Assessment

Illawarra Sports High will ensure that the NSW curriculum(opens in new window) and assessment requirements meet those set by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and the Department of Education.

Assessment that enhances learning and recognises that learners use their current ability to discover, develop and incorporate new knowledge, understanding and skills. Assessment for learning helps teachers and students to know if that current understanding is a suitable basis for future learning.

Assessment is an integral part of the teaching-learning cycle and provides useful information to students, parents and teachers on the breadth and depth of the students’ understanding.

Forms

Assessment Booklets

Year 12 2026

Assessment Booklet

Year 11 2027

Assessment Booklet

Year 10 2027

Assessment Booklet

Year 9 2027

Assessment Booklet

Year 8 2027

Assessment Booklet

Year 7 2027

Assessment Booklet

Assessments

We provide detailed information to students about what we expect from them throughout the year and how their work will be assessed. Students have a number of formal assessments throughout their schooling.

• National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)(opens in new window) – reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, punctuation and grammar) and numeracy tests for students in Years 7 and 9. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) holds the tests in May each year. Results and student reports are released in August.

• Validation of Assessment for Learning and Individual Development (VALID) – online diagnostic science assessments for students in Year 8. Some schools also choose to sit the tests in Year 10.

• The Record of School Achievement (RoSA)(opens in new window) is awarded to eligible students who leave school before completing their Higher School Certificate. The RoSA records a student’s grades between the end of Year 10 and when they leave school.

• The Higher School Certificate (HSC)(opens in new window) is an internationally recognised qualification awarded to students who successfully complete Years 11 and 12 in NSW.

• Some students may apply for placement in a selective high school. For more information, visit selective high schools and opportunity classes.

• HSC minimum standard | NSW Education Standards(opens in new window) Together with the NSW Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, the HSC minimum standard is part of an effort to improve the literacy and numeracy outcomes for students.

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