HSC Results
The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the highest educational award in secondary education in New South Wales. It is awarded to students who have satisfactorily completed Years 11 and 12 at secondary school. To be eligible, students must meet HSC course requirements and sit for the statewide HSC examinations. Read more about how the HSC works.
Achieving the HSC is different to getting a driver’s license or an ATAR. A student does not receive a simple ‘pass’ or ‘fail’, nor do they get a single rank or mark for all courses. The HSC results are a detailed package showing each student the level of knowledge and skills that they achieved in each course.
Read more about HSC Results in the following sections:
- HSC credentials
- Understanding HSC results
- How results are determined
- How moderation works
- Judging and applying the standards
- HSC results services
- HSC and beyond
- Getting HSC results
- Information for employers
HSC Merit Lists
The Board of Studies NSW publishes merit lists for the current and previous years' HSC results. Go go HSC Merit Lists to read more about the merit lists. A range of data related to the HSC, such as student entries, total candidatures and examination statistics is available in statistics archieves.
HSC dates
2012 HSC rules and procedures
- This guide outlines the rules and procedures for the 2012 Higher School Certificate.
- 2012 HSC Rules and Procedures Guide