What happens to your HSC papers after the exam

By Pallavi Singhal
Updated December 7 2017 - 9:53am, first published November 7 2017 - 5:16pm
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 6: Tony Turner HSC marker at Marking Centre in Sydney Showgrounds Homebush on NOVEMBER 6, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Christopher Pearce/Fairfax Media)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 6: Tony Turner HSC marker at Marking Centre in Sydney Showgrounds Homebush on NOVEMBER 6, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Christopher Pearce/Fairfax Media)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 6: HSC markers at Marking Centre in Sydney Showgrounds Homebush on NOVEMBER 6, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Christopher Pearce/Fairfax Media)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 6: HSC markers at Marking Centre in Sydney Showgrounds Homebush on NOVEMBER 6, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Christopher Pearce/Fairfax Media)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 6: HSC markers at Marking Centre in Sydney Showgrounds Homebush on NOVEMBER 6, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Christopher Pearce/Fairfax Media)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 6: HSC markers at Marking Centre in Sydney Showgrounds Homebush on NOVEMBER 6, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Christopher Pearce/Fairfax Media)

The biggest exam of their schooling lives is over for more than 70,000 students across NSW, who now have more than a month to wait before results are released.