HSC Legal Studies · Free interactive sample

Exam Predictors 2026

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2023–2025 official papers · 115 marked questions and subparts. 100 marks per selected candidate paper. Past legal examples and marking guidance reflect the exam year. Check current legislation before using a historical example as present law. 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 · Q11 mark

Crime · The criminal trial process

Crime

Multiple choice · Section I

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2025 · Main examination · Q213 marks

Human rights · The nature and development of human rights

Human rights

Explain and apply · Section II

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2025 · Main examination · Q25(a)25 marks

Consumers · legal responses

Consumers

Explain and apply · Section III · Optional question

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2025 · Main examination · Q26(a)25 marks

Global environmental protection · legal responses

Global environmental protection

Explain and apply · Section III · Optional question

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2025 · Main examination · Q27(a)25 marks

Family · legal responses

Family

Explain and apply · Section III · Optional question

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2025 · Main examination · Q28(a)25 marks

Indigenous Peoples · legal responses

Indigenous Peoples

Explain and apply · Section III · Optional question

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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.

Topics · 6-question sample
Topic	2025	Years present
Consumers		1/1
Crime		1/1
Family		1/1
Global environmental protection		1/1
Human rights		1/1
Indigenous Peoples		1/1

Consumers

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

Crime

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

Family

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

Global environmental protection

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

Human rights

Present in 1 of 1 year shown

Indigenous Peoples

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 labels and skill groupings are analysis checked against official NESA mapping grids. A leaf row is counted once; mixed topics retain one shared mark allocation. Examiner advice keeps its published question or section scope. Historical printed-mark shares describe the selected source stratum and corpus; they are not probabilities for 2026. Past legal examples and marking guidance reflect the exam year. Check current legislation before using a historical example as present law.

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Official sources and how this analysis works

Classification: Legal Studies Stage 6 (2009), 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.