School Certificate Tests
The School Certificate tests assessed individual achievement in the foundation knowledge and skills needed to successfully undertake subjects in Years 11 and 12, and to participate effectively in the wider community.
Link to past test papers, the multiple-choice quiz or the Test Scope Statements and Test Specifications for each subject below.
- English-literacy
- Past tests
- Multiple-choice quiz
- Test Scope Statement and Test Specifications
- Mathematics
- Past tests
- Multiple-choice quiz
- Test Scope Statement and Test Specifications
- Approved Calculators
- Australian History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship
- Past tests
- Multiple-choice quiz (Australian Geography, Civics and Citizenship)
- Multiple-choice quiz (Australian History, Civics and Citizenship)
- Test Scope Statement and Test Specifications
- Computing Skills
- Past tests
- Multiple-choice quiz
Principles for Setting School Certificate Tests and Developing Marking Guidelines in a Standards-referenced Framework
School Certificate tests and marking guidelines are developed using a set of guiding principles. The application of these principles ensures a consistent approach to standards-referenced question setting and marking.
For further enquiries about School Certificate Tests, contact the Measurement and Assessment Research Services Branch at the Office of the Board of Studies NSW.
| Telephone: | 02 9367 8371 |
| Email: | service@bos.nsw.edu.au |
NSW Government