NESA has published clarified ACE Rules on the NSW Curriculum website. Stay up to date with the clarified ACE Rules by visiting this website.
The clarified rules come into effect from 14 October 2024. Schools must not implement the clarified rules before this date. Schools must use the current ACE Rules on Loading... until 14 October 2024.
To learn more about how NESA has clarified the ACE Rules, refer to the information sheets.
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:
- HSC: All My Own Work (or its equivalent), and
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- HSC minimum standard: Malpractice and breaches of test rules, and
- HSC practical exams.
- NESA’s rules regarding malpractice should be read in conjunction with any course specific requirements outlined in Loading... packages including Assessment and Reporting information.
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