Historical illness and misadventure data
View the historical illness and misadventure application data from 2020 to 2024. This process supports students who are unwell, have an accident, or other misadventure at the time of a HSC exam.
About the data
Students who have their illness or misadventure application upheld do not receive additional marks.
Learn more about how marks are calculated.
Data from previous years
A small number of schools are not visible in the documents to protect the identity of individual students, or where the percentages may be misleading due to the small candidature of the school.
View or download the data from 2020 to 2024:
Summary of applications
The total number of exam students refers to the number of students undertaking one or more HSC exams in a given year. HSC courses that do not have exams include Life Skills courses designed for students with intellectual disability, some Vocational Education and Training (VET) endorsed courses, and other endorsed courses.
Use the tabs to view a summary of illness and misadventure applications from 2020 to 2024.
In 2020, there were 4,137 students lodging applications, representing 6% of HSC students.
Exam course and component applications
View the number of exam course and component applications in 2020.
| Courses applied for | Exam components applied for | Components upheld | % of exam components upheld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,646 | 10,446 | 8,814 | 84% |
Upheld courses and mark changes
View the number of fully or partially upheld courses and mark changes in 2020.
| Courses fully or partially upheld | Course mark changes | % of fully or partially upheld courses with mark changes |
|---|---|---|
| 7,259 | 5,787 | 80% |
In 2021, there were 4,997 students lodging applications, representing 7% of HSC students.
Exam course and component applications
View the number of exam course and component applications in 2021.
| Courses applied for | Exam components applied for | Components upheld | % of exam components upheld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,690 | 10,998 | 9,287 | 84% |
Upheld courses and mark changes
View the number of fully or partially upheld courses and mark changes in 2021.
| Courses fully or partially upheld | Course mark changes | % of fully or partially upheld courses with mark changes |
|---|---|---|
| 8,210 | 7,046 | 86% |
In 2022, there were 4,205 students lodging applications, representing 6% of HSC students.
Exam course and component applications
View the number of exam course and component applications in 2022.
| Courses applied for | Exam components applied for | Components upheld | % of exam components upheld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,106 | 9,789 | 8,359 | 85% |
Upheld courses and mark changes
View the number of fully or partially upheld courses and mark changes in 2022.
| Courses fully or partially upheld | Course mark changes | % of fully or partially upheld courses with mark changes |
|---|---|---|
| 6,933 | 5,482 | 79% |
In 2023, there were 4,058 students lodging applications, representing 6% of HSC students.
Exam course and component applications
View the number of exam course and component applications in 2023.
| Courses applied for | Exam components applied for | Components upheld | % of exam components upheld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,799 | 9,441 | 8,119 | 86% |
Upheld courses and mark changes
View the number of fully or partially upheld courses and mark changes in 2023.
| Courses fully or partially upheld | Course mark changes | % of fully or partially upheld courses with mark changes |
|---|---|---|
| 6,692 | 4,986 | 75% |
In 2024, there were 4,218 students lodging applications, representing 6% of HSC students.
Exam course and component applications
View the number of exam course and component applications in 2024.
| Courses applied for | Exam components applied for | Components upheld | % of exam components upheld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,737 | 9,412 | 7,592 | 81% |
Upheld courses and mark changes
View the number of fully or partially upheld courses and mark changes in 2024.
| Courses fully or partially upheld | Course mark changes | % of fully or partially upheld courses with mark changes |
|---|---|---|
| 6,201 | 4,606 | 74% |