ACE Rules
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.
Non-serious attempts
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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.
About non-serious attempts
- NESA expects students to make a serious attempt at all school-based assessment tasks, HSC exams, and HSC minimum standard tests.
- HSC students who do not make a serious attempt at the exam may not receive a result in the course concerned. This may render some students ineligible for the award of the HSC.