The annual HSC Showcase Season celebrates the creativity and innovation of HSC students, highlighting their outstanding achievements. Explore the HSC Showcase Hub to find out more about each showcase.
If you have questions about a showcase, email us at exhibitions@nesa.nsw.edu.au.
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Learning Lab
Get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the major project's selected for this year's SHAPE exhibition. Explore the projects in depth and get insights from featured students.
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Showcase nominations
Explore the HSC Showcase nomination process, criteria, and timeline. Download a media kit with a range of social media assets and and celebrate student nominations.
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Showcase selections
Learn more about HSC Showcase selections and how the process works. Celebrate students who have been selected by downloading a media kit with a range of social media assets.
HSC Showcases
Discover more about the 6 HSC Showcases, find performance and exhibition dates and locations, and more.
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ENCORE
ENCORE presents a selection of outstanding major works by HSC Music students, including performance, composition, and musicology.
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OnSTAGE
OnSTAGE presents a selection of outstanding major works by HSC Drama students, including individual and group performances.
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ARTEXPRESS
ARTEXPRESS presents a selection of outstanding bodies of work created by HSC Visual Arts students.
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CALLBACK
CALLBACK presents a selection of incredible major works by HSC Dance students including performance and composition.
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Young Writers
The Young Writers Showcase celebrates the incredible major works created by HSC English Extension 2 students across a range of literary genres.
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SHAPE
The SHAPE exhibition presents a selection of exemplary major projects by HSC Design and Technology, Industrial Technology and Textiles and Design students.
The HSC Showcase Season in a nutshell
Check out how we put the annual HSC Showcase Season together…in a nutshell. Find out more about the nomination and selection process.
During the practical HSC marking period, exemplary works that reflect the syllabus outcomes and marking criteria are nominated for potential selection in a showcase.
Nominated major works or projects then go through a selection process by NESA and our partners to decide what works are chosen to feature in a showcase.
Major works and projects selected for an HSC showcase are featured in events and exhibitions. Explore past student experiences and available resources by checking out the individual showcases.
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Showcase facts and figures
Each year, the HSC Showcase Season highlights outstanding major works in visual arts, performing arts, technologies, and English. Explore this year’s featured students.
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HSC masterclasses
Watch our HSC masterclasses on YouTube featuring OnSTAGE, ENCORE and CALLBACK students from past years as they share insights into their performance process and creative inspiration.
Get exclusive HSC Showcase Season highlights, behind-the-scenes moments, student work, and more!
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