Higher School Certificate 2009 to 2011 – Disability Provisions – Frequency and Description of Approved Provisions
Disability Provisions Applications Summary by Sector - Students (PDF)
| Provision | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistance | 106 | 81 | 78 | Approved for students who require assistance in negotiating the examination, for example an aide to turn pages or prompt student with an obsessive condition to move to the next question. |
| Bite-sized food* | 175 | 199 | 196 | Approved for students who have a medical need for regular nutrition. |
| Black & white paper | 13 | 12 | 15 | Approved for students with colour blindness who cannot interpret the colour material in Geography or Visual Arts. |
| Closed circuit television* | 3 | 4 | 6 | Approved for students with vision difficulty requiring large magnification. |
| Coloured examination paper* | 163 | 132 | 123 | Approved for students with Irlen syndrome (scotopic sensitivity) who have difficulty reading text on white paper. |
| Diabetic provisions* | 172 | 185 | 178 | Approved for students with diabetes who need to check their blood glucose level and possibly take remedial action. |
| Drink* | 366 | 379 | 343 | This provision is approved for students who have a medical reason for regular hydration, or who require a different drink such as glucose or electrolytes. Note: all students may take water in a clear container into the examinations. |
| Examiner aware | 18 | 35 | 33 | Approved for performance examinations where the examiner may mistake a pre-existing condition (such as a stutter) for performance anxiety. |
| Extra time | 1176 | 1124 | 1047 | Approved for students with demonstrated reading, hearing, vision or cognitive difficulty. Additional five minutes per half hour. |
| Extra time – work or rest | 26 | 31 | 27 | Approved for students who require both extra time and rest breaks, but not cumulatively. Additional five minutes per half hour. |
| Extra time to rest | 2288 | 2330 | 2690 | Approved for students with demonstrated pain, anxiety or concentration issues who have difficulty completing the examination without a break. Provided as five minutes per half hour without access to examination paper or responses. |
| Extra time to type | 6 | 7 | 6 | Approved for students granted a computer with a very slow demonstrated typing speed; conditions such as cerebral palsy. |
| Extra time to write | 687 | 443 | 707 | Approved for students with demonstrated slow writing speed on extended responses. Additional 2.5 minutes per half hour. |
| Feeding breaks | 7 | 7 | 8 | Approved for recent mothers who need to feed their baby regularly. |
| Heat or ice pack* | 64 | 4 | 8 | Approved for students with pain shown to be alleviated by this application. |
| Hospital or alternative venue | 49 | 49 | 63 | Approved for students currently in hospital, or confined to home due to medical or psychological conditions. |
| Illness/misadventure if required | 6 | 14 | 12 | Advised to students with an irregular condition such as migraine that is better supported by an illness/misadventure appeal should it occur during an exam. |
| Individual audio CD | 6 | 17 | 9 | Approved for students who have difficulty hearing a listening examination due to venue acoustics. |
| Individual instructions* | 79 | 112 | 108 | Approved for students with hearing or attention difficulties who may not hear general announcements. |
| Individual supervision | 19 | 23 | 63 | Approved for students who are unable to sit with other students, generally for reasons of anxiety or aggression. |
| Large print coloured paper | 24 | 15 | 22 | Approved for students who cannot read a standard examination paper, as both the font size and paper colour cause difficulty. |
| Large print papers | 50 | 51 | 58 | Approved for students with vision difficulty unable to read regular size fonts. |
| Medication* | 267 | 254 | 212 | Approved for students with a medical need to take prescribed medication at regular intervals. |
| Modified examination paper | 32 | 25 | 17 | Approved for students with a demonstrated need for modified questions, for example a student unable to use mathematical instruments. |
| Oral interpreter | 26 | 42 | 38 | Approved for students who communicate by lip reading. |
| Permission to move | 27 | 52 | 111 | Approved for students with chronic pain or concentration difficulty that prevents sitting for an extended period. |
| Personal computer | 147 | 105 | 129 | Approved for students with a demonstrated handwriting difficulty, and for whom no other provision (rest, extra time or writer) is shown to be effective. |
| Reader | 1353 | 1327 | 1194 | Approved for students with low reading ability, as demonstrated on the Neale or Woodcock tests |
| Rescheduled examination | 38 | 43 | 35 | Approved for students with a condition such as cystic fibrosis, chronic fatigue or sleep apnoea who are unable to sit an examination at the scheduled time. |
| Sign interpreter | 9 | 5 | 6 | Approved for students who communicate by signing (Auslan). |
| Special furniture* | 279 | 272 | 254 | Approved for students requiring special furniture such as a tilted desk, padded chair or footrest. |
| Special lighting* | 85 | 69 | 55 | Approved for students with vision difficulty who have problems with fluorescent or artificial lighting. |
| Thesaurus/dictionary | 36 | 50 | 45 | Approved for students with a moderate to profound hearing loss. |
| Toilet breaks | 139 | 147 | 204 | Approved for students with an infection or chronic condition that requires frequent or extended visits to the toilet. |
| Towel* | 14 | 7 | 7 | Approved for students with hyperhidrosis who need to dry their hands frequently. |
| Varied seating* | 188 | 125 | 101 | Approved for students who require particular seating, for example students with hearing or vision difficulties sitting at the front, or students needing to sit near a window or exit. |
| Ventilation provisions | 36 | 6 | 5 | Approved for students who require a controlled temperature range. |
| Vision aids* | 37 | 39 | 32 | Approved for students who require magnification or other vision assistance. |
| Writer | 1529 | 1527 | 1621 | Approved for students unable to write (fracture or sprain), persistent pain when writing, illegible writing or poor spelling. Includes additional five minutes per half hour to compensate for dictation. |
| Various other provisions | 50 | 99 | 59 | Provisions approved for a very small number of students, for example Braille examination papers, audio headphones* or examinations split over two days. |
Notes
* Provision approved by the principal under delegation from the Board of Studies.
Note: Students may be approved more than one provision, for example a reader and a writer.