Transferring, withdrawing, and entering students
NESA is authorised under sections 20A, 94 and 95 of the Education Act 1990 (NSW) to:
- determine whether candidates for the award of the RoSA have participated in, and satisfactorily completed courses of study developed or endorsed by the Board
- prepare and distribute to schools information relating to other forms of assessment for the RoSA
- prepare and distribute to schools information relating to HSC eligibility and courses of study for candidates for the HSC.
About transferring, withdrawing, and entering students
- NSW schools may accept students transferring into their school during Years 7β12. Transferring students may be from another NSW school, home schooling, interstate or overseas.
- Students in Years 7β10 may transfer at any time.
- Students studying Preliminary courses may transfer at any time.
- HSC students transferring schools and changing courses must enter new courses before 30 June in the year that they wish to sit the HSC exam.1
- Schools with outgoing transfers are responsible (where applicable) for:
- providing to the studentβs new school, the outgoing studentβs grades for any Stage 5 courses satisfactorily completed
- providing to the studentβs new school, and/or submitting the outgoing studentβs Preliminary grades in LoadingΒ
- providing to the studentβs new school, and/or submitting the outgoing studentβs HSC school-based assessment data in Schools Online
- providing to the studentβs new school, and/or submitting the outgoing studentβs Life Skills course outcomes achieved
- finalising the outgoing studentβs VET course competency outcomes in Schools Online.
Footnotes
For enquiries about atypical circumstances, please contact Manager, Liaison Unit on (02) 9367 8387 or by email at liaisonteam@nesa.nsw.edu.au.
Glossary
A registered school authorised to present candidates for a NESA credential.
A student's position in the course relative to the school's cohort, based on their school-based assessment marks for that course.
A course developed by NESA, that includes general education courses, Life Skills courses and VET Industry Curriculum Framework courses.
A course that caters to the learning needs of students in specific areas of need not served by Board Developed courses. Before they can be taught in NSW schools, they must be endorsed by NESA. These courses count towards the HSC but do not have an HSC exam and do not contribute towards the calculation of the ATAR. There are four types: Content Endorsed courses (CECs), School Developed Board Endorsed courses (SDBECs), University Developed Board Endorsed courses (UDBECs), and VET Board Endorsed courses (VET BECs).
The delivery and completion of a Stage 6 Preliminary and HSC course in one calendar year, instead of 2 years.
A report generated by schools, using Schools Online, for each student. It contains: a student's personal details, their NESA student number, courses, and whether or not they are eligible for the HSC and an ATAR.
Granted by a registered training organisation (RTO) to students for units of competency (unit) completed at the same or another RTO.
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.
HSC assessment marks, and/or HSC grades, and/or HSC optional exam mark estimates, and/or HSC Life Skills outcomes.
An individual who is not a member of the schoolβs teaching staff but is approved by a school to deliver a specified course of study that is part of the curriculum. They are not casual teachers or people who provide specialist expertise for part of a course under the supervision of a teacher.
A school outside NSW that NESA has approved (recognised) to enter candidates for the RoSA and/or the HSC.
An assessment process that recognises skills, knowledge, understanding or experience an individual may have acquired through formal, non-formal and informal learning to determine the extent to which that individual meets partial or total completion of course or qualification learning outcomes and/or requirements.
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.
Component of a Training Package that can be assessed and recognised. It specifies industry knowledge and skill and the application of that knowledge and skill to the standard of performance expected in the workplace.
A course endorsed by NESA that is based on an AQF VET qualification in industry areas not covered by Board Developed Framework courses. VET BECs count as Board Endorsed unit credit for the HSC but do not contribute towards an ATAR.