Frequently Asked Questions
See all the FAQ's below:
Using Students Online
- What is Students Online
- Can I find out my HSC exam timetable on Students Online?
- Why should I use Students Online?
- Can Students Online help me with my study?
- How can I customise Students Online to suit my needs?
HSC course and requirements
- How do I know if I am eligible for the HSC?
- What are the HSC study requirements?
- What are 'units of study'?
- What is an 'extension course'?
- Can I change any of my courses during the year?
- What are the rules relating to changing courses during the year?
- What information and study resources for HSC courses are available?
- How do I find out about any updates to the courses I am studying?
- How do I know what the rules and requirements are for my HSC?
- Are there different types of HSC courses?
- What is a Board Developed Course?
- What is a Board Endorsed course?
- What is meant by HSC Pathways?
- How long can I take to complete my HSC?
- Can I repeat an HSC course?
- If I repeat a course, which mark will contribute towards my ATAR?
- What is Recognition of Prior Learning?
- How do I know if any of my courses involve a practical examination or major work?
- If I repeat an HSC course can I resubmit my major work?
- Where can I find out more information on the HSC?
Your Personal Identification Number (PIN) and personal details
- What do I do if I lose my PIN?
- Can I change my enrolment details on Students Online?
- Can I change my address or contact details on Students Online?
- If I change my address do I also need to advise the Universities Admission Centre (UAC)?
- Can I change my PIN through Students Online?
- If I get a mail redirection order after moving house do I still need to change my address with the Board of Studies?
Special exam provisions
- Do you get extra marks when you have special exam provisions?
- If you don't get extra marks, what's the point?
- So who gets special exam provisions?
- Do special exam provisions give you an advantage?
- If I get a medical certificate will I get special provisions?
- Won't students just deliberately go too slow in the Board's writing test so they can get the special exam provisions?
- Sometimes when I'm nervous my palms get a bit damp. Am I eligible for special exam provisions?
- My handwriting is really messy. Can I get special provisions?
- Can I get special provisions because I am a slow reader?
- Do I have a better chance of getting special exam provisions if I go to a private school?
- What does it mean if my application is 'partially approved'?
- What's the difference between 'special exam provisions' and 'special consideration'?
- Is it true that most people applying for special exam provisions get three extra hours writing time as well as a computer?
Vocational Education and Training
- How can part-time traineeships and apprenticeships fit in with the HSC?
- What are the options for a student with special education needs accessing a VET Industry Curriculum Framework course?
- How does the HSC allow me to include Vocational Education and Training as part of my studies?
- Will my VET course count towards my ATAR?
- Are all of the HSC VET courses part of the industry curriculum framework?
- Can I study a VET course at school?
- What is work placement and how is it different from work experience?
Life Skills
- Can students with special education needs undertake the HSC?
- How do I know if I should study Life Skills courses for my HSC?
- What are the Stage 6 Life Skills courses?
- Do Life Skills courses have HSC examinations?
HSC: All My Own Work
- What is the HSC: All My Own Work program?
- How do I know if I've completed the HSC: All My Own Work program?
- What is the student certification declaration?
- What are a student's responsibilities for school assessment tasks?
- What is Honesty in Assessment - the Standard?
HSC assessment, course completion and ranking
- What is the Glossary of Key Words?
- What is meant by 'satisfactory completion of courses'?
- What happens if I am told I have not satisfactorily completed a course?
- Can I appeal my principal's decision that I have not satisfactorily completed a course?
- Where can I find information about HSC assessment procedures?
- What are a student's responsibilities for school assessment tasks?
- Why is school-based assessment important for the HSC?
- What do schools do with assessment marks?
- What happens if I don't complete an assessment task?
- Can I be given an estimate if I don't complete an assessment task?
- Can I appeal to the Board of Studies if I disagree with a mark given for an assessment task?
- What is my Assessment Rank Order notice?
- What can I do if I think there is a mistake relating to my rank order?
- What is an Assessment Rank Appeal to the Board?
- Can the Board help me if I have problems with how I'm taught?
- What are syllabus outcomes?
- What are marking criteria?
- Where can I find out about student study days?
- What are the school's responsibilities for internal assessment?
HSC examinations and results
- Can I get my HSC results from Students Online?
- How can I get my HSC results?
- Which calculators can be used in HSC exams?
- Where is the Equipment Checklist for Higher School Certificate Examinations and School Certificate Tests?
- What is the Glossary of Key Words?
- What HSC documents do I get?
- What is my HSC Student Results Summary?
- When are Higher School Certificate examinations held?
- What happens to submitted works after they are marked?
- What are special examination provisions?
- How many marks are given to each section of the examination?
- Why are assessment marks moderated?
- Why are three marks reported on my HSC Record of Achievement?
- What is meant by 'non-serious' attempts at HSC exams?
- What happens if a student does not make an attempt at an HSC exam?
- What are syllabus outcomes?
- What are marking criteria?
- Where can i find out about student study days?
- What are examination rubrics?
- How many students do the HSC each year?
- Why do I have to sign a confirmation of entry?
The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
- If I repeat a course, which mark will contribute towards my ATAR?
- What is the ATAR?
- What is the difference between my HSC and my ATAR?
- What are the eligibility requirements for an ATAR?
- Where can I find information on the ATAR?
- Will my VET course count towards my ATAR?
Illness/misadventure
- What happens if I'm sick during an exam or have an accident on the way there?
- How do I make an illness/misadventure appeal?
- When do I need to submit my illness/misadventure form?
- What happens if my illness/misadventure appeal is upheld?
- What happens if my illness/misadventure appeal is declined?
Exhibitions
- What is OnSTAGE?
- What is ENCORE?
- What is DesignTECH?
- What is ARTEXPRESS?
- What is Texstyle?
- What is the Young Writers' Showcase?
- What happens if I lose my hard copy of the Higher School Certificate?
Beyond the HSC
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