About The RoSA

The RoSA is a cumulative credential – recognising all of your academic achievements

The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) issues the Record of School Achievement (RoSA) to eligible students who leave school before completing the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

The RoSA is useful to students leaving school prior to the HSC because they can show it to potential employers or places of further learning.

Fair grades for everyone

Your RoSA grades will be determined by your teachers using established guidelines and processes to ensure consistency of judgement.

Grades for all courses in Stage 5 and Year 11 will be based on results in assessment tasks and informal tasks that are completed throughout the year.

The Record of School Achievement will show the results the student has achieved in all the courses the student has completed in Year 9, 10 and 11 with their awarded grades: A, B, C, D, E or N. Grades range from A (Excellent Achievement) to E (Elementary Achievement). Students will receive an N grading if they fail to meet the requirements of the course (see below).

Issuance of RoSA documentation by the Board of Studies

The formal Record of School Achievement credential will be awarded to eligible students when they leave school. Schools will be required to notify NESA of eligible students leaving school at the end of Year 10. The Record of School Achievement will be provided by NESA in printed format.

Students leaving school who do not meet the RoSA requirements will be issued with a printed Transcript of Study.

Content of the RoSA

The RoSA will contain the following information:

All Stage 5 courses that a student has completed satisfactorily.

All mandatory curriculum requirements (ie English, Mathematics, Science, HSIE, Languages, Technology, Music, Visual Arts, PDHPE studied during Years 7 and 8)

A statement that the student is eligible for the award of a Record of School Achievement.

VET courses (Year 11/12 at SCC) will be recorded as ‘Completed’ with the footnote Refer to Vocational Documentation.

Literacy and numeracy tests

If a student leaves school before getting the HSC they will have the option of sitting literacy and numeracy tests.

The tests will be offered online and will be taken at school under the supervision of a teacher. The tests are a useful option if students are looking for jobs where the employer wants to see evidence of a level of literacy and numeracy.

These will not be pass/fail tests – they will be designed to show levels of achievement that are reasonable to expect from students leaving school after the end of Year 10.

The tests will be offered in schools during a number of ‘windows’ each year.

The literacy and numeracy test results are reported separately to the RoSA credential.

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