HSC Minimum Standards Update

Under Education legislation, a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy will be required to receive the HSC certificate in 2020. Students in Year 10 2019 and students in year 11 who sat the tests last year and didn’t meet the minimum standards will have the opportunity to demonstrate the HSC minimum standard by taking new short online tests.

Online tests will be available for students to sit at least twice a year in years 10, 11 and 12.

Students at Forbes High School who have not met the literacy or numeracy standard in the last round of testing, now have another opportunity to sit the tests. This round of testing will occur on Monday 17^th and Tuesday 18^th June 2019. Any student in year 11 who has the standard in year 10 will be working with teachers on normal curriculum during this time.

Students will be notified by letter of their allocated testing date and room.

There will be further opportunities this year and beyond year to reattempt the test if absent or for any reason.

Students may also go to the NESA website and attempt practice tests at the link below:

http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/hsc/hsc-minimum-standard/online-tests/what-to-expect-in-the-tests

Students will be notified of their testing date by letter and required to attend with their own device (set up to be able to access school networks) or ready to use the school laptops on both dates.

Further information can be found here or inquiries can be directed to the school on 68522666.