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ATARMAxxing indexes 9 official NESA Hospitality papers from 2023 to 2025, across 5 topics. Every paper opens on the NESA website.
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Past exams indexed: 2025, 2024, 2023. Open the official NESA papers, with marking guidance where available.
| Year | Study design | Official paper(s) | Marking guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 HSC Hospitality exam | SITv2/2.1-era HSC content; update WHS reference for 2026 | Food and Beverage ↗ · Kitchen Operations and Cookery ↗ · Kitchen Operations and Cookery marking guidelines ↗ | Marking guidance ↗ |
| 2024 HSC Hospitality exam | SITv2/2.1-era HSC content; update WHS reference for 2026 | Food and Beverage ↗ · Kitchen Operations and Cookery ↗ · Kitchen Operations and Cookery marking guidelines ↗ | Marking guidance ↗ |
| 2023 HSC Hospitality exam | Legacy pre-SITv2/2.1 HSC syllabus | Food and Beverage ↗ · Kitchen Operations and Cookery ↗ · Kitchen Operations and Cookery marking guidelines ↗ | Marking guidance ↗ |
9 official papers across 3 years (2023–2025), 3 with marking guidance, published by NESA. These span more than one study design; the most recent is SITv3 current syllabus. Earlier papers may cover material that has since changed.
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- HSC — Hygiene — Food hazards, allergens and foodborne illness · Personal hygiene, health and handwashing · Receiving, storage and time–temperature control · HACCP: monitoring, corrective action and verification · Cleaning, sanitising, pest control and waste
- HSC — Safety — WHS duties, consultation and risk controls · Manual tasks, equipment and hazardous chemicals · Emergency procedures, security and incident reporting
- HSC — Working with colleagues and customers — Customer needs and inclusive communication · Complaints, teamwork, diversity and professional conduct
- HSC — Food and Beverage — Menus, service styles and preparing the service area · Taking orders and coordinating food and beverage service · Non-alcoholic beverages, recipes and customer accounts · Espresso extraction and milk texturing · Beverage equipment, closing procedures and quality improvement
- HSC — Kitchen Operations and Cookery — Kitchen knives, precision cuts and ingredient quality · Mise en place, recipe scaling, yield and portion control · Heat transfer and commercial cookery methods · Cooking faults, dietary needs and quality control · Plating, kitchen close-down and sustainable operations
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