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Monday, 21 October - Tuesday, 12 November
Before you head to bed the night before...
Before you head to bed the night before...
Have you?
Have you?
- Set an alarm (or two or three) for the morning?
Allow yourself time to eat breakfast (Fuel that brain).
Allow travelling time (add a buffer just in case something usual happens - a flat tyre, heavy traffic)
Allow time to overcome sleep inertia - your brain takes some time to 'wake up ' and be firing on all cylinders -
Sleep inertia is the feeling of grogginess, disorientation, drowsiness, and cognitive impairment that immediately follows waking. Sleep inertia generally lasts for 15 to 60 minutes6 but may last for up to a few hours after waking.
- Packed your pencil case (and your calculator if you need it). Spare batteries too!
- Got a water bottle sorted (clear, unlabeled - water only).
- Assembled your keys, wallet, and lunch so you are ready to go in AM!
- Made sure your uniform (complete Summer uniform) is clean and ready to jump into in the morning. You can bring your senior jersey to wear!
SESSION TIMES:
SESSION TIMES:
AM ARRIVAL : 8:15 am
PM ARRIVAL: 12:15 pm
Students with
Students with
Extended finishing times...
Extended finishing times...
If you have AARA adjustments of extra time &/or rest breaks, your AM exam session could go longer and your lunch break time may be reduced - the minimum break time is 45 minutes. You will always have this but if you have two exams on one day, please try to bring your lunch so that you are guaranteed to eat something in between exams.
In the PM sessions, if you have AARA adjustments of extra time &/or rest breaks, your finishing time at the end of the day may exceed 3 PM, please make arrangements, if necessary, to get home if you finish later than expected.
MUSIC & MEX STUDENTS
MUSIC & MEX STUDENTS
If you study MUSIC & MEX you will be required to listen to audio stimulus for your EA - just as you did for the Mocks.
We will provide you with wired headphones and a computer to listen to the stimulus. There is no need for you to bring anything (except your pencil case with writing equipment) to these exams.
UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS:
UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS:
Complete Summer uniform - no combos, no hybrid forms, no sandshoes
Clean shaven & tidy hair that meets Nudgee expectations. The end is nigh - mullets & moustaches must wait just a little longer or never appear...preferably!
Save your brain power for decisions that matter!
Save your brain power for decisions that matter!
EXAM VENUES:
EXAM VENUES:
All exams are either in the CBCC or Mary Rice Centre (MRC).
All exams are either in the CBCC or Mary Rice Centre (MRC).
If you are in the MRC, please leave your bags in the racks located at the front of the CBCC (see photo) and assemble in that location.
A teacher will direct you over to the MRC. Don't leave valuables in your bags. Bring phones, wallets & keys with you. These will be left in the red boxes at the back of the MRC room.
SEAtiNg PlANs
SEAtiNg PlANs
Know your ROW number
Know your ROW number
Know your SEAT number
Know your SEAT number
CBCC Seating Plan
CBCC Seating Plan
Entry - trackside
MRC Seating Plan
Entry - stairs
Students with
Students with
your exam is in the CBCC, please meet outside the CBCC on the foyer side.
your exam is in the CBCC, please meet outside the CBCC on the foyer side.
your exam is in the MRC, please assemble near the CBCC bag racks and, when advised, move into the small room adjacent to the MRC for your exam.
your exam is in the MRC, please assemble near the CBCC bag racks and, when advised, move into the small room adjacent to the MRC for your exam.
Essential Equipment
Essential Equipment
Replenish your calculator batteries before your exams AND pack some extras in your pencil case, just in case!
Don't DO IT, ask a supervisor to borrow the equipment you need.
Black or blue pens must be used for all other written responses.)
Black or blue pens must be used for all other written responses.)
Use a pencil for any Multiple choice responses and graphing/drawing.
Use a pencil for any Multiple choice responses and graphing/drawing.
If you are unsure of the equipment requirements for your exams. Please click below to review the QCAA doc.
If you are unsure of the equipment requirements for your exams. Please click below to review the QCAA doc.
social_ea_equipment (1).mp4
Note: A 2B pencil is only required for multiple choice questions and drawing graphs or diagrams.
Note: A 2B pencil is only required for multiple choice questions and drawing graphs or diagrams.
ONLY clear, unlabelled water bottles are permitted.
ONLY clear, unlabelled water bottles are permitted.
Erasable pens, correction tape and pocket tissues are NOT permitted.
Erasable pens, correction tape and pocket tissues are NOT permitted.
Package tissues are prohibited. We have boxes of tissues for your use inside the exam venues. Just ask a supervisor!
social_ea_equipment (1).mp4
Prohibited materials - DO NOT BRING THESE into the exam room...
mobile phones
smartwatches and fitness trackers
any other electronic device that stores, retrieves, displays or communicates digital information
correction fluid or correction tape
dictionaries
erasable pens
blank paper, notes, any printed/written material
tissues brought by students
(Note: The room must have tissues available for student use.)
DIRECTIONS for STUDENTS
DIRECTIONS for STUDENTS
Any speaking inside the testing room may be considered academic misconduct and a supervisor/invigilator may report this to the QCAA.
Any speaking inside the testing room may be considered academic misconduct and a supervisor/invigilator may report this to the QCAA.
You will be expected to line up in a specific order before you enter the testing room. Consult the seating plan and know your ROW & SEAT NUMBER.
Once you enter the testing centre, SILENCE must be maintained.
WATCHES are to be removed at the start of an exam. SMART WATCHES must be left in the red boxes in the CBCC & on the desks at the back of your row in the MRC.
Any temporary absences from the testing room - such as BATHROOM BREAKS - will be recorded and you will be accompanied by a supervisor.
When you are instructed to 'STOP WRITING' you must do so immediately. If you don't you may be reported to the QCAA for ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT (external QCAA invigilators (exam supervisors) will be present at the EAs.
Do not touch the TEST MATERIALS until you are instructed to do so.
Check your PLACE CARD is accurate.
Follow all DIRECTIONS given.
snr_ea_directions_students.pdfCalculators
Calculators
You will need to bring your own calculator to the exams that require one.
You will need to bring your own calculator to the exams that require one.
Which one is permitted?
Which one is permitted?
QCAA Approved Graphics
Graphics calculators may be used for...
MAS
MME
AG Science
BIO
CHEM
PHYSICS
Depends on the subject...
Depends on the subject...
You may use a Scientific calculator instead of a Graphics (why would you?)
You may use a Scientific calculator instead of a Graphics (why would you?)
You cannot use a Graphics calculator instead of a Scientific calculator!
You cannot use a Graphics calculator instead of a Scientific calculator!
QCAA Approved Scientific
Scientific calculators MUST be used for...
GEO
ACC
ECO
LEG
MAG
EGN
Graphics calculators need to be put in exam mode before you enter the test venue.
Graphics calculators need to be put in exam mode before you enter the test venue.
MAS students DON'T use Exam mode as it limits some functionality that you will need.
MAS students DON'T use Exam mode as it limits some functionality that you will need.
EXAM MODE
EXAM MODE
The final step..
The final step..
Visual learners : Watch the video for the steps.
Calculators are not required or permitted in subjects that do not have calculators listed as equipment in the syllabus. Bringing one into an exam that does not permit a calculator is considered ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT and penalties may apply!
Calculators are not required or permitted in subjects that do not have calculators listed as equipment in the syllabus. Bringing one into an exam that does not permit a calculator is considered ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT and penalties may apply!
PLANNING
PLANNING
During PLANNING TIME, you are permitted to use your two sheets of blue planning paper to jot down work/ideas or plan out a response.
During PLANNING TIME, you are permitted to use your two sheets of blue planning paper to jot down work/ideas or plan out a response.
You cannot use a calculator.
You cannot use a calculator.
You must NOT start writing in your RESPONSE Book or your QUESTION & RESPONSE book.
You must NOT start writing in your RESPONSE Book or your QUESTION & RESPONSE book.
Planning time usually lasts for 10 - 15 minutes.
Planning time usually lasts for 10 - 15 minutes.
Starting your response(s) in your Q&R Book or Response book during perusal time is considered academic misconduct and you may be reported to the QCAA.
Starting your response(s) in your Q&R Book or Response book during perusal time is considered academic misconduct and you may be reported to the QCAA.
PERUSAL
PERUSAL
During PERUSAL TIME, you may not pick up any equipment.
During PERUSAL TIME, you may not pick up any equipment.
This time is used to read over the questions and think about your answers.
This time is used to read over the questions and think about your answers.
You cannot use a calculator.
You cannot use a calculator.
Perusal time usually lasts from 5 - 10 minutes.
Perusal time usually lasts from 5 - 10 minutes.
Writing or using equipment during perusal time is considered academic misconduct and you may be reported to the QCAA.
Writing or using equipment during perusal time is considered academic misconduct and you may be reported to the QCAA.
external_assessment_guide_students (2).pdf
External assessment: A guide for 2024 Year 12 students:
External assessment: A guide for 2024 Year 12 students:
The QCAA has produced a resource to help students understand external assessment. It includes the updated timetable, it covers what is tested and provides tips to you prepare.
The QCAA has produced a resource to help students understand external assessment. It includes the updated timetable, it covers what is tested and provides tips to you prepare.
Your MyQCE page has some great resources & information on EAs...
Your MyQCE page has some great resources & information on EAs...
Snacks & drinks will be provided...
Snacks & drinks will be provided...
Before each EA session, some snacks will be provided on the trackside verandah.
Before each EA session, some snacks will be provided on the trackside verandah.
AM: Up & Go drinks plus water, bowls of whole fruit, muesli barsPM: Fruit juice, water, bowls of whole fruit, and biscuits packets.
It will be a matter of first come, first served.
The tuckshop will be available during the EA lunch break. You are also permitted to leave the campus to purchase your lunch.
The tuckshop will be available during the EA lunch break. You are also permitted to leave the campus to purchase your lunch.
As always, remember, while you are out in public, you are a walking billboard for NUDGEE COLLEGE. Please act accordingly:
As always, remember, while you are out in public, you are a walking billboard for NUDGEE COLLEGE. Please act accordingly:
- Drive safely
- Use your manners
- Be back on time if you have a PM EA - the PM session begins promptly at 12:15 pm
BYO lunch might be a good idea on days where you have back-to-back EAs.
BYO lunch might be a good idea on days where you have back-to-back EAs.
You will have a 45 minute lunch break between Sessions 1 & 2.
You will have a 45 minute lunch break between Sessions 1 & 2.
During this time, you may access the tuckshop or leave the College to purchase lunch nearby.
During this time, you may access the tuckshop or leave the College to purchase lunch nearby.
Boarders will go to the Dining Room for their lunch.
Boarders will go to the Dining Room for their lunch.
Please be mindful that classes will be running for the rest of the school, keep the noise down when moving around the College.
Please be mindful that classes will be running for the rest of the school, keep the noise down when moving around the College.
When accessing external providers for lunch, please exit the College safely if driving, and do us (and yourself) proud while interacting with the wider community - you are easily identifiable in your uniform - be a Nudgee man who is polite, kind and considerate of others.
When accessing external providers for lunch, please exit the College safely if driving, and do us (and yourself) proud while interacting with the wider community - you are easily identifiable in your uniform - be a Nudgee man who is polite, kind and considerate of others.
PARKING
PARKING
Please DO NOT park in the Early Learning Centre car park or the CBCC carpark [P1] Parks in the ELC are for the families accessing child care. P1 is reserved for EREA staff & ELC staff parking. It is imperative that you DO NOT take up valuable parking space in these areas!
Please DO NOT park in the Early Learning Centre car park or the CBCC carpark [P1] Parks in the ELC are for the families accessing child care. P1 is reserved for EREA staff & ELC staff parking. It is imperative that you DO NOT take up valuable parking space in these areas!
You are to park in the Student car park near the Flats. [P4] is all yours! Factor in the walking time to get from P4 to the CBCC or MRC so that you arrive to your EA on time!
You are to park in the Student car park near the Flats. [P4] is all yours! Factor in the walking time to get from P4 to the CBCC or MRC so that you arrive to your EA on time!
It is possible to get help from your subject teacher during the EA window.
It is possible to get help from your subject teacher during the EA window.
Teachers will try to be available during your scheduled class times. Please email your teacher to organise a meeting.
Teachers will try to be available during your scheduled class times. Please email your teacher to organise a meeting.
these handy chest nuggets.... (did I really say that!)
these handy chest nuggets.... (did I really say that!)
- Remember to read all instructions and questions carefully.
- Unless otherwise specified, the number of lines provided is indicative of the expected response length.
- Answer all questions to the best of your ability.
- Manage your time effectively so that you give yourself every opportunity to finish the assessment.
Yeah, you did !
Yeah, you did !
Gold nugget
Gold nugget
Chestnut
Chestnut
Chest nugget
Chest nugget
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