Illness/Misadventure appeals are available for students who have encountered an unexpected illness, injury or circumstance that affected their ability to fairly participate in a HSC examination.

Each application is reviewed by a Board of Studies panel and supported by evidence from the student, the examination Presiding Officers and relevant independent experts such as doctors or psychologists.

As the HSC mark is half examination mark and half assessment mark, students with successful Illness/Misadventure appeals can have some or all of their examination mark replaced by their school assessment mark if it is higher.

Students may apply for Illness/Misadventure appeals for one or more of their examinations. Also a single event such as a natural disaster or death of a classmate may affect a number of students. In such instances there may be an appeal lodged by a group of students for the same examination.

The Board publishes the outcomes of HSC Illness/Misadventure appeals annually when all applications have been determined, and maintains on its website the annual figures for the previous three HSC examinations.

For more information, contact:
Student Support Services
(02) 9367 8117
studentsupport@bos.nsw.edu.au