A record 71,310 students in six countries will sit the NSW Higher School Certificate exams this year.

• Most students will sit six exam papers each in about 750 exam centres including schools in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. 
• This year students have studied a total of 111 different courses and will sit written exams in 109 courses (English Extension 2 and Music Extension do not have written examinations).
• The Board employs more than 5000 exam supervisors and more than 7000 markers.
• As part of the Board's ongoing plan to increase the use of computers and technology in exams, about 25 percent of this year's HSC and School Certificate responses will be marked 'on- screen'. Students' scanned exam answers will be distributed to markers via a secure internet site. The process is as simple as reading a newspaper online and requires straightforward computer skills.