Murray High School

Excellence, Opportunity and Success

Telephone02 6025 4711

Emailmurray-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Types of Courses

  • 1 UNIT COURSES 
      Courses studied for 3 periods a week and marked out of 50
  • 2 UNIT COURSES
      Courses studied for 6 periods a week and marked out of 100
  • EXTENSION COURSES
      Only available in English and Mathematics in the Preliminary course.  A range of other extension  courses are available in  some subjects in the HSC course.

 

  •   BOARD DEVELOPED COURSES

Courses of study with a syllabus developed by the Board of Studies.They are examined at the Higher School Certificate examinations and include some Board Developed VET courses. An assessment mark and an examination mark are awarded, the average of which determines the HSC mark. This mark may also be used by the Universities to contribute towards the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

 
  • BOARD ENDORSED COURSES (BEC)

Courses approved by the Board of Studies which are  administered by Murray High School or the TAFE.   Assessment and examinations are conducted within the school. A limited number of units in these courses can count towards an HSC.  These courses will not contribute to the ATAR.

 

  • VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET) COURSES

 

BOARD DEVELOPED COURSES

2 Unit courses of study offered by the school or TAFE college which leads to the award of the Higher School Certificate. These courses may have an HSC examination option which could enable 2 units of study to contribute to the ATAR. Students will receive accreditation from TAFE and are eligible to progress to higher level TAFE courses with advanced standing

 

TAFE-DELIVERED VET BOARD ENDORSED COURSES

A course studied at the Albury College of TAFE.  The course may provide advanced standing for other TAFE courses. As with school delivered BEC, a limited number of these may count toward the HSC.  Assessment is conducted by the TAFE,  and as in the case of all BEC courses, the mark will not contribute to the ATAR.

 

In 2015, Year 11 students will commence study for either :
 

  • The Higher School Certificate

(with ATAR)

OR

  • The Higher School Certificate (without ATAR)