MORE than 5000 Hunter students will sit for Higher School Certificate written exams next week, in what marks 50 years of the internationally-recognised test.
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The Newcastle Herald is looking to speak to people who sat the first HSC, in 1967. Email helen.gregory@theherald.com.au
More than 77,000 students are enrolled in one of more HSC courses this year, including 3644 in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie and 2157 across the rest of the Hunter.
With the exception of some students, most started their 13 years of school in 2004.
The three week written exam period starts Thursday October 13 with English Paper 1 and includes 118 different examinations totalling around 300 hours.
The last exam will be Design and Technology on Friday November 4.
85 exam committees and around 300 committee members are involved in developing the written examinations.
HSC exams will be held in over 750 exam centres staffed by more than 7500 supervisors and presiding officers.
More than 5500 markers will work across NSW in 11 marking centres and from home.
Each student will have their English exams marked by at least 11 markers, and their Mathematics exam by at least six markers.
HSC results will be issued online, by email and via SMS from 6am on Thursday December 15.
