Dear Carroll Community,

As we approach the final weeks of the term, students in Year 10 will be engaging in an online learning experience, All My Own Work in Week 7. This program is designed to help HSC students follow the principles and practices of good scholarship. This includes understanding, valuing, and using ethical practices when locating and using information as part of their HSC studies.

Students who have completed the program will also learn about penalties for cheating and how to avoid malpractice when preparing their work for assessment.

To be eligible for the HSC, students must complete HSC: All My Own Work (or its equivalent) before they submit any work for Preliminary (Year 11) or HSC (Year 12) courses, unless they are only entered for Year 11 and Year 12 Life Skills courses.

There are five modules the students will complete next week:

• Module One: Scholarship Principles and Practices 
• Module Two: Acknowledging Sources
• Module Three: Plagiarism
• Module Four: Copyright
• Module Five: Working with others

HSC National Minimum Standards

Students need reading, writing and numeracy for everyday life after school. This is why students in NSW are being supported to meet a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy to receive the HSC. To show they meet the HSC minimum standard, students need to achieve Level 3 or 4 in short online reading, writing and numeracy tests of skills for everyday life.

Some students with a disability studying Life Skills courses may be exempt from meeting the minimum standard to receive their HSC credential.

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. Students at Carroll will have ample opportunity to meet the minimum standards, commencing from Year 10. Students that were unsuccessful in the first round will receive extra assistance to achieve these standards over the next few weeks. Information will be coming out shortly to map a plan forward for our students.

Mr Andrew Kenneally
Assistant Principal - Curriculum, Learning and Innovation