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Frequently asked questions about limits on take-home assessments, including assessment requirements, implementation dates, examples and support for schools.

New Continuers and Extension course prescriptions are now available for Classical Greek, Classical Hebrew and Latin Stage 6.

The Stage 6 Automotive syllabus has been updated.

NESA has made changes to the ACE Rules concerning take-home assessment tasks for Preliminary and HSC courses.

Sample HSC examination materials and practical marking guidelines have been published for Music and Drama syllabuses (2025).

Record participation in the 2026 WriteOn competition has highlighted primary school students’ passion for writing and the value that teachers across NSW place on building strong writing skills, with more students and schools taking part than ever before.

Schools will be limited to a maximum of one take-home assessment task worth no more than 15 per cent of the school-based assessment mark – or 7.5 per cent of the total HSC mark – as part of reform by the Minns Labor Government to protect student learning.

NESA is changing the ACE Rules to limit take-home assessment tasks in Stage 6 and set new requirements for managing generative AI in school-based assessment.

New Agriculture 11–12 syllabuses are now available on the NSW Curriculum website.

Prescriptions now appear beneath syllabus content in relevant focus areas. A Selection tool and Alphabetical list have been introduced. Minor typographical updates have been made to the listings of some texts.