Assessment
HSC examinations
The external HSC examination measures student achievement in a range of syllabus outcomes.
The external examination and its marking relate to the syllabus by:
- providing clear links to syllabus outcomes
- enabling students to demonstrate the levels of achievement outlined in the Performance Band Descriptions
- applying marking guidelines based on criteria that relate to the quality of the response
- aligning performance in the examination each year to the standards established for the course.
Examination questions may require students to integrate knowledge, understanding and skills developed through studying the course.
The Year 11 course is assumed knowledge for the Year 12 course.
Some students with disability may be eligible for HSC exam provisions when completing the HSC examination.
Visual Arts HSC examination specifications
The HSC examination will consist of a written paper worth 50 marks and a body of work worth 50 marks.
Written paper (50 marks)
Time allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes plus 10 minutes reading time.
The paper will consist of two sections.
Section I (25 marks)
- There will be three questions.
- Questions may contain parts.
- One item will be worth 10 to 15 marks.
- Questions will refer to stimulus provided in a Plates Booklet.
Section II (25 marks)
- There will be six extended-response questions.
- Each question will be worth 25 marks.
- Students will be required to answer one question.
- Questions will require students to focus on the area of content relevant to the question (Practice, Artworld concepts or Viewpoints) and refer to the other areas of content in their response.
- Questions will require students to integrate case studies in their response.
Body of work (50 marks)
Students will create and submit a body of work. The body of work should demonstrate students’ application of the content areas of Practice, Artworld concepts and Viewpoints. Students will submit a single artwork, or a series of artworks, that represent a coherent point of view and artistic intentions.
Students produce their body of work in one of the following art forms:
- Ceramics
- Collection of works
- Designed objects and environments
- Documented forms
- Drawing
- Graphic design
- Painting
- Photomedia
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Textiles and fibre
- Time-based forms
Further information
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- Adjustments to assessment for students with disability
- Life Skills
- Assessment Certification Examination (ACE)