Board of Studies NSW educational website directory
The Board of Studies NSW maintains a number of educational websites. Some of the larger ones are listed in the directory below. If you are looking for a particular document and cannot locate it, contact us and we may be able to assist.
What's New on the Board of Studies NSW websites?
news.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Board of Studies NSW Educational Resources
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Test yourself – Online HSC and SC Multiple Choice
www4.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Board of Studies NSW K-6 Educational Resources
Assessment Resource Centre (ARC)
arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
HSC: All My Own Work
amow.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Aboriginal Educational Contexts
Registration and Accreditation of Non-government Schools (RANGS)
rego.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Board of Studies NSW Shop Online
bosho.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/links/shoponline.html
Encore HSC music student concert
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/encore/
ARTEXPRESS HSC student visual arts exhibition
Teaching and learning about Anzac Day
Changing Secondary Schools in Australia – State by State
Leaving School in Australia - Year 12 State by State
What's New on the Board of Studies NSW websites?
news.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
The Board of Studies maintains a blog that lists all additions to it's sites by date.
Higher School Certificate (HSC)
Board of Studies NSW Educational Resources
The Board of Studies NSW leads both government and non-government Years K-12 school education, awards the credentials the School Certificate (SC) and the Higher School Certificate (HSC), and registers and accredits non-government schools, certifying that they may teach students and enter students for the examinations.
All current NSW syllabuses and curriculum support materials
Past Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination papers
Past School Certificate (SC) test papers
Test yourself – Online HSC and SC Multiple Choice
www4.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Visit the HSC and School Certificate multiple choice quiz self-testing service. 29 HSC course examinations and the 5 School Certificate tests contain multiple choice sections. Selections from these past papers are available here to assist you in your studies. Examples from recent exams and tests are frequently added.
Board of Studies NSW K-6 Educational Resources
The official Board of Studies NSW website for Primary School teachers, parents and students in New South Wales. Download all the current K-6 syllabuses and curriculum support materials here.
The documents have been written for teachers, parents and interested members of the community. They provide an overview of the primary curriculum that has been and is being developed by the Board of Studies NSW.
The NSW Primary Curriculum Foundation Statements
NSW Primary Curriculum Foundation Statements are short, clear descriptions of the knowledge and skills that each student should develop at each stage of primary school. They answer the question 'What must be taught in all schools?'.
An ongoing Board of Studies NSW K-6 curriculum project that identifies related content and outcomes across the six key learning areas, giving insight into teachers' approaches to curriculum integration, using student work samples and teacher-devised units of work.
Assessment Resource Centre (ARC)
arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Over 1000 Years K to 12 student work samples to support assessment and reporting. Student work samples are aligned to the common grade scale, to assist teachers across NSW to consistently report student achievement.
Using A to E grades to report student achievement
How you can contribute work samples
Years 9-10 (including School Certificate)
Years 11-12 (including Higher School Certificate (HSC)
HSC: All My Own Work
amow.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
The HSC: All My Own Work program is designed to help Higher School Certificate students to follow the principles and practices of good scholarship. This includes understanding and valuing ethical practices when locating and using information as part of their HSC studies. The program consists of five modules and is available in online and downloadable formats. From 2008, all students entered for one or more HSC courses with an external examination will be required to have satisfactorily completed the HSC: All My Own Work program, or its equivalent.
Aboriginal Educational Contexts
http://ab-ed.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Teaching and learning resources and current research on Aboriginal education. Examples of school-developed, context-based teaching and learning projects created in collaboration with teachers, Aboriginal education workers and members of the local community.
As the implementation of the NSW Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus is in its infancy, everyone involved in setting up Aboriginal language programs is learning a great deal along the way. One early lesson is that language revival is a long-term process that requires commitment, vision and hard work. Find out more here.
K-6 Teaching and Learning Units include making and measuring a snake mural, environmental mathematics and using money
Years 6-8 Teaching and Learning Units include measuring and comparing weights and lengths of Aboriginal hunting and gathering equipment and a variety of school-based measurement activities (volume, scale drawing, angles)
Units of work include astronomy, earth science and technology.
This section will soon include the complete contents of the highly successful Affirmations of Identity: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual Artists Resource Kit, published in 2000.
Protecting Australian Indigenous art: ownership, copyright and marketing issues for NSW schools
Provides information and case studies about copyright and the protection of Indigenous art in the Australian context. This is placed within a discussion of the appropriate use of such art and the considerations for teaching and learning programs.
Aboriginal Education research and curriculum resources
Registration and Accreditation of Non-government Schools (RANGS)
rego.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/The Board of Studies NSW is responsible for providing advice and making recommendations to the Minister for Education and Training about the registration of non-government schools and for making decisions about the accreditation of non-government schools to present candidates for the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate.
Registered and accredited non-government schools, and registration systems, must abide by the Education Act 1990.
Information about the requirements for registration and accreditation and the registration and accreditation process is available on this site.
Board of Studies NSW Shop Online
bosho.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/links/shoponline.html
Enabling Office of the Board of Studies NSW customers to purchase Board of Studies products and documents easily and rapidly.
Encore HSC music student concert
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/encore/
An annual concert of outstanding music performances and compositions by students from government and non-government schools for the Higher School Certificate (HSC) Examination in Music. The Encore Concert is held annually at the Sydney Opera House. Encore represents the high standards and diversity achieved by Year 12 Music students in New South Wales schools.
Profiles of participating Encore students from the last several years
Excerpts of student performances (mp3 format)
Buy tickets for the next Encore performances
ARTEXPRESS HSC student visual arts exhibition
ARTEXPRESS is an annual exhibition of artworks created by students from government and non-government schools for the Higher School Certificate (HSC) Examination in Visual Arts. ARTEXPRESS represents the high standards and diversity achieved by Year 12 Visual Arts students in New South Wales schools.
The works demonstrate exceptional quality across a broad range of subject matter, approaches, styles and media including painting, photography, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, documented forms, textiles and fibre, ceramics, digital animation, film and video, and collections of works.
Search BOS NSW Shop Online for all ARTEXPRESS related products
Teaching and learning about Anzac Day
www.anzacday.gov.au/A portal to a range of educational resources about Australia's involvement in the world wars. These pages provide instant access to high quality materials on the web to assist teachers and students in preparing for the observance of Anzac Day. Included are links to resources by the Board of Studies NSW for the teaching and learning of Australian History in Stages 4-5.
Changing Secondary Schools in Australia – State by State
acaca.bos.nsw.edu.au/A guide to junior secondary curriculum and credentialing in Australia and New Zealand
This site summarises the junior secondary curriculum in eight public education systems in Australia as well as in the New Zealand system. It provides an overview of the structure of the secondary system, advice and web links relating to students transferring schools, information about the junior secondary curriculum, subjects and courses, and an outline of the various methods of assessing and reporting student achievement when students complete Year 10.
The information on this website is useful for:
- students who move interstate or to/from New Zealand
- people who advise secondary school students about curriculum options and career planning
- employers who receive job applications from students educated in another state or territory
Leaving School in Australia – Year 12 State by State
www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/acaca/
A guide to Year 12 Certificates and Tertiary Entrance Requirements in Australia
This site summarises the types of subjects, courses and various methods of assessing and reporting student achievement in each of the eight public education systems in Australia as well as in the New Zealand system. It also describes the certificates and other records of achievement issued to students when they complete their senior secondary education and outlines the minimum requirements for tertiary entrance.
The information on this website will be useful for
- students who move interstate or to/from New Zealand
- people who advise secondary school students about future career choices and study options
- employers who receive job applications from students educated in another state or territory.