Maximum Scaled Marks

A maximum scaled mark less than 50.0 (on a 1-unit basis) means that the maximum mark for that course was 'capped' at a particular value. This is done to dissuade 'very able' students from 'dumbing down' and exploiting the system by procuring a high ranking in a course with a 'less able' candidature. As with scaled means, the maximum marks are liable to change, as the scaling process is carried out afresh each year.

The actual calculation of the maximum scaled marks is explained in detail in the Report on the Scaling of the 2002 NSW HSC, which is produced by the Technical Committee on Scaling and published by the UAC. The process is such that the maximum scaled mark of the combined English (Standard) and English (Advanced) candidatures will always be 50.0. Neither of those courses are capped, despite any apparent statistics to the contrary. A maximum scaled mark of 0 indicates that either the course was not taken in that year, or that the maximum scaled mark was not published.

Note: In 2001, a different procedure was used. It is explained in the report for that year. The first set of figures displayed for 2001 are the maximum possible scaled marks, according to the 2001 procedure. The second set of figures are what the maximum scaled marks would have been had the 2002 procedure been used. This procedure will also be used in 2003 and onwards.

2001
2002
Maximum
Scaled
Mark
(2001)		   Maximum
Scaled
Mark
(2002)		   CourseMaximum
Scaled
Mark		   Course
50.0   48.0   Classical Greek Extension50.0   Accounting
50.0   50.0   Mathematics Extension 1 (4UC)50.0   Ancient History
50.0   49.9   Mathematics Extension 2 (4UA)50.0   Armenian Continuers
50.0   50.0   Latin Extension50.0   Biology
50.0   46.6   Classical Greek Continuers50.0   Chemistry
50.0   50.0   Distinction Courses50.0   Chinese Background Speakers
50.0   49.4   French Extension50.0   Chinese Continuers
50.0   49.3   Latin Continuers50.0   Classical Greek Continuers
50.0   50.0   Philosophy - Distinction Course50.0   Classical Greek Extension
50.0   50.0   German Extension50.0   Classical Hebrew Continuers
50.0   48.3   Classical Hebrew Extension50.0   Classical Hebrew Extension
50.0   50.0   Cosmology - Distinction Course50.0   Comparative Literature - Distinction Course
50.0   45.5   Indonesian Extension50.0   Cosmology - Distinction Course
50.0   49.4   Japanese Extension50.0   Czech Continuers
50.0   50.0   English Extension 150.0   Distinction Courses
50.0   48.0   Italian Extension50.0   Economics
50.0   50.0   Mathematics Extension 1 (3UA)50.0   English (Advanced)
50.0   50.0   English Extension 250.0   English (Standard) & (Advanced)
50.0   49.5   Comparative Literature - Distinction Course50.0   English as a Second Language
50.0   47.4   Modern Hebrew Continuers50.0   English Extension 1
50.0   50.0   History Extension50.0   English Extension 2
50.0   48.4   Classical Hebrew Continuers50.0   French Continuers
50.0   35.5   Dutch Continuers50.0   French Extension
50.0   50.0   Music Extension50.0   Geography
50.0   49.4   French Continuers50.0   German Beginners
50.0   49.4   German Continuers50.0   German Continuers
50.0   46.2   Hindi Continuers50.0   Hindi Continuers
50.0   50.0   English (Advanced)50.0   History Extension
50.0   49.6   Indonesian Continuers50.0   Hungarian Continuers
50.0   41.5   Chinese Extension50.0   Indonesian Beginners
50.0   50.0   Music 250.0   Indonesian Continuers
50.0   41.7   Czech Continuers50.0   Indonesian Extension
50.0   49.4   Chemistry50.0   Italian Beginners
50.0   39.1   Swedish Continuers50.0   Italian Continuers
50.0   50.0   Japanese Continuers50.0   Japanese Background Speakers
50.0   49.6   Economics50.0   Japanese Continuers
50.0   43.3   Korean Continuers50.0   Japanese Extension
50.0   49.3   Physics50.0   Korean Continuers
50.0   37.3   Maltese Continuers50.0   Latin Continuers
50.0   49.7   Mathematics50.0   Latin Extension
50.0   43.8   Arabic Extension50.0   Legal Studies
50.0   42.3   Tamil Continuers50.0   Mathematics
50.0   42.8   Hungarian Continuers50.0   Mathematics Extension 1
50.0   48.1   Studies of Religion II50.0   Mathematics Extension 2
50.0   48.5   Italian Continuers50.0   Modern Hebrew Continuers
50.0   46.9   Modern Greek Extension50.0   Modern History
50.0   46.1   German Beginners50.0   Music 2
50.0   46.9   Accounting50.0   Music Extension
50.0   49.9   Modern History50.0   Persian Background Speakers
50.0   35.5   Chinese Continuers50.0   Philosophy - Distinction Course
50.0   45.6   Spanish Extension50.0   Physics
50.0   49.4   Biology50.0   Russian Background Speakers
50.0   49.5   Studies of Religion I50.0   Software Design and Development
50.0   44.1   Polish Continuers50.0   Studies of Religion II
50.0   47.3   Software Design and Development50.0   Swedish Continuers
50.0   37.4   Malay Background Speakers49.8   German Extension
50.0   41.3   Russian Background Speakers49.8   Maltese Continuers
50.0   48.0   Engineering Studies49.6   Drama
50.0   44.9   Indonesian Beginners49.3   Society and Culture
50.0   49.9   Legal Studies49.0   Agriculture
50.0   50.0   Italian Beginners49.0   Modern Greek Continuers
50.0   45.4   Macedonian Continuers48.8   Business Studies
50.0   49.6   Drama48.8   Italian Extension
50.0   49.2   Geography48.8   Visual Arts
50.0   50.0   Ancient History48.4   Japanese Beginners
50.0   48.4   Chinese Background Speakers48.3   Earth and Environmental Science
50.0   49.6   Earth and Environmental Science48.3   Engineering Studies
50.0   46.1   Indonesian Background Speakers48.3   Spanish Beginners
50.0   39.4   Modern Greek Beginners48.2   Personal Development; Health and Physical Education
50.0   35.6   Chinese Beginners48.1   Polish Continuers
50.0   50.0   Dance48.1   Studies of Religion I
50.0   50.0   English (Standard) & (Advanced)48.0   Ukrainian Continuers
50.0   49.8   Society and Culture47.9   Dance
49.9   49.5   Business Studies47.9   Information Processes and Technology
49.6   49.1   French Beginners47.4   Chinese Extension
49.4   44.3   Armenian Continuers47.4   Music 1
49.2   47.4   Japanese Beginners47.4   Textiles and Design
49.2   47.9   Personal Development; Health and Physical Education47.2   French Beginners
49.1   48.1   Information Processes and Technology46.8   Food Technology
49.1   49.1   Visual Arts46.7   English (Standard)
48.7   48.2   Textiles and Design46.5   Korean Background Speakers
48.6   47.7   Music 146.4   Aboriginal Studies
48.4   45.4   Electronics Technology (JSST/VET)46.3   Chinese Beginners
48.3   47.9   Agriculture46.3   Indonesian Background Speakers
48.1   45.0   Modern Greek Continuers45.8   Spanish Continuers
48.0   45.2   Tourism-Sales/Office Operations Examination45.4   Community and Family Studies
47.9   46.9   Korean Background Speakers45.3   Khmer Continuers
47.2   46.6   English as a Second Language45.2   Modern Greek Extension
47.1   46.8   Design and Technology45.1   Arabic Continuers
46.9   46.2   Information Technology Examination45.1   Vietnamese Continuers
46.7   39.7   Croatian Continuers45.0   Design and Technology
46.6   45.3   Community and Family Studies44.5   Tourism-Sales/Office Operations Examination
46.5   44.2   Khmer Continuers44.4   General Mathematics
46.4   44.3   Arabic Continuers44.1   Senior Science
46.4   44.7   Persian Background Speakers43.9   Hospitality Operations Examination
46.4   46.1   Senior Science43.9   Spanish Extension
46.3   39.6   Filipino Continuers43.7   Arabic Extension
46.3   45.8   Food Technology43.7   Information Technology Examination
46.1   45.7   General Mathematics42.6   Business Services Examination
46.0   45.5   Hospitality Operations Examination42.6   Portuguese Continuers
45.7   35.3   Portuguese Continuers41.5   Macedonian Continuers
45.7   44.0   Spanish Continuers41.2   Retail Operations Examination
45.4   47.7   English (Standard)41.0   Modern Greek Beginners
45.1   41.7   Spanish Beginners41.0   Primary Industries Examination
45.1   44.8   Vietnamese Continuers40.2   Turkish Continuers
45.0   40.5   Japanese Background Speakers39.8   Dutch Continuers
44.9   44.5   Business Services Examination39.8   Tamil Continuers
44.3   42.6   Primary Industries Examination39.7   Industrial Technology
44.3   43.3   Serbian Continuers39.5   Croatian Continuers
43.6   42.9   Retail Operations Examination38.4   Metal and Engineering Examination
43.4   43.2   Aboriginal Studies38.4   Serbian Continuers
43.0   40.9   Metal and Engineering Examination37.5   Filipino Continuers
42.4   41.4   Industrial Technology37.1   Construction Examination
41.8   41.0   Construction Examination28.3   Arabic Beginners
41.4   40.5   Turkish Continuers0.0   Estonian Continuers
40.3   33.7   Arabic Beginners0.0   Korean Beginners
0.0   0.0   Estonian Continuers0.0   Latvian Continuers
0.0   0.0   Korean Beginners0.0   Lithuanian Continuers
0.0   0.0   Latvian Continuers0.0   Malay Background Speakers
0.0   0.0   Lithuanian Continuers0.0   Slovenian Continuers
0.0   0.0   Slovenian Continuers
0.0   0.0   Ukrainian Continuers

 

 


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