RoSA Information

RoSA INFORMATION

NSW Record of School Achievement (RoSA)

In 2011, the NSW Government announced the abolition of the School Certificate, a credential that had existed since 1965.

It also announced that, for students choosing to leave school before the completion of their HSC, the School Certificate would be replaced by a broader, cumulative record of achievement.

It is now much less common for students to leave school at the end of Year 10 to seek work or start apprenticeships. For those students, receiving their School Certificate was a natural ‘exit point’ from their school education.

For many people, completing Years 11 and 12 and getting a Higher School Certificate (HSC) was considered important only if a student wanted to enter university.

Much has changed over the last 45 years. Many more students want to stay at school to complete their HSC, and as a community we are encouraging that trend by increasing the school leaving age, setting national targets for school retention, and introducing more and varied HSC courses.

Some students will still want to leave school before receiving their HSC. Students who decide to leave school during Years 11 or 12 deserve a record of their school achievements, presented in a way that is appropriate for the 21st century, and meaningful for them and prospective employers.

The RoSA credential will:

• Be a record of achievement for students who leave school prior to receiving their HSC;

• Report results of moderated, school-based assessment, not external tests;

• Be available when a student leaves school any time after they complete Year 10 from ‘Students Online’ on NSW Education Standards Authority website;

• Be cumulative and recognise a student’s achievements until the point they leave school;

• Show a result for all courses completed in Year 10 and Year 11;

• Be able to be reliably compared between students across NSW;

• Give students the option to take online literacy and numeracy tests;

• Be comprehensive and offer the ability to record a student’s extra-curricular achievements.