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)

Accumulating and/or repeating courses

ACE 8036 Accumulation of the Higher School Certificate: Preliminary and HSC courses
ACE 8037 Accumulation of HSC Extension courses
ACE 8038 Accumulation of HSC Extension courses: repeating courses
ACE 8040 Repeating and/or accumulating in HSC Mathematics and HSC English Extension courses
ACE 8041 Repeating an HSC submitted work
ACE 8042 Repeating an HSC VET course and/or VET HSC Examination
ACE 9019 Repeating an HSC course requiring a submitted work

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