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HSC Exam Timetable 2025 (archive)
Browse the 117 fixed written sittings recorded for 2025. For upcoming exams, use the current timetable.
Written sittings in NSW local time. Start times include reading time. Approximate finishing times are marked. NESA 2025 HSC Written Exam Timetable (PDF, pages 3–6).
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| Subject | Paper | Date | Starts | Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Advanced | Paper 1 – Texts and Human Experiences | |||
| English Standard | Paper 1 – Texts and Human Experiences | |||
| English Studies | Written exam | |||
| English EAL/D | Paper 1 – Module A and Focus on Writing | |||
| Classical Hebrew Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Classical Greek Extension | Written exam | |||
| German Beginners | Written exam | |||
| German Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Japanese Beginners | Written exam | |||
| Japanese Extension | Written exam | |||
| Japanese in Context | Written exam | |||
| Armenian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Croatian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Dutch Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Filipino Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Hindi Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Hungarian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Khmer Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Macedonian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Persian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Polish Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Portuguese Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Punjabi Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Russian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Serbian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Swedish Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Tamil Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Turkish Continuers | Written exam | |||
| English Advanced | Paper 2 – Modules | |||
| English Standard | Paper 2 – Modules | |||
| English EAL/D | Paper 2 – Module B and Module C | |||
| English EAL/D | Listening Paper | (approx.) | ||
| Music 1 | Aural Skills | (approx.) | ||
| Music 2 | Musicology and Aural Skills | (approx.) | ||
| Studies of Religion I | Written exam | |||
| Studies of Religion II | Written exam | |||
| Vietnamese Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Latin Extension | Written exam | |||
| Design and Technology | Written exam | |||
| Chinese Extension | Written exam | |||
| German Extension | Written exam | |||
| Modern History | Written exam | |||
| Aboriginal Studies | Written exam | |||
| Classical Greek Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Investigating Science | Written exam | |||
| Classical Hebrew Extension | Written exam | |||
| Japanese Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Mathematics Advanced | Written exam | |||
| Mathematics Standard 1 | Written exam | |||
| Mathematics Standard 2 | Written exam | |||
| Mathematics Extension 2 | Written exam | |||
| Ancient History | Written exam | |||
| Arabic Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Chinese and Literature | Written exam | |||
| Modern Hebrew Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Hospitality (VET) | Kitchen Operations and Cookery, Food and Beverage | |||
| Latin Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Chinese Beginners | Written exam | |||
| Biology | Written exam | |||
| History Extension | Written exam | |||
| Primary Industries (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Tourism, Travel and Events (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Chinese Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Chinese in Context | Written exam | |||
| Legal Studies | Written exam | |||
| Mathematics Extension 1 | Written exam | |||
| Business Services (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Construction (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Financial Services (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Indonesian Extension | Written exam | |||
| Korean and Literature | Written exam | |||
| Korean Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Korean in Context | Written exam | |||
| Science Extension | Written exam | |||
| Economics | Written exam | |||
| Entertainment Industry (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Business Studies | Written exam | |||
| Software Engineering | Written exam | |||
| Human Services (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Arabic Extension | Written exam | |||
| Modern Greek Beginners | Written exam | |||
| Modern Greek Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Automotive (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Chemistry | Written exam | |||
| Electrotechnology (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Visual Arts | Art Criticism and Art History | |||
| Spanish Extension | Written exam | |||
| Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Written exam | |||
| Indonesian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Enterprise Computing | Written exam | |||
| Indonesian Beginners | Written exam | |||
| Italian Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Korean Beginners | Written exam | |||
| Modern Greek Extension | Written exam | |||
| Geography | Written exam | |||
| French Extension | Written exam | |||
| Industrial Technology | Automotive Technologies, Electronics Technologies, Graphics Technologies, Metal and Engineering Technologies, Multimedia Technologies, Timber and Furniture Technologies | |||
| French Beginners | Written exam | |||
| Italian Beginners | Written exam | |||
| Agriculture | Written exam | |||
| Textiles and Design | Written exam | |||
| English Extension 1 | Written exam | |||
| Retail Services (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Spanish Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Engineering Studies | Written exam | |||
| Society and Culture | Written exam | |||
| Drama | Written exam | |||
| Spanish Beginners | Written exam | |||
| Earth and Environmental Science | Written exam | |||
| Information and Digital Technology (VET) | Written exam | |||
| Italian Extension | Written exam | |||
| Community and Family Studies | Written exam | |||
| French Continuers | Written exam | |||
| Physics | Written exam | |||
| Dance | Section I Core Appreciation | |||
| Dance | Section II Major Study Appreciation | |||
| Food Technology | Written exam |