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2015 HSC Fact Sheet: 1 September 2015

More than 77,000 students are enrolled in one or more HSC courses
Around 69,000 students will complete their HSC program this year
HSC Music, Dance and Drama practical exams are scheduled for August and September
51 HSC oral language exams are scheduled from 30 July to 5 September
118 HSC written exams totalling around 300 hours are scheduled for 12 October to 4 November
HSC exams will be held in over 750 exam centres staffed by over 7 500 supervisors and presiding officers
Plans are in place for more than 300 students to sit for their HSC exams at Australian schools overseas
85 exam committees and 300 committee members are involved in developing the written exams
Each exam will be reviewed at least six times before more than 700,000 exam papers are printed
More than 5500 markers will mark HSC exams from 10 marking centres and homes across NSW
Around 45% of HSC markers will mark online with 64 courses (an increase of 13%) to be fully or partially marked online
Each student will have their English exams marked by at least 11 markers, and their Mathematics exam by at least six markers
Students can access their HSC results from 6.00 am on Wednesday 16 December
To be awarded the internationally recognised HSC, students must complete at least 12 units of preliminary courses and 10 units of HSC courses. English is compulsory. Most students complete preliminary courses in Year 11, HSC courses in Year 12 and are awarded an HSC at the end of Year 12
HSC exams were first held in 1967
The HSC Rules and Procedures underpin the integrity of the world class HSC. BOSTES treats breaches very seriously. Students found to have cheated may not be awarded their HSC