Exams underway.
The first of 19 days of written High School Certificate examinations will begin at 1.50pm today
.
Standard English, advanced English and English as a second language exams will be the kick-off the 2012 HSC
This year 73,397 students will complete 118 different exam papers across 760 exam centres.
Check out the Blacktown Sun website this afternoon for the post-exam reaction from local students.