effective
- Monday 7 June 2021
- Reference
- NESA 12/21
Who needs to read this?
- Principals
- HSC coordinators
- Minimum standard online test coordinators
- Head teachers (English and Mathematics)
- Year advisers
- Staff in charge of Schools Online entries.
NESA has added a new Assessment Certification and Examination (ACE) entry for Minimum standard online tests: Candidates sitting the tests after school. ACE rule 4065 covers students who sit for the minimum standard online tests after leaving school.
Implementation will commence Monday 7 June 2021.
Key features of ACE rule 4065 include:
- eligibility to enrol in the minimum standard tests– only students who have otherwise fulfilled all of the HSC requirements may enrol in minimum standard tests
- cancellation window – students wishing to reschedule or cancel a test have up to 24 hours prior to the schedule time to do so
- illness/misadventure – students who enrol in a minimum standard test but do not attend must provide evidence of illness or misadventure to NESA
- malpractice – suspected malpractice by students sitting a minimum standard test will be investigated by NESA.
To read the full entry, please see the ACE website.
For more information, contact:
Online Testing Support
LNsupport@nesa.nsw.edu.au
1800 200 955