2025 · Main examination · Q11 mark
Development of the biosphere
Earth’s processes
Multiple choice · Section I
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2023–2025 official papers · 131 marked questions and subparts. 100 marks per selected candidate written paper. Mixed-module questions retain one shared mark allocation. Historical scientific contexts are indexed against the 2017 course used for HSC 2026. Showing 6 sample entries; trend percentages use this sample only. Official result percentages describe the published exam cohort.
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2025 · Main examination · Q31 mark
Geological natural disasters
Hazards
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q41 mark
Waste management
Resource management
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q51 mark
Mitigation and adaptation strategies
Climate science
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q223 marks
Fossil formation and stratigraphy
Earth’s processes
Explain and apply · Section II
2025 · Main examination · Q278 marks
Integrated application across the four modules
Earth’s processesHazardsClimate scienceResource management
Evaluate and justify · Section II
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Sample only: Main examinations only. Percentages show the share of known printed marks in the selected section and year. These describe the indexed historical papers, not probabilities for 2026.
| Topic | 2025 | Years present |
|---|---|---|
| Climate science | 1/1 | |
| Earth’s processes | 1/1 | |
| Hazards | 1/1 | |
| Mixed topics | 1/1 | |
| Resource management | 1/1 |
Climate science
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Earth’s processes
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Hazards
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Mixed topics
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Resource management
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
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ATARMAxxing topic labels and skills are analytical classifications checked against official questions, syllabi and NESA mapping grids. Each leaf mark allocation is counted once; mixed-topic items retain one allocation. Historical printed-mark shares describe the selected source corpus, including printed alternatives, and are not probabilities for 2026. Selective examiner-advice paraphrases retain the published question or section scope; source links provide the full guidance. Mixed-module questions retain one shared mark allocation. Historical scientific contexts are indexed against the 2017 course used for HSC 2026.
Classification: Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 (2017), applicable to HSC 2026. Each question is counted at the separately marked subpart level. The source questions and stimuli remain in the authority's original documents.
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