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Stage 2 | Assessment Type 3: Examination

Japanese (continuers) Stage 2
Assessment Type 3: Examination

External assessment Weighting: 30%

The Japanese (continuers) examination is an e-exam that is assessed externally. See the calendar for the date of the examination.

The examination consists of two assessments: oral and written.

Oral examination

The oral examination takes 10 to 15 minutes and has two sections: 

  • Section 1: Conversation (approximately 5 to 7 minutes
  • Section 2: Discussion (approximately 5 to 8 minutes)

Written examination

The 130-minute written examination has three sections:

  • Section 1 – Listening and Responding
  • Section 2 – Reading and Responding
  • Section 3 – Writing in Japanese

Student work should be their own. See Supervision and verification of student work.

Preparing for the exam

There are many ways to prepare for an exam. Please ensure that you have installed a Japanese keyboard [PDF 143KB] before entering the electronic examination. Resources specifically for Japanese (continuers) are available below.

Past exams

Content in past exams may not be reflective of content in future exams, so it's best for students to use these to revise their learning and understand what level of detail is required for an answer.

Content in past exams may not be reflective of content in future exams.

2023 Japanese (continuers) e-exam
2022 Japanese (continuers) e-exam

Past exams

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Stage 2 | Assessment Type 3: Examinations

Sample exams

Sample exams better reflect the types of questions students may be asked in future electronic exams. Questions may include media types which have not been possible in a paper exam (e.g. watching a video and responding). Practising these will help students become familiar with the way questions are asked, and the features of the exam system (e.g. spellcheck and highlighting).

Sample exams may not be provided for each year. They are only published when there is a significant change to the exam, like a new question type or new functionality.

The e-exam system supports horizontal character writing with characters read from left to right. Please ensure that you have installed a Japanese keyboard [PDF 143KB] before entering the electronic examination.

2022 Japanese (continuers) sample e-exam

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