HSC Showcase nominations
Find information about HSC Showcase nominations and key dates.
Learn about showcase nominations
Some HSC courses have a practical exam component. The practical exam can be in the form of a project, submitted work or a performance. Like other HSC exams, the practical exams are marked by experienced HSC teachers who are well-trained to consistently apply the marking guidelines to these works.
During the practical HSC marking operations, markers identify exemplary works that reflect the syllabus outcomes and high achievement of the marking criteria. These identified exemplary works are known as a nomination.
An exemplary HSC project, submitted work or performance that reflects the syllabus outcomes, content, and meets all HSC exam requirements can be nominated.
Only the practical component of a course is considered when a work is nominated.
A nomination does not correlate to a certain HSC mark or reflect achievement in a certain performance band.
Experienced HSC teachers are selected to mark HSC exams. All markers participate in specialised briefing and practice marking sessions before marking student works.
Marking is done either itinerantly (in schools) or in a corporate venue between August and October.
If a student’s work is nominated, the student will receive an email and SMS with information to view messages in their Students Online account.
Principals are also sent an email to the email address recorded in Schools Online. See the Showcase nomination timeline.
For their work to be considered for selection into the Showcase program, students must accept their nomination.
All instructions on how to accept the nomination can be found in Students Online.
Once a nomination is accepted and all necessary supporting materials are received, the projects, submitted works and performances go through a comprehensive selection process to determine which are selected for a showcase.
Showcase nomination timeline
Find out when nominations for each HSC showcase are sent to students and principals.
| HSC Showcase | Nomination notification |
|---|---|
| ARTEXPRESS | 11 November |
| CALLBACK | 9 September |
ENCORE Performance Musicology and Composition |
25 September From mid-November |
OnSTAGE Individual and Group Performance Individual Projects (excluding Performance) |
13 September 11 November |
| SHAPE (including TEXStyle) | 25 September |
| Young Writers | 2 October |
Celebrate your nominated students
Do you know a student who has been nominated for potential selection in an HSC showcase? Celebrate their nomination by using a Nomination Celebration kit.
The stickers, GIFs and tiles can be added to your own photo or video. Canva is a free tool you can use to do this.
Remember to tag us in your #NominationCelebration posts on social media!
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- LinkedIn: @NSW Education Standards Authority
ARTEXPRESS
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Download ARTEXPRESS Nomination kit (ZIP 212.12KB)You'll find plenty of stickers, GIFs and tiles just like this:
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CALLBACK
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Download CALLBACK Nomination kit (ZIP 203.12KB)You'll find plenty of stickers, GIFs and tiles just like this:
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ENCORE
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Download ENCORE Nomination kit (ZIP 228.09KB)You'll find plenty of stickers, GIFs and tiles just like this:
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OnSTAGE
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Download OnSTAGE Nomination kit (ZIP 242.64KB)You'll find plenty of stickers, GIFs and tiles just like this:
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SHAPE
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Download SHAPE Nomination kit (ZIP 208.57KB)You'll find plenty of stickers, GIFs and tiles just like this:
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Young Writers
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Download Young Writers Nomination kit (ZIP 260.48KB)You'll find plenty of stickers, GIFs and tiles just like this:
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HSC Showcase
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Download HSC Showcase Nominations kit (ZIP 587.34KB)You'll find plenty of stickers, GIFs and tiles just like this:
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Contact Us
If you have questions about the HSC Showcase Season, email us at exhibitions@nesa.nsw.edu.au.