The 2025 HSC exams will officially end this afternoon when 4,300 students complete their Food Technology exam.
Over the past 17 test days, close to 75,000 HSC students have 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 over 6,500 markers assessing responses from more than 1.2 million exam papers. Students will receive their HSC results and ATAR on Thursday 18 December.
The 2025 HSC enrolment snapshot can be found on the NESA website.
The Minns Labor Government has made a record investment in NSW schools since coming to office, with the 2025-26 Budget delivering $9 billion for public education infrastructure across the state.
Alongside the Minns Labor Government’s investment in education infrastructure, we are making sure there are more teachers in front of students in NSW classrooms and rolling out a new, knowledge and skills-rich curriculum.
Teacher vacancies have been reduced by 61 per cent across the state, resulting in the number of cancelled classes in NSW nearly halving since the Minns Labor Government took office.
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.”
NSW Education Standards Authority Chief Executive Officer Paul Martin said:
“Thank you to our exam staff, markers, and school communities for your support in delivering the HSC exams.
“All the best to the HSC Class of 2025 – who can now relax before results are released next month.”