The 2025 HSC exams officially ended last week for more than 1500 Year 12 students throughout the New England North West region.
The region, which stretches from Tenterfield to Gunnedah, featured 1518 students studying one or more HSC subjects this year.
Across the state, nearly 75,000 HSC students sat more than 400,000 exam sessions in 123 different subjects, running across more than 750 exam locations.
This year’s exams included the assessment of new syllabuses in Geography, Software Engineering, and Computing – with the latter two examined online for the first time.
Thousands of dedicated teachers, principals, and support staff have been working behind the scenes during the HSC, ensuring exams run smoothly and deliver a fair outcome for students.
Marking is well underway, with more than 6500 markers assessing responses from more than 1.2 million exam papers. Students will receive their HSC results and ATAR on Thursday, December 18.
Acting Minister for Education and Early Learning Courtney Houssos said: “On behalf of the entire NSW Government I want to congratulate the Class of 2025 on reaching this milestone.
“Exams are now behind you, and you can look with confidence to the future knowing you have put your best foot forward.
“Thank you to everyone who has supported our students in the lead up to and during exams – parents, families, teachers, and school staff who have been there every step of the way.”
HSC fast facts for 2025:
26,377 students studied Advanced English
33,978 Standard English
17,023 Mathematics Advanced
32,243 Mathematics Standard 2
Most popular:
Science – Biology (20,920), followed by Chemistry (10,494)
Human Society and its Environment – Business Studies (20,783), nearly double next most popular subject, Modern History (11,131)
Technology – Industrial Technology (6042), followed by Food Technology (4312)
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