Illness and misadventure
The illness and misadventure process supports students who are unwell, have an accident, or another misadventure at the time of a HSC exam. Learn about the number of school applications in 2024.
About the statistics
Students who have their illness or misadventure application upheld do not receive additional marks.
Learn more about the process and how marks are calculated.
You can view all the 2024 illness and misadventure applications in NSW schools by searching the table below.
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.
In 2024, there were 4,218 students lodging applications, representing 6% of HSC exam students.
Exam course and component applications
View the number of student exam course and component applications in 2024.
| Exam 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% |