Monaro High School Year 12 students say they are feeling confident and well-prepared as they commence their Higher School Certificate (HSC) exams.

Students were in good spirits following their final English tests last week, traditionally the first of the HSC exams.

Student, Abby Griffis, said she has worked hard leading into the exams.

“I feel good about how that first English exam went, and just hope that all my study has paid off,” Abby Griffis said.

“As I have received early entry, the main thing I need to do is keep motivated for the rest of the exams.”

Year 12 student, Sophie Caldwell, had been preparing for a challenging exam.

“It wasn’t as daunting as I was expecting it to be,” Sophie Caldwell said.

Close to 75,000 HSC students will put pen to paper over the next two weeks as written exams officially started with the English Paper 1 last Thursday.

HSC written exams mark the conclusion of 13 years of schooling for students, providing them with an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned during their education.

“I’ve done what I can, and now I just have to concentrate on the study I have to do for the next exams,” Missy Bailey said.

When the written exams finish on Friday, 7 November, with food technology being the final examination, HSC students will have sat over 400,000 exam sessions in 123 different subjects from mathematics to construction.

Students have already completed language oral exams, practical performances, and major projects during Term 3.

Thousands of dedicated teachers, principals, and support staff are working behind the scenes during the HSC, ensuring written exams run smoothly and delivering a fair outcome for every student.

Students will receive their HSC results and ATAR on Thursday 18 December.

With an additional 9,000 students undertaking at least one exam as part of an accelerated pathway, or completing the HSC over multiple years, it means around 84,000 students will complete an HSC course in 2025.