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Markers do NOT deduct marks. They simply don't award them. The samples given though are far from illegible - in fact if that is classed as difficult to read then most of the HSC responses I have read over the pat 20+ years have been illegible. Teachers at schools are much tougher because they...

First off - they would have spoken to you if they felt there was an issue. Secondly - IF and it is a HUGE IF - there is going to be any repercussions BEFORE any decision is made you will get a chance to put your case to BOSTES. They don't act without giving you a chance to explain what...

I have been an HSC marker since 1992 but this year I didn't apply and I am looking forward to having November to myself for the first time since the early 90s - being able to actually do things at home at night will be almost like the holidays are starting early for me this year.

Which university in Sydney are you going to? That would be essential information to be able to give you some advice.

You will not lose marks in any section if you don't use it other than in the core when required to use the sources you are given. If used well it can enhance any response. When used badly it can actually impeded the response. IF you are using different interpretations and not actually naming...

If it is clearly accidental humour - and that happens quite a lot - I have some beauties I have read over the years - then we have a chuckle and move on. Deliberate could lead to a decision of a 'non-serious attempt' and thus a zero. Who decides on whether the humour is 'non-serious' would be...

Yes you can bring in other topics relevant to the discussion. Assess means to make a judgement. To do that you should be spending about half the essay on the given aspect of the topic and the other half on other aspects to show why the judgement you made was made. To really look at the impact...

No. The OP will get an assessment mark that reflects the difference between themselves and first so they would end up with a mark 1 - 2 marks behind first (will depend on the range of marks across the cohort, the total marks by the cohorts, the median and the mean as these will be used from the...

The marker will pick it up and pass it to their Senior Marker who will arrange to have it fixed.

It is done by comparing the cohort who did the question with their results on the Core compared to other options. Germany, Speer, Leni, Conflict in Europe (which is the most popular now - just overtaking Conflict in Indo-China a year or two back - but very much similar) have the full range or...

If two equal firsts (or equal lasts) they average the top marks e.g. two students equal first and the top two marks on the exam are 98 and 90 they will both get 94 for their assessment mark and then keep their own exam mark of course.

This isn't the first year by the way but many supervisors either haven't realised that the rules have changed or are simply ignoring it. It was in place last year as well and I think the year before.

If the school's marks are reflective of the exam marks then nothing happens as the 'relative gaps' are supported by the exam marks. There would only be an issue if the school's marks are widely different e.g. some years ago I had a cohort that fell into two clear groups - one all high Band 4s -...

The assessment marks sent in are whole numbers so that 0.3 would either be equal first or second one mark behind. If equal firsts then the top two exam marks are averaged and given to both students as their assessment mark. If first and second then the exam mark becomes the top assessment mark...

Correct.

BOSTES don't get told the trial marks - only the final assessment marks and that is the mark that would be used.

Even if the paper ends up with the marking team marking question xxx and you have clearly answered question yyyy it will be fixed by the simple procedure of the marker referring it to their Senior Marker and having them get the clerical people to relabel it. It happens all the time. I have lost...

The actual mark that the school sent in is really ignored now other than to determine ranks and gaps. This is because the only common task all students sit if the HSC exam so that is used to moderate the school's marks. If your school sent you in with 99 and the highest exam mark for your...

History has been marked online for a couple of years now. Not only online but the markers are able to work at home. Did it that way personally myself and didn't like it. As I have been marking for over 20 years I also didn't apply this year as I knew I wouldn't be appointed and didn't like the...

You need the BOSTES form filled in. That will then be sent away with your exams. From there they will mark your exam and then look at what gives you the best result - using your exam or only using your school assessment mark. If the former they won't grant your illness request because that...