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ATARMAxxing indexes 32 official NESA English Advanced papers from 2018 to 2025, across 6 topics. Every paper opens on the NESA website.
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Past exams indexed: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. Open the official NESA papers.
| Year | Study design | Official paper(s) | Marking guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 HSC English Advanced exam | English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) | Paper 1 ↗ · Paper 2 ↗ · Paper 1 Marking Guidelines ↗ · Paper 2 Marking Guidelines ↗ | — |
| 2024 HSC English Advanced exam | English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) | Paper 1 ↗ · Paper 2 ↗ · Paper 1 Marking Guidelines ↗ · Paper 2 Marking Guidelines ↗ | — |
| 2023 HSC English Advanced exam | English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) | Paper 1 ↗ · Paper 2 ↗ · Paper 1 Marking Guidelines ↗ · Paper 2 Marking Guidelines ↗ | — |
| 2022 HSC English Advanced exam | English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) | Paper 1 ↗ · Paper 2 ↗ · Paper 1 Marking Guidelines ↗ · Paper 2 Marking Guidelines ↗ | — |
| 2021 HSC English Advanced exam | English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) | Paper 1 ↗ · Paper 2 ↗ · Paper 1 Marking Guidelines ↗ · Paper 2 Marking Guidelines ↗ | — |
| 2020 HSC English Advanced exam | English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) | Paper 1 ↗ · Paper 2 ↗ · Paper 1 Marking Guidelines ↗ · Paper 2 Marking Guidelines ↗ | — |
| 2019 HSC English Advanced exam | English Advanced Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) | Paper 1 ↗ · Paper 2 ↗ · Paper 1 Marking Guidelines ↗ · Paper 2 Marking Guidelines ↗ | — |
| 2018 HSC English Advanced exam | Pre-2017 syllabus (archived, discontinued) | Paper 1 (combined English Standard/Advanced) ↗ · Paper 2 ↗ · Paper 1 Marking Guidelines ↗ · Paper 2 Marking Guidelines ↗ | — |
32 official papers across 8 years (2018–2025), published by NESA. These span more than one study design; the most recent is English Advanced 11–12 Syllabus (2024) — not yet examined. Earlier papers may cover material that has since changed.
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- Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences — Representation of individual and collective human experiences · Anomalies, inconsistencies and paradoxes in human behaviour and motivations · Role of storytelling throughout time in reflecting/informing human experience · Empathy and connection with a text's world and characters · Related text — independent selection connecting to the prescribed text
- Module A: Textual Conversations — Comparative study of two prescribed texts from different contexts · Dialogic relationship between texts — resonances and dissonances · How composers reshape meaning through appropriation, allusion or reimagining · Influence of context (values, form, purpose) on textual meaning
- Module B: Critical Study of Literature — Distinctive qualities of a single prescribed text · Author's use of language, structure and form to shape meaning · Different perspectives and interpretations of the text over time · Ideas, values and textual integrity of the prescribed text
- Module C: The Craft of Writing — Imaginative, discursive, persuasive and reflective writing · Composing for different purposes, audiences and contexts · Analysing mentor/model texts to inform own writing choices · Reflection statement on composing process and craft choices
- Paper 1 — Texts and Human Experiences (exam skills) — Section I: short-answer response to unseen texts (comprehension/analysis) · Section II: extended response essay on the prescribed Common Module text
- Paper 2 — Modules (exam skills) — Section I: essay response for Module A (Textual Conversations) · Section II: essay response for Module B (Critical Study of Literature) · Section III: response for Module C (The Craft of Writing) — often unseen stimulus + reflection
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