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HSC Examination Timetable 2009

from Tuesday, 20 October to Friday, 13 November

Please read the following important information - Notes on the 2009 HSC Examinations and examination equipment.

Tuesday, 20 October

Morning examinations

Business Studies
9.25 am to 12.30 pm
Classical Greek Continuers
9.25 am to 12.30 pm

Afternoon examinations

Aboriginal Studies
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm
Agriculture Paper 1
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm
Agriculture Paper 2
4.10 pm to 5.15 pm
Note: Paper 2 must be attempted by students who have not submitted a research project
Electrotechnology (VET)
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm
Indonesian Beginners
2:00 pm to 4:40 pm
Indonesian Continuers
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Modern Greek Beginners
2.00 pm to 4.40 pm
Modern Greek Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Spanish Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Vietnamese Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
CCAFL Languages
  • Armenian Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Croatian Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Dutch Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Filipino Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Hindi Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Hungarian Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Khmer Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Macedonian Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Maltese Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Persian Background Speakers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Polish Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Portuguese Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Russian Background Speakers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Serbian Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Swedish Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Tamil Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Turkish Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
  • Ukrainian Continuers
    2.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Wednesday, 21 October

Morning examinations

English (Standard) and English (Advanced) Paper 1 – Area of Study
9.20 am to 11.30 am
English (ESL) Paper 1 – Language Study within an area of study
9.20 am to 11.00 am

Afternoon examinations

Food Technology
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm
Indonesian Background Speakers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Japanese Background Speakers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Modern Hebrew Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Thursday, 22 October

Morning examinations

Classical Hebrew Continuers
9.30 am to 12.35 pm
Indonesian Extension
9.25 am to 11.25 am
Information Processes and Technology
9.25 am to 12.30 pm
Spanish Beginners
9.30 am to 12.10 pm

Afternoon examinations

Studies of Religion I
1.55 pm to 3.30 pm
Studies of Religion II
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm

Friday, 23 October

Morning examinations

English (Standard) Paper 2 – Modules
9.25 am to 11.30 am
English (Advanced) Paper 2 – Modules
9.25 am to 11.30 am

Afternoon examinations

Design and Technology
12.40 pm to 2.15 pm
English (ESL) Paper 2 – Modules
3.25 pm to 4.30 pm
English (ESL) Listening Paper
4.40 pm to 5.10 pm*
*approximate finishing time

Monday, 26 October

Morning examination

General Mathematics
9.25 am to 12.00 noon

Afternoon examinations

Ancient History
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm
Korean Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Tuesday, 27 October

Morning examinations

Mathematics
9.25 am to 12.30 pm
Mathematics Extension 2
9.25 am to 12.30 pm

Afternoon examinations

Music 1 Aural Skills
1.55 pm to 3.00 pm
Music 2 Musicology and Aural Skills
3.25 pm to 5.00 pm

Wednesday, 28 October

Morning examinations

Automotive (VET)
9.25 am to 11.30 am
Mathematics Extension 1
9.25 am to 11.30 am
Modern Greek Extension
9.25 am to 11.25 am

Afternoon examinations

Hospitality (VET)
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm
Latin Continuers
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm
Metal and Engineering (VET)
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm

Thursday, 29 October

Morning examination

Biology
9.25 am to 12.30 pm

Afternoon examinations

Chinese Background Speakers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Classical Hebrew Extension
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
French Beginners
2.00 pm to 4.40 pm
French Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Japanese Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Friday, 30 October

Morning examinations

Business Services (VET)
9.25 am to 11.30 am
English Extension 1
9.25 am to 11.30 am

Afternoon examination

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm

Monday, 2 November

Morning examination

Chemistry
9.25 am to 12.30 pm

Afternoon examinations

Community and Family Studies
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm
Chinese Beginners
2.00 pm to 4.40 pm
Construction (VET)
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm
German Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Spanish Extension
1.55 pm to 3.55 pm

Tuesday, 3 November

Morning examinations

Korean Background Speakers
9.25 am to 12.25 pm
Modern History
9.25 am to 12.30 pm

Afternoon examinations

Earth and Environmental Science
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm
Japanese Beginners
2.00 pm to 4.40 pm
Malay Background Speakers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Software Design and Development
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm

Wednesday, 4 November

Morning examinations

Classical Greek Extension
9.25 am to 11.25 am
Physics
9.25 am to 12.30 pm
Retail (VET)
9.25 am to 11.30 am

Afternoon examinations

Chinese Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
German Beginners
2.00 pm to 4.40 pm
German Extension
1.55 pm to 3.55 pm
Legal Studies
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm

Thursday, 5 November

Morning examinations

Economics
9.25 am to 12.30 pm
Dance – Section I Core Appreciation
9.25 am to 10.30 am
Dance – Section II Major Study Appreciation
10.40 am to 12.00 noon
Primary Industries (VET)
9.25 am to 11.30 am

Afternoon examination

Senior Science
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm

Friday, 6 November

Morning examinations

Chinese Extension
9.25 am to 11.25 am
Industrial Technology
  • Automotive Industries
  • Building and Construction Industries
  • Electronics Industries
  • Graphics Industries
  • Metals and Engineering Industries
  • Multimedia Industries
  • Plastics Industries
  • Timber Products and Furniture Industries
9.25 am to 11.00 am
Italian Beginners
9.30 am to 12.10 pm
Italian Continuers
9.30 am to 12.30 pm

Afternoon examinations

Arabic Beginners
2.00 pm to 4.40 pm
Arabic Continuers
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Entertainment Industry (VET)
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm
History Extension
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm

Wednesday, 11 November

Morning examinations

Italian Extension
9.25 am to 11.25 am
Visual Arts
9.25 am to 11.00 am

Afternoon examinations

Engineering Studies
1.55 pm to 5.00 pm
Japanese Extension
1.55 pm to 3.55 pm
Latin Extension
1.55 pm to 3.55 pm
Society and Culture
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm

Thursday, 12 November

Morning examinations

Arabic Extension
9.25 am to 11.25 am
Geography
9.25 am to 12.30 pm

Afternoon examinations

Drama
1.55 pm to 3.30 pm
Tourism (VET)
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm

Friday, 13 November

Afternoon examinations

French Extension
1.55 pm to 3.55 pm
Information Technology (VET)
1.55 pm to 4.00 pm
Textiles and Design
1.55 pm to 3.30 pm
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