NESA has published clarified ACE Rules on the NSW Curriculum website. The clarified rules come into effect from 14 October 2024. Schools must not implement the clarified rules before this date. Schools must continue to use the ACE Rules on this website until 14 October 2024.

Assessment Certification Examination (ACE)

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)

Higher School Certificate examinations: requirements

ACE 9015

Last Updated: 28 June 2017

In the following courses students are required to complete a practical component as part of the Higher School Certificate examination:

Dance
Design and Technology
Drama
English Extension 2
Industrial Technology
all modern languages (except Languages and Literature courses)
Music
Society and Culture
Textiles and Design
Visual Arts

No projects or parts of projects developed for any of these courses may be submitted for assessment or examination in any other HSC course.

See Related Topics for current exclusions.