Assessment schedule – Software engineering, Year 11
A range of tasks based on syllabus content that can be modified to suit individual school contexts and procedures as required.
Syllabus
Outcomes and content descriptors from Software Engineering 11–12 Syllabus (2022) © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2025.
Assessment programs must reflect course components and weightings.
The course components and component weightings for Year 11 are mandatory.
| Course component | Weighting % |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and understanding of course content | 50 |
| Knowledge and skills in the practical application of the content | 50 |
Schools may determine specific elements of their assessment program
Schools have authority to determine the number, type of task and the weighting allocated to an assessment task. Schools may also follow the sample assessment programs provided by NESA.
Sample assessment program
The department’s sample Year 11 formal school-based assessment program for Software Engineering involves 3 assessment tasks, including:
- one task based on a project
- a formal written exam.
- a weighting for any individual task of 20% to 40% following NESA’s rules.
A blended approach to assessing object-oriented programming (OOP) and programming mechatronics has been adopted in this sample assessment schedule where assessment occurs after 15 weeks of learning of knowledge and skills from both focus areas.