2011 HSC Table A3

Table A3 Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course
Notes: (i) The P99, P90, P75, P50, P25 columns refer to the 99th, 90th, 75th, 50th and 25th percentiles
respectively.
(ii) The table excludes courses with less than 10 students and no percentile data are given for courses
with less than 40 students.
(iii) This table should not be used as a simple HSC to scaled mark conversion table. For each HSC mark
there can be a range of raw marks and therefore a range of scaled marks.
Course
Aboriginal Studies
Agriculture
Ancient History
Number
361
1,291
12,144
Biology
16,703
Business Studies
14,721
Chemistry
Community & Family Studies
Dance
Design & Technology
10,965
6,209
847
3,401
Drama
4,770
Earth & Environmental Science
1,473
Economics
5,411
Engineering Studies
1,725
English Standard
34,384
English Advanced
27,108
English Extension 1
5,327
English Extension 2
2,187
ESL
2,869
Food Technology
3,832
Geography
4,409
Type of
mark
Mean
SD
Max.
mark
P99
P90
P75
P50
P25
HSC
36.5
6.7
49.0
48.0
44.0
41.0
37.0
33.0
scaled
15.3
11.2
42.6
41.7
32.1
23.3
12.6
5.9
HSC
34.9
6.8
48.5
47.0
44.0
39.5
35.0
30.5
scaled
20.4
10.8
46.3
43.5
35.8
28.2
19.7
11.2
HSC
36.7
7.0
50.0
48.0
45.0
42.0
37.5
32.5
scaled
24.7
10.9
49.4
45.1
38.8
33.1
25.5
16.4
HSC
36.5
5.7
49.0
47.0
44.0
41.0
36.5
32.5
scaled
26.9
9.6
49.7
45.2
39.5
34.4
27.4
19.8
HSC
36.7
5.9
49.5
47.0
44.0
41.0
37.0
33.0
scaled
23.8
10.5
48.5
44.1
37.9
32.2
24.1
15.7
HSC
37.6
6.3
49.0
47.0
45.0
42.0
38.5
34.0
scaled
31.6
9.3
50.0
46.2
42.4
38.7
33.3
25.7
HSC
37.1
5.2
50.0
47.0
44.0
41.0
37.5
33.5
scaled
19.6
10.5
43.8
39.8
34.1
28.0
19.3
10.8
HSC
38.2
5.3
50.0
48.5
45.0
42.0
38.5
34.5
scaled
23.0
9.8
45.6
43.0
37.1
30.1
22.4
15.2
HSC
38.1
4.9
49.0
47.5
44.5
41.5
38.5
35.0
scaled
22.4
10.0
46.7
43.5
36.3
30.2
21.9
14.4
HSC
38.9
4.6
49.0
47.5
45.0
42.5
39.0
36.0
scaled
24.1
10.4
49.3
46.1
38.2
31.8
23.9
16.2
HSC
38.3
5.1
48.5
47.0
44.5
42.0
39.0
35.5
scaled
23.9
9.9
47.5
43.8
37.0
31.1
24.2
16.9
HSC
37.3
7.3
49.0
47.5
45.0
42.5
39.0
34.0
scaled
31.5
9.8
50.0
46.7
42.6
39.0
33.3
25.4
HSC
37.4
6.0
49.5
47.5
45.0
41.5
38.0
34.0
scaled
25.6
9.3
48.0
43.9
38.0
32.6
25.9
19.1
HSC
32.7
5.8
48.0
43.0
39.5
37.0
33.0
29.5
scaled
18.1
8.3
47.3
38.1
29.1
23.7
17.9
11.9
HSC
40.2
4.3
49.5
47.5
45.0
43.5
40.5
37.5
scaled
32.0
8.4
50.0
46.8
42.7
38.5
32.5
26.1
HSC
40.3
5.6
50.0
49.0
46.0
45.0
41.0
37.0
scaled
36.1
6.6
50.0
47.3
43.9
40.8
37.1
32.3
HSC
39.9
5.5
50.0
50.0
47.0
44.0
40.0
36.0
scaled
35.9
6.6
50.0
49.2
44.4
40.7
36.0
31.7
HSC
37.1
5.1
49.0
46.5
43.5
41.0
37.5
34.0
scaled
21.6
11.4
49.4
45.0
37.2
30.5
21.4
12.3
HSC
36.1
5.4
49.0
47.0
43.0
40.0
36.5
32.5
scaled
20.8
10.7
46.3
43.1
35.6
28.8
20.3
12.0
HSC
37.5
5.7
49.0
47.0
44.5
41.5
38.0
34.0
scaled
25.4
10.3
50.0
45.3
39.0
33.2
25.7
17.8
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Table A3
Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course (continued)
Course
Industrial Technology
Information Processes & Technology
Legal Studies
General Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics Extension 1
Mathematics Extension 2
Modern History
History Extension
Music 1
Music 2
Music Extension
PDH&PE
Physics
Senior Science
Society & Culture
Software Design & Development
Studies of Religion I
Studies of Religion II
Textiles & Design
Visual Arts
Arabic Beginners
Number
Type of
mark
Mean
4,582
HSC
36.0
scaled
17.1
4,140
9,087
31,631
16,564
8,823
3,439
10,143
2,064
4,997
736
469
14,283
9,382
5,377
3,975
1,634
9,388
4,791
2,325
9,717
10
Max.
mark
P99
P90
P75
P50
P25
7.2
50.0
48.5
45.0
41.0
36.5
32.0
9.7
40.6
38.2
31.4
24.3
15.8
9.3
SD
HSC
35.8
7.3
48.5
47.0
45.0
41.0
36.5
31.5
scaled
21.5
10.6
46.9
43.1
35.7
29.6
21.4
13.2
HSC
37.3
6.1
49.5
47.5
44.5
42.0
38.0
33.5
scaled
25.4
10.7
50.0
45.6
39.3
33.9
25.7
17.2
HSC
34.9
6.8
49.5
47.5
44.0
39.5
35.0
31.0
scaled
21.2
10.1
45.4
41.7
35.4
29.1
20.7
13.1
HSC
38.7
7.1
50.0
48.5
46.0
43.5
40.0
35.5
scaled
30.9
9.5
50.0
46.8
42.3
38.3
32.2
24.9
HSC
40.8
6.6
50.0
49.0
47.5
46.0
42.0
37.0
scaled
39.5
6.8
50.0
48.8
46.6
44.4
40.9
36.3
HSC
41.9
5.4
49.5
48.5
47.0
45.5
43.5
39.5
scaled
43.2
4.8
50.0
49.1
47.4
46.2
44.3
41.5
HSC
37.9
6.4
49.0
47.0
45.0
42.5
39.0
34.5
scaled
27.3
10.5
50.0
46.1
40.2
35.1
28.7
20.3
HSC
39.0
6.5
50.0
49.0
47.0
45.0
40.0
34.0
scaled
34.1
5.9
48.9
45.9
41.2
38.2
34.6
30.4
HSC
40.1
4.6
50.0
48.0
45.5
43.5
40.5
37.5
scaled
21.8
10.3
47.0
43.9
36.3
29.3
21.3
13.9
HSC
43.1
3.4
49.0
49.0
47.5
45.5
43.5
41.0
scaled
33.7
8.3
50.0
49.1
44.8
39.9
33.9
27.8
HSC
44.8
4.1
50.0
50.0
50.0
48.0
45.0
42.0
scaled
35.1
8.3
50.0
50.0
47.2
41.5
33.9
28.9
HSC
37.2
5.7
49.5
47.5
44.5
41.5
37.5
33.5
scaled
23.3
10.3
48.0
44.3
37.4
31.3
23.1
15.2
HSC
37.6
5.4
49.0
47.5
44.5
41.5
38.0
34.0
scaled
30.7
9.6
50.0
46.9
42.4
38.2
31.8
24.2
HSC
38.2
5.0
49.5
48.0
44.5
41.5
38.5
35.5
scaled
19.2
10.0
43.5
40.8
33.2
26.5
18.7
11.3
HSC
37.2
5.5
49.0
47.5
44.5
41.0
37.5
33.5
scaled
24.0
10.4
48.7
45.9
38.9
31.8
23.6
16.2
HSC
35.7
6.0
49.0
47.5
43.5
40.0
35.5
31.5
scaled
24.4
10.2
47.6
43.4
37.6
32.6
25.0
16.3
HSC
38.5
5.5
50.0
48.0
45.0
43.0
39.0
35.0
scaled
27.6
8.6
47.8
43.8
38.4
33.9
28.3
21.7
HSC
38.4
5.6
49.5
47.0
44.5
42.5
39.5
35.0
scaled
27.8
9.4
49.8
45.5
39.3
34.9
28.7
21.5
HSC
37.5
6.3
49.5
48.0
45.0
42.0
38.0
33.5
scaled
22.8
10.3
47.0
43.7
37.0
30.6
22.5
14.9
HSC
39.3
4.4
49.5
47.5
45.0
42.5
39.5
36.5
scaled
22.9
10.7
49.0
45.8
38.1
30.9
22.4
14.6
HSC
32.1
10.8
47.5
scaled
12.2
9.0
32.2
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Table A3
Number
Type of
mark
Mean
Arabic Continuers
231
HSC
39.3
scaled
Arabic Extension
62
Course
Armenian
15
Chinese Beginners
27
Chinese Continuers
100
Chinese Extension
30
Chinese Background Speakers
Classical Greek Continuers
941
17
Classical Hebrew Continuers
28
Classical Hebrew Extension
17
Croatian
13
Filipino
34
French Beginners
623
French Continuers
833
French Extension
227
German Beginners
118
German Continuers
272
German Extension
84
Hindi
19
Indonesian Beginners
65
Indonesian Continuers
77
Indonesian Extension
20
Max.
mark
P99
P90
P75
P50
P25
4.3
46.5
46.0
44.0
42.5
40.0
37.0
17.3
11.1
44.0
41.8
34.5
25.9
15.6
8.1
SD
HSC
37.8
5.3
49.0
49.0
44.0
41.0
38.0
35.0
scaled
24.0
6.8
39.8
39.8
32.3
28.0
24.4
19.9
HSC
40.7
4.0
47.5
scaled
23.3
10.7
46.8
HSC
40.0
5.5
49.0
scaled
25.5
11.2
49.1
HSC
42.6
4.7
48.5
48.0
47.0
46.0
44.5
40.0
scaled
31.8
10.7
50.0
48.7
43.6
40.0
35.0
22.9
HSC
44.3
3.5
48.0
scaled
35.6
9.1
50.0
HSC
40.3
4.0
48.5
47.0
45.0
43.5
41.0
37.5
scaled
21.4
11.0
48.3
44.7
36.9
29.9
21.0
12.2
HSC
46.1
2.8
49.5
scaled
40.1
7.8
50.0
HSC
40.8
5.8
48.5
scaled
37.4
8.3
50.0
HSC
44.3
3.5
48.0
scaled
40.0
5.9
50.0
HSC
40.2
4.7
46.5
scaled
26.1
14.6
50.0
HSC
41.0
5.4
48.5
scaled
20.4
12.6
45.3
HSC
38.0
7.2
49.5
48.5
46.5
43.0
39.0
34.5
scaled
25.3
10.5
49.1
46.6
40.0
32.8
24.8
17.8
HSC
41.1
5.6
50.0
49.0
47.5
45.5
42.0
38.0
scaled
34.7
8.7
50.0
48.6
44.9
41.4
36.4
29.6
HSC
41.0
6.6
49.0
49.0
47.0
46.0
43.0
38.0
scaled
40.5
6.2
50.0
48.8
46.6
45.3
42.3
37.7
HSC
35.4
9.7
50.0
49.0
46.0
43.0
37.5
30.0
scaled
24.2
12.0
50.0
45.8
39.4
33.4
24.7
14.8
HSC
39.4
5.7
49.5
49.0
45.5
44.0
40.5
35.0
scaled
34.0
8.1
50.0
48.6
43.1
40.1
34.9
28.9
HSC
40.9
4.7
49.0
49.0
47.0
45.0
41.0
39.0
scaled
39.6
4.4
50.0
50.0
45.3
42.3
39.1
37.5
HSC
42.9
4.5
49.0
scaled
29.8
11.8
50.0
HSC
37.1
8.3
48.5
48.5
46.0
43.5
39.0
33.0
scaled
24.3
12.1
49.1
49.1
40.1
33.3
25.1
16.4
HSC
40.3
6.5
49.0
49.0
48.0
45.5
42.0
36.0
scaled
30.5
10.7
50.0
50.0
44.6
38.8
31.7
23.4
HSC
41.5
6.7
47.0
scaled
35.4
8.9
50.0
Table A3
Number
Type of
mark
Mean
Indonesian Background Speakers
104
HSC
35.2
5.7
26.9
10.1
Italian Beginners
369
Course
scaled
Italian Continuers
273
Italian Extension
66
Japanese Beginners
532
Japanese Continuers
798
Japanese Extension
Japanese Background Speakers
Khmer
Korean Background Speakers
269
30
13
102
Latin Continuers
170
Latin Extension
100
Macedonian
19
Modern Greek Beginners
23
Modern Greek Continuers
106
Modern Greek Extension
44
Modern Hebrew
41
Persian
42
Polish
42
Russian
23
Serbian
Spanish Beginners
19
183
HSC
36.1
SD
7.8
Max.
mark
P99
P90
P75
P50
P25
48.0
45.0
41.0
39.0
36.5
31.5
50.0
49.0
45.6
48.5
39.2
45.5
33.5
42.0
28.8
36.5
20.2
31.5
scaled
26.4
10.7
50.0
48.3
41.0
34.6
25.7
18.4
HSC
39.8
5.6
48.5
48.5
46.5
44.0
40.0
36.0
scaled
30.8
10.0
50.0
49.1
43.0
38.5
31.5
24.0
HSC
41.8
4.1
49.0
49.0
46.0
46.0
42.0
38.0
scaled
39.5
4.1
50.0
50.0
44.1
42.9
39.2
36.2
HSC
36.4
8.3
50.0
49.5
46.5
43.0
37.0
31.0
scaled
23.7
11.4
47.9
45.7
38.9
32.6
23.4
15.0
HSC
39.1
7.0
49.0
48.5
47.0
44.5
40.5
35.0
scaled
31.4
10.0
50.0
47.1
43.2
39.3
33.0
24.5
HSC
40.1
5.1
48.0
48.0
46.0
44.0
41.0
37.0
scaled
37.5
5.1
50.0
50.0
43.6
41.0
37.8
34.4
HSC
38.9
3.5
46.5
scaled
23.6
9.4
46.2
HSC
41.6
3.7
46.5
scaled
13.0
13.4
42.7
HSC
41.8
4.2
50.0
49.0
46.5
45.5
42.0
39.0
scaled
25.2
11.1
50.0
47.4
39.6
34.2
25.0
16.4
HSC
43.3
4.6
49.5
49.5
48.0
47.0
44.5
40.5
scaled
40.6
6.3
50.0
50.0
47.1
45.5
41.6
37.1
HSC
46.0
3.7
50.0
50.0
49.0
48.0
47.0
45.0
scaled
42.5
5.6
50.0
49.2
47.7
46.1
43.9
40.4
HSC
41.8
4.0
48.5
scaled
21.0
12.2
47.2
HSC
44.1
3.7
49.0
scaled
28.8
8.6
45.4
HSC
40.3
5.5
49.5
49.5
47.5
44.5
41.0
36.0
scaled
24.9
11.2
50.0
50.0
41.6
32.9
24.0
16.0
HSC
42.4
4.8
48.0
48.0
48.0
46.0
44.0
39.0
scaled
30.7
10.4
49.6
49.6
45.8
38.3
31.0
23.0
HSC
45.5
2.6
49.5
49.5
48.5
47.0
45.5
44.5
scaled
38.3
9.2
50.0
50.0
48.8
45.2
39.3
34.9
HSC
38.5
4.8
49.5
49.5
45.0
42.5
37.5
35.0
scaled
15.0
11.1
41.5
41.5
32.7
23.6
11.5
6.2
HSC
45.1
2.8
49.5
49.5
48.5
47.5
45.0
44.0
scaled
29.3
9.8
49.4
49.4
43.2
37.3
27.5
23.9
HSC
42.6
5.0
47.0
scaled
24.3
15.4
49.7
HSC
42.3
3.9
47.0
scaled
23.6
10.5
46.1
HSC
38.3
6.7
49.5
49.5
47.0
43.5
38.5
33.5
scaled
24.5
12.2
50.0
49.8
41.4
33.6
23.8
15.1
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Table A3
Number
Type of
mark
Mean
Spanish Continuers
170
HSC
40.7
scaled
Spanish Extension
45
Course
Turkish
Vietnamese
53
182
Accounting
438
Automotive Exam
341
Business Services Exam
1,417
Construction Exam
1,643
Electrotechnology Exam
210
Entertainment Industry Exam
854
Hospitality Exam
5,806
Information Technology Exam
1,434
Metal & Engineering Exam
746
Primary Industries Exam
646
Retail Services Exam
907
Tourism & Events Exam
353
Max.
mark
P99
P90
P75
P50
P25
3.7
48.0
47.5
45.0
43.0
41.0
38.5
24.6
10.6
48.4
47.7
38.4
31.7
24.8
16.5
SD
HSC
36.5
5.1
48.0
48.0
44.0
40.0
35.0
32.0
scaled
30.5
6.8
45.4
45.4
39.8
34.5
29.2
25.3
HSC
40.0
4.4
46.5
46.5
45.5
43.0
41.5
37.0
scaled
19.3
12.1
46.2
46.2
40.1
26.3
17.9
8.8
HSC
36.6
4.7
46.0
45.5
41.5
39.5
37.0
34.5
scaled
20.9
11.3
48.7
48.1
37.2
28.7
20.1
12.1
HSC
38.8
7.0
49.0
48.5
46.0
44.0
40.0
35.5
scaled
29.1
11.8
50.0
48.0
43.3
38.6
30.0
21.4
HSC
36.3
3.9
47.0
45.0
41.5
39.5
36.5
33.0
scaled
13.3
8.5
34.2
33.0
26.4
20.1
12.2
5.7
HSC
35.5
5.6
47.5
45.5
42.0
39.5
36.0
32.5
scaled
18.0
9.7
41.7
39.2
31.7
25.3
16.8
10.6
HSC
33.6
5.0
45.5
42.0
39.5
37.0
34.0
30.5
scaled
15.8
9.6
39.4
35.5
29.9
23.0
15.3
7.6
HSC
34.4
4.4
45.5
44.5
40.5
37.5
34.0
31.0
scaled
18.8
8.2
38.6
37.5
31.0
24.4
17.4
12.3
HSC
34.2
5.6
46.5
46.0
41.5
38.0
34.0
30.5
scaled
21.6
9.4
43.9
42.4
34.8
28.1
20.9
14.6
HSC
38.2
4.6
49.5
47.0
44.5
41.5
38.0
34.5
scaled
19.9
9.9
44.1
40.4
33.9
27.7
19.6
11.9
HSC
38.6
4.4
48.5
46.5
43.5
42.0
39.0
36.0
scaled
18.3
9.6
41.4
38.2
31.0
26.3
17.5
10.6
HSC
32.7
6.7
48.0
45.0
40.5
37.0
33.5
29.0
scaled
15.0
9.1
37.4
35.3
27.9
21.5
14.3
7.2
HSC
37.1
4.5
47.5
46.5
43.0
40.5
37.0
34.0
scaled
16.9
9.6
40.4
39.4
31.3
24.4
15.3
9.1
HSC
36.5
4.1
46.0
43.5
41.5
39.0
37.5
34.0
scaled
16.7
10.1
41.3
37.6
31.9
23.7
16.7
8.2
HSC
38.8
3.9
47.5
46.5
44.0
41.0
39.0
36.5
scaled
21.2
9.3
43.6
41.8
35.4
26.8
20.8
14.0

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Table A3 Descriptive statistics and selected percentiles for HSC marks and scaled marks by course

Community & Family Studies

Design & Technology

Earth & Environmental Science

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Information Processes & Technology

Society & Culture

Software Design & Development

Textiles & Design

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Chinese Background Speakers

Classical Greek Continuers

Classical Hebrew Continuers

Classical Hebrew Extension

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Indonesian Background Speakers

Japanese Background Speakers

Korean Background Speakers

Modern Greek Beginners

Modern Greek Continuers

Modern Greek Extension

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Business Services Exam

Entertainment Industry Exam

Information Technology Exam

Metal & Engineering Exam

Primary Industries Exam

Retail Services Exam

Tourism & Events Exam

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