CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION TRIAL HSC EXAMINATIONS FINAL TIMETABLE 2016

Please note the conditions of supply of CSSA Trial HSC Examination papers for 2016 x Papers scheduled for ALL WEEKS must be taken at time/date specified. Rescheduling of papers prior

to the nominated times is not permitted. All Examination papers including students’ scripts MUST be collected at the conclusion of the examination and held until Wednesday 17 August 2016.

x It is the expectation of the CSSA Executive that schools will NOT modify any paper. The one exception to this is where a topic on which a particular question is based has yet to be covered in class. In such circumstances an alternative question should be set and presented to students on a coloured insert sheet.

x Duration of paper is working time only. See individual papers for reading time.

FIRST WEEK MORNING SESSION AFTERNOON SESSION Monday, 01.08.16 ENGLISH Standard and Advanced

Paper 1 Area of Study (2 hours) ENGLISH ESL Paper 1 (1½ hours)

MUSIC 1 (1 hour approximate length) MUSIC 2 (1½ hours approximate length) VET RETAIL (2 hours)

Tuesday, 02.08.16 ENGLISH Standard Paper 2 Modules (2 hours) ENGLISH Advanced Paper 2 Modules (2 hours) ENGLISH ESL Paper 2 (1 hour)

ENGLISH ESL Listening paper (½ hour approximate length) DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY (1½ hours)

Wednesday, 03.08.16 VISUAL ARTS (1½ hours) LEGAL STUDIES (3 hours)

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY – MULTI MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES (1½ hours) INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY – TIMBER PRODUCTS AND FURNITURE TECHNOLOGIES (1½ hours) TEXTILES and DESIGN (1½ hours)

Thursday, 04.08.16 MATHEMATICS GENERAL 2 (2½ hours) MATHEMATICS (3 hours) MATHEMATICS EXTENSION 2 (3 hours)

BUSINESS STUDIES (3 hours)

Friday, 05.08.16 CHEMISTRY (3 hours) SENIOR SCIENCE (3 hours)

ANCIENT HISTORY (3 hours) SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (3 hours)

SECOND WEEK Monday, 08.08.16

STUDIES OF RELIGION I (1½ hrs) STUDIES OF RELIGION II (3 hours)

EARTH and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (3 hours) COMMUNITY and FAMILY STUDIES (3 hours)

Tuesday, 09.08.16 PHYSICS (3 hours) SOCIETY AND CULTURE (2 hours)

MODERN HISTORY (3 hours) VET HOSPITALITY (2 hours)

Wednesday, 10.08.16 ENGINEERING STUDIES (3 hours) FOOD TECHNOLOGY (3 hours)

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/ HEALTH/PHYSICAL EDUCATION (3 hours)

Thursday, 11.08.16 BIOLOGY (3 hours)

ENGLISH Extension 1 (2 hours) VET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (2 hours)

Friday, 12.08.16 MATHEMATICS EXTENSION 1 (2 hours) DRAMA (1½ hours)

GEOGRAPHY (3 hours) VET CONSTRUCTION (2 hours)

THIRD WEEK Monday, 15.08.16

ECONOMICS (3 hours) VET BUSINESS SERVICES (2 hours)

INFORMATION PROCESSES and TECHNOLOGY (3 hours) HISTORY Extension (2 hours)

Disclaimer Every effort has been made to prepare these ‘Trial’ Higher School Certificate Examination in accordance with the Board of Studies documents, Principles for Setting HSC Examinations in a Standards-Referenced Framework (BOS Bulletin, Vol 8, No 9, Nov/Dec 1999), and Principles for Developing Marking Guidelines Examinations in a Standards Referenced Framework (BOS Bulletin, Vol 9, No 3, May 2000). No guarantee or warranty is made or implied that the ‘Trial’ Examination papers mirro r in every respect the actual HSC Examination question paper in any or all courses to be examined. These papers do not constitute ‘advice’ nor can they be construed as authoritative interpretations of Board of Studies intentions. The CSSA accepts no liability for any reliance use or purpose related to these ‘Trial’ question papers. Advice on HSC examination issues is only to be obtained from the NSW Board of Studies.