HSC Minimum Standards
To qualify for a Higher school Certificate from 2020 onwards, you now need to
meet a minimum standard in 3 areas:
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# Reading
# Writing
# Numeracy
This means students will have the basic reading, writing and maths skills
needed for everyday tasks and future learning after school. It includes skills
for tasks such as:
- following safety instructions in equipment manuals
- understanding a mobile phone plan
- writing a job application
- creating a personal weekly budget
(* information taken from the NSW Education Standards Authority website)
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To determine whether you have met these standards, you will need to pass 45
minute online tests in each of these areas. If you don't pass a test the first
time you try it, you have multiple opportunities to sit it/them again (from Year
10 right through until a few years after Year 12).
Note: If you are in Year 10 in 2018, you can use your Year 9
NAPLAN results to determine if you have met the minimum standards. If you
achieved a Band 8 in one or more areas, then you are deemed to have met the
standard and you don't need to sit the online test for that area.
The NSW Education Standards Authority have produced a short video that
explains these standards to you - you can watch it below:
If you have a disability, you may be eligible for some extra provisions for
the online tests (or may even be exempt). You should check with your teachers
about this to see if you qualify.
For more information, you can visit the NESA website
here.
