New South Wales Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 95A

95A Award of Record of School Achievement or Higher School Certificate to students following special course of study

(1) The Authority may dispense with the requirement in section 94 that a candidate for the Record of School Achievement undertake an examination or other assessment referred to in section 94 if the Authority is satisfied that--

(a) the candidate has special educational needs, and

(b) the candidate has completed a course of study--

(i) developed by the Authority and approved by the Minister for candidates with special educational needs, and

(ii) adapted by the school that the candidate attends to cater for the special educational needs of the candidate, and

(c) the principal of the school has submitted a written report to the Authority that the candidate has achieved the outcomes required by the Authority of candidates undertaking the course of study.

(2) The Authority may dispense with the requirement in section 95 that a candidate for the Higher School Certificate undertake a public examination referred to in section 95 (2) if the Authority is satisfied that--

(a) the candidate has special educational needs, and

(b) the candidate has completed a course of study--

(i) developed by the Authority and approved by the Minister for candidates with special educational needs, and

(ii) adapted by the school that the candidate attends to cater for the special educational needs of the candidate, and

(c) the principal of the school has submitted a written report to the Authority that the candidate has achieved the outcomes required by the Authority of candidates undertaking the course of study.