Historical illness and misadventure statistics
View the historical illness and misadventure applications from 2019–2023. This process supports students who are unwell, have an accident, or another misadventure at the time of a HSC exam.
About the statistics
Students who have their illness or misadventure application upheld do not receive additional marks.
Learn more about how marks are calculated.
Statistics 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 statistics from 2019–2023:
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 disability, some Vocational Education and Training (VET) endorsed courses, and other endorsed courses.
Click the tabs to view a summary of illness and misadventure applications in the period 2019–2023.
In 2019, there were 4,198 students lodging applications, representing 6% of HSC students.
Exam course and component applications
View the number of student exam course and component applications in 2019.
| Student exam courses applied for | Student exam components applied for | Student exam components upheld | % of exam components upheld |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,681 | 10,665 | 8,806 | 83% |
Upheld courses and mark changes
View the number of fully or partially upheld courses and mark changes in 2019.
| Courses fully or partially upheld | Course mark changes | % of fully or partially upheld courses with mark changes |
|---|---|---|
| 7,164 | 5,089 | 71% |
In 2020, there were 4,137 students lodging applications, representing 6% of HSC students.
Exam course and component applications
View the number of student exam course and component applications in 2020.
| Student exam courses applied for | Student exam components applied for | Student exam 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 student exam course and component applications in 2021.
| Student exam courses applied for | Student exam components applied for | Student exam 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 student exam course and component applications in 2022.
| Student exam courses applied for | Student exam components applied for | Student exam 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 student exam course and component applications in 2023.
| Student exam courses applied for | Student exam components applied for | Student exam 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% |