2025 · Main examination · Q11 mark
sectors
The Australian food industry
Multiple choice · Section I
HSC Food Technology · Free interactive sample
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2023–2025 official papers · 111 marked questions and subparts. 100 marks per selected candidate written paper. Historical scenarios and examples retain their examination-year context. Showing 6 sample entries; trend percentages use this sample only. Official result percentages describe the published exam cohort.
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6 matching questions
2025 · Main examination · Q21 mark
steps in
Food product development
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q31 mark
humectant
Food manufacture
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q41 mark
food recall
The Australian food industry
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q51 mark
antioxidants
Contemporary nutrition issues
Multiple choice · Section I
2025 · Main examination · Q21(a)2 marks
Research and development of an organisation
The Australian food industry
Explain and apply · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary nutrition issues | 1/1 | |
| Food manufacture | 1/1 | |
| Food product development | 1/1 | |
| The Australian food industry | 1/1 |
Contemporary nutrition issues
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Food manufacture
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
Food product development
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
The Australian food industry
Present in 1 of 1 year shown
How marks and question types are counted
All printed alternatives are counted in these historical shares; candidates follow the paper’s instructions to choose which questions to answer. Mixed-topic items are kept together, and each indexed question contributes its marks once.
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. Historical scenarios and examples retain their examination-year context.
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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. Historical scenarios and examples retain their examination-year context.
Classification: Food Technology Stage 6 (2013), 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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