Geography HSC standards materials

Geography Section II

2025 Geography HSC standards materials

Standards materials provide examples of student responses to HSC exam questions that show achievement at different performance band levels. The purpose of these examples is to show teachers and students the standard of work that is typical at different band levels.

View the 2025 Geography HSC exam paper to see the questions to which the samples are responding.

Questions 16 – 18

Band 5/6

Sample 1 (PDF 502.22KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 1.16MB)

Band 4/5

Sample 1 (PDF 912.85KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 430.57KB)

Band 3/4

Sample 1 (PDF 740.53KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 384.66KB)

Band 2/3

Sample 1 (PDF 344.6KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 642.56KB)

Band 1/2

Sample 1 (PDF 583.9KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 887.12KB)

Question 19

Band 5/6

Sample 1 (PDF 453.06KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 192.4KB)

Band 4/5

Sample 1 (PDF 583KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 187.85KB)

Band 3/4

Sample 1 (PDF 176.98KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 435.42KB)

Band 2/3

Sample 1 (PDF 186.69KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 160.13KB)

Band 1/2

Sample 1 (PDF 328.07KB)

Question 20

Band 5/6

Sample 1 (PDF 797.58KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 773.66KB)

Band 4/5

Sample 1 (PDF 815.92KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 340.98KB)

Band 3/4

Sample 1 (PDF 724.4KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 673.25KB)

Band 2/3

Sample 1 (PDF 612.2KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 251.85KB)

Band 1/2

Sample 1 (PDF 213KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 489.87KB)

Question 21

Band 5/6

Sample 1 (PDF 442.64KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 554.01KB)

Band 4/5

Sample 1 (PDF 487.93KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 225.63KB)

Band 3/4

Sample 1 (PDF 223.76KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 424.04KB)

Band 2/3

Sample 1 (PDF 148.3KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 174.75KB)

Band 1/2

Sample 1 (PDF 342.22KB)

Sample 2 (PDF 364.28KB)

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