Illness/Misadventure launch advice (1 Viewer)

[Strikes]

Hey everyone,
So this morning upon waking up i was very sick, throwing up the works, went to school informed the supervisors and deputy before doing the exam. Now in the exam itself despite seeing the questions which i interpreted as quite easy, I did shockingly compared to how i should have gone due to exhaustion, headaches, stomach continuing to cramp and the occasional feeling that I might throw up. Wrote a little more then half to what i normally would as a result, and it was a lot worst in quality. The deputy and my English teacher strongly recommended for me to launch an illness appeal and the exam supervisor said i could if i felt it necessary. I'm ranked 2nd in English with an internal mark of 87% and in my trial for paper 2 i got 19, 17, 18 for each module. I can't help but feel that i have ruined everyone's assessment mark if this appeal doesn't go through successfully. I will be going to the doctors to get everything sorted (including the illness form), and luckily i don't have an exam until next week. what is the likelihood that this claim will be accepted? any words of advice/comfort from anyone who has been in a similar situation. And if successful am i right to assume that they will just estimate my mark if its lower then what's expected based on how the cohort performed?
Thanks in advance for any help and advice

 

[BLIT2014]

If the doctor writes a decent description, then I think it is likely to be upheld.

 

[NurriesDurries]

what illness is that?
you said exhaustion vomitting cramps etc
just asking haha

 

[Strikes]

what illness is that?
you said exhaustion vomitting cramps etc
just asking haha

I'm not too sure, i think it may have been anxiety induced so i'm heading to the doctors appointment now

 

[BOSBOY]

And if successful am i right to assume that they will just estimate my mark if its lower then what's expected based on how the cohort performed?

A mark for paper 2 will be estimated from your performance on paper 1. You will get the higher of that estimate and your actual mark on paper 2.

 

[BlueGas]

A mark for paper 2 will be estimated from your performance on paper 1. You will get the higher of that estimate and your actual mark on paper 2.

Wrroooooong.

 

[BlueGas]

How is it calculated?

You mark for paper 1 is out of 45, it's converted to 40 and then is added with your mark out of 60 for paper 2, resulting in a mark out of 100.

 

[BlueGas]

Woops, misinterpreted what the bloke was saying, haha.

 

[BOSBOY]

How do you know this, can you list a source?

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/illness-misadventure.html

if your application is upheld, you will be awarded the higher of your examination mark and a mark derived from your assessment mark or unaffected components of your examination

 

[Strikes]

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/illness-misadventure.html

if your application is upheld, you will be awarded the higher of your examination mark and a mark derived from your assessment mark or unaffected components of your examination

Wouldn't that indicate that you get whatever is highest out of either:
A) an examination mark
B) a mark derived from your assessment mark
C) unaffected component of your exam?

Or is it stating that option C somehow overrules B?

 

[BOSBOY]

Option c is used where there is an unaffected component of the exam. Only occurs where there are projects or practicals, or 2 papers like english. Option b is used otherwise, in exams like legal studies, sor etc where there is only one exam. Both these methods are compared to the actual mark option a and the higher mark is given.

 

[Strikes]

Option b is used where there is an unaffected component of the exam. Only occurs where there are projects or practicals, or 2 papers like english. Option a is used otherwise, in exams like legal studies, sor etc where there is only one exam.

Sorry i edited my post to make it seem a little more legible and its put the 'options' you've described out of line. Just the wording of it seems like its either the highest of a, b or c; or stating that option C is used over higher options A and B. Where A is your actual mark so that seems a little counter productive haha (if this makes sense)