External provider
NESA is authorised under sections 20A(2), 94 and 95 of the Education Act 1990 (NSW) to exercise functions in connection with the school curriculum and the RoSA and the HSC:
- determining whether students have satisfactorily participated in and satisfactorily completed courses of study, developed or endorsed by the NESA Board
- entering students into courses of study
- making decisions in relation to student eligibility to undertake courses of study approved by the Minister.
About external providers
- An external provider is a separate entity to the school and delivers an entire course to student(s).
- These courses may be delivered on school premises or elsewhere.
- External providers include:
- NSW government schools, including:
- the NSW School of Languages
- Department of Education's Secondary College of Languages, and
- distance education centres
- NSW registered and accredited non-government schools
- TAFE NSW, including TAFE Digital
- registered training organisations (RTOs)
- universities, and
- other external providers with appropriate qualifications and expertise.
- NSW government schools, including:
- Schools have primary responsibility for the delivery of curriculum for their students.
- However, NESA allows principals to approve the delivery of specified courses by external providers to students enrolled at the school.
- Students must seek approval from their principal to study courses with an external provider.
Glossary
A separate entity to the school that delivers an entire course to the student(s). These courses may be delivered on school premises or elsewhere, but the school remains primarily responsible for each student.
A training provider registered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), or a state registering and accrediting body, to deliver training, and/or conduct assessments, and issue nationally recognised AQF VET qualifications. RTOs delivering NESA VET courses must have the relevant qualification and units of competency on their scope of registration.
A list of courses and, where applicable, results for students who completed at least one Stage 5 course, but are not eligible for a RoSA. It lists all mandatory and additional Stage 5 courses and, where applicable, Stage 6 courses completed by the student, along with the grade/mark awarded. It also lists any courses commenced but not completed, and the date of leaving school.
A course designed by a university and endorsed by NESA that supplements and extends HSC curriculum in areas not covered by Board Developed courses or other types of Board Endorsed courses. Intended for high-achieving students in Stage 6 (Year 11 and/or Year 12). UDBECs count as Board Endorsed unit credit for the HSC but do not contribute towards an ATAR.