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[hscachiever2014]

Some people get 60s, 70s, and like.. one 80s mark throughout a subject and end up with a final assessment mark of 85-86ish. how does that happen?

 

[Cleavage]

Because it is about relative positioning in ranks

And marks get moderated

 

[celix]

Because it is about relative positioning in ranks

And marks get moderated

This. Not only that, different assessments within a subject also have different weightings. For example, our school's half yearlies for business weighted 10%, and our essays and trials weight 30% each.

 

[Queenroot]

cos aligning in HSC, k? Now go study

 

[BLIT2014]

All valid points

 

[enoilgam]

The internal marks are moderated in accordance with a cohort's performance on the final exam. This link explains it in more detail http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc-results/moderation.html