THE day has finally arrived for the Port Macquarie-Hastings class of 2020 with the first of the Higher School Certificate examinations to commence today (October 20).
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English will be the first written examination with HSC testing to span over the next 17 days.
More than 76,000 year 12 students across the state have faced tremendous challenges to reach the final home run to the end of their schooling journey.
The exams conclude on November 11 with drama.
Students will receive their results on Friday, December 18.
Australian celebrities from football stars to musicians have wished the HSC candidates the best. You can watch the video below.
Under COVID guidelines, all school formals must be held this year after the last HSC exam.
Principals and year advisers praised the efforts of the class of 2020, saying they have triumphed over many challenges in the face of bushfires and the COVID-19 health pandemic.
The exams
- 120 written exams totaling around 350 hours.
- 96 exam committees and around 300 committee members will develop the written exam papers.
- Around 350 students will sit HSC exams overseas.
- Each exam is reviewed at least six times before more than 700,000 exam papers are printed.
- 750 exam centres staffed by over 7,500 supervisors and presiding officers.
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