2011+School+Certificate

2011 School Certificate

To prepare for the challenges of the School Certificate you need to start visiting the NSW Board of Studies' website and practising past papers. We will be having short practice tests once a week and for homework.

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 * BOS Site for Past Papers **


 * 2009 and 2010 School Certificate English and Literacy Past Papers **



**  School Certificate A Grade   ** A student performing at this grade typically: § through close and wide study, responds to a comprehensive range of demanding, imaginative, factual and critical texts. § perceptively investigates the context and perspective of texts and the relationships between and among them. § constructively and critically analyses and evaluates complex texts by selecting, describing and explaining significant language forms and features and structures of those texts. § responds imaginatively and critically in a highly effective way to verbal and visual imagery. § displays a distinct personal style, composes with confidence written, oral and visual texts, using various technologies for a wide variety of purposes, audiences and contexts. § is able to generalise confidently from engaging with texts to present a wide variety of views of the world. § consistently demonstrates an understanding of the processes of composition, as they are able to infer logically, interpret clearly, extend their imaginations in composing texts and adapt ideas into new and different contexts. § with confidence, is able to conform to, or challenge, an audience’s preconceptions and expectations. § independently reflects on and confidently uses, assesses and adapts their individual and collaborative skills for learning