HSC Exams 2025
We offer our prayers and best wishes to all HSC students undertaking their exams at this time.
The 2025 written exam period of 23 days started on Thursday, 16 October 2025 and will finish on Friday, 7 November 2025. Students will receive their HSC results and ATAR on Thursday, 18 December. Students can download their HSC PDF Package from 8:30am on Friday, 19 December. There are 123 written exams totalling around 350 hours. The group of 74,714 completing their HSC in 2025 is reported to be the largest in the history of the HSC exams.
The NESA oversees the Higher School Certificate (HSC) and provides HSC support for students and schools.
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
Students Online is the source of information about study from Year 10 to the HSC.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
May the intercession of St Joseph of Cupertino, patron Saint of test takers and students, guide us.
St Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for us.
St Joseph of Cupertino (1603 - 1663)
St Joseph of Cupertino joined the Conventual Franciscan order. He struggled with his studies and some thought he was stupid. The best he could do was to learn a small portion of the material he was supposed to know, and then pray that he would be asked about the portion that he did know. He miraculously passed his exams and was able to become a priest.
HSC student prayer card