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Macarthur Anglican School, Sidney, Australia
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Macarthur Anglican School, Sidney, Australia
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Macarthur is a co-educational independent Transition to Year 12 Christian school located in the semi-rural area of Cobbitty in Sydney, Australia. It has a record of excellent HSC results and a high percentage of students entering university each year. In 2023, the school was ranked 110th overall out of over 800 schools having candidates sitting their HSC and 49th out of all NSW Independent Schools. The school has over 800 students aged from kindergarten to year 12, along with younger pre-kindergarteners enrolled in transition. Young people are encouraged to pursue excellence, and the school's mission is to prepare all students for life-long learning.

In the following case, we discover how the plagiarism checker can prepare students for university and future careers. At Macarthur Anglican School, educators aim to foster responsibility and awareness in the fast-moving digital world and give students the tools for reaching their goals after graduation.

Challenge

Before commencing their Preliminary HSC Year, the Macarthur school’s senior students have to complete an “All My Own Work” unit, which includes an understanding of plagiarism. So, the school Head of Innovation and Learning Centre, Mrs Rebecca Fitzpatrick, aimed to find an online plagiarism tool that will:

  • teach students to be responsible digital citizens in a fast-moving world;
  • help students identify and understand plagiarism and properly attribute the information used in the work they submit;
  • eliminate plagiarism (intentional and unintentional) in work students were submitting;
  • find an online tool that was efficient in detecting plagiarism;
  • prepare the students for future plagiarism requirements at university.

Solution

According to Fitzpatrick, PlagirismCheck.org has helped the school “stay on top of plagiarism in this digital age in a responsible and ethical manner.” It has reduced the incidence of plagiarism issues in submitted work. 

“A key benefit has been the ability to detect work that has been resubmitted by students,” shared Fitzpatrick.

Among the main benefits of using PlagiarismCheck.org over free versions online, the Head of Innovation and Learning Centre outlines:

  • The ability to check large volumes of work at once.
  • Storage of previous samples to prevent re-use of previously submitted tasks.
  • The ability to integrate the software with Google Classroom to make submission easier.

This way, the tool fits all the requirements the school expected from the plagiarism checker.

Mrs Rebecca Fitzpatrick
Mrs Rebecca Fitzpatrick
Head of Innovation and Learning Centre