Malpractice
NESA is authorised under sections 20A and 95 of the Education Act 1990 (NSW) to:
- prepare and distribute to schools information relating to the conduct of exams and other forms of assessment for HSC candidates
- determine rules and procedures for the conduct of the HSC exams
- consider all alleged breaches of exam rules found to have a case to answer and determine penalties
- consider all alleged malpractice cases found to have a case to answer and determine penalties.
- The honesty of students in completing assessment tasks, exams, and tests underpins the integrity of the HSC. Dishonest behaviour carried out for the purpose of gaining unfair advantage in the assessment process undermines the standard of scholarship represented by the award of the HSC and constitutes malpractice.
- Students are responsible for knowing and complying with NESA’s ACE Rules and policies regarding malpractice, including:
- All My Own Work (or its equivalent), and
- Loading , and
- HSC minimum standard: Malpractice and breaches of test rules, and
- HSC practical exams.
- NESA’s rules regarding malpractice must be read in conjunction with any course specific requirements outlined in Loading packages including Assessment and Reporting information.
Glossary
An educational program designed to support students to follow the principles and practices of good scholarship before they are entered into Preliminary and/or HSC courses.
When a student breaches the published exam rules and procedures.
A NESA subcommittee with delegated authority to make decisions on cases of suspected malpractice and breaches of exam rules in HSC exams and the HSC minimum standard tests.
The foundational literacy (reading and writing) and numeracy skills, set at Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) Level 3, which a student must demonstrate to be eligible for the HSC.
Any attempt and/or dishonest behaviour to gain an unfair advantage over other students, and/or knowingly assisting other students to engage in malpractice.
A test in reading, writing or numeracy needed to meet the HSC minimum standard.
When a student misleads or deceives others through the fabrication, alteration, or omission of information.
When a student pretends to have written, created or developed work that has originated from another source.
Some HSC courses include an external practical or performance exam (or component) along with the written exam. This component makes up some or all of the final HSC exam mark.