Chinese Background Speakers
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Syllabus
- 2010 HSC and beyond
- Chinese Background Speakers Syllabus (content unchanged)
- Published 14 September 2009
Assessment and examination materials
- 2010 HSC and beyond
- Assessment and reporting in Chinese Background Speakers
- Published 15 September 2009
- Chinese Background Speakers – sample assessment schedule
- Published 24 September 2009
- Information regarding the 2010 HSC examination in Chinese Background Speakers
- Published 18 December 2009
- Chinese Background Speakers – Summary of HSC examination specifications and assessment requirements
- Published 18 February 2009
- Chinese Background Speakers – HSC examination rubrics
- Published 19 March 2010
- Past Chinese Background Speakers HSC Examination Papers and Notes from the Marking Centres
- Chinese Background Speakers Performance band descriptions (PDF)
Other support materials
- Chinese Background Speakers Resource List (PDF)
- Chinese Background Speakers Course Prescriptions 2009–2013
- Summary of changes to revised syllabus
- Published 30 July 2008
- Examination Specifications
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- The phrasing of all questions on the examination paper in both English and Chinese ensures consistency across all questions and examination papers.
- The inclusion of the reference to one of the related contemporary issues in addition to the reference to a theme allows more opportunity for students to engage with Chinese in the classroom and also allows more flexibility in the setting of questions.
- (See Official Notice BOS 30/08, Vol 17 No 3)
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- Archived material
- Previous material developed in relation to the Chinese Background Speakers syllabus. Aspects of these documents no longer apply, however they have been archived for reference.