Review to consider how to best support students with disability accessing HSC exams
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) has engaged an independent evaluator to review the HSC Disability Provisions program.
Flexibility for Preliminary course school-based assessment
NESA has amended ACE Rule 2.1.1 for Preliminary course school-based assessment to align with HSC school-based assessment. Schools now have the authority to determine the number, type and weighting of school-based assessment tasks in Year 11 from 2025.
New resources for Enterprise Computing and Software Engineering HSC exams
Online sample exams for the Enterprise Computing and Software Engineering HSC courses are now available. A demonstration video of the drawing tool used in the online exams has also been published.
Health and Movement Science course numbers
The course numbers have been published for Health and Movement Science 11–12.
New Dance Stage 6 Course Prescriptions 2026–2027
NESA has published a new course prescription in Core Appreciation for Dance Stage 6 for HSC 2026 – 2027. All other course prescriptions have been extended to HSC 2027.
Sample exams for CCAFL Continuers Stage 6 Syllabuses (2023): Armenian, Croatian, Filipino, Serbian and Swedish
Sample exam materials have been published for CCAFL Continuers Stage 6 Syllabuses (2023): Armenian, Croatian, Filipino, Serbian and Swedish.
Geography brings HSC exams to an end as more than 80,000 NSW students await results
The 2024 Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams will come to an end today, as 4,723 students prepare to sit Geography from 9:25am, the last exam for the period.
Formatting correction to the Community and Family Studies (CAFS) Stage 6 Syllabus (2022)
NESA has corrected a formatting error in the Community and Family Studies (CAFS) Stage 6 Syllabus (2022)
New Commerce 7–10 Syllabus
The new Commerce 7–10 Syllabus is now available on the NSW Curriculum website.
NSW Welcomes prestigious cohort of exemplary teachers
Thirty-four teachers have been celebrated for attaining the highest levels of accreditation in a prestigious ceremony today, held at NSW Parliament House.