Year 12 Exam structure

Question 1

Time?

Answer 1

3h working + 10 mins reading

Question 2

What can they bring in?

Answer 2

Calculators approved by NESA, a ruler, a pair of dividers, a pair of compasses, a protractor, a hand-held magnifying glass, and a piece of string or thread

Question 3

How many sections in the exam?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

What is Section 1 (15 marks) about?

Answer 4

‘objective-response questions’ (MCQ?) that may require them to refer to stimulus

Question 5

Timing recommended for section 1 (15 marks)?

Answer 5

30

Question 6

What is section II focused on?

Answer 6

4-6 short answers (can be split into parts). There will be at least one item, worth 5­–8 marks, that requires integration of knowledge from more than one focus area.

Question 7

Can section II require students to refer to stimulus?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

Time recommended for section II (45 marks)?

Answer 8

1h20

Question 9

Are the two extended responses worth the same amount of marks?

Answer 9

Yes (20)

Question 10

Section III (structured extended response) could focus on which topics?

Answer 10

Rural and urban places OR Ecosystems and global biodiversity.

Question 11

How many parts to the structured extended response (20marks)

Answer 11

2-3

Question 12

Could students be required to refer to the stimulus in all sections of the exam?

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

What is the topic of the unstructured extended response (Section IV- 20 marks)?

Answer 13

Rural and urban places OR Ecosystems and global biodiversity (whichever focus area is not examined in Section III)

Question 14

What is the time recommended to work on Section III and IV?

Answer 14

35 mins/section

Question 15

Where do they write answers for Section 1?

Answer 15

Multi choice answer sheet

Question 16

Where do they write answers to section 2 (Short answer)?

Answer 16

In spaces on the exam paper

Question 17

Where do they write the essays?

Answer 17

Separate writing booklets