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HSC

HSC is an acronym with several uses, most commonly relating to education and organizational bodies. Among educational contexts, it denotes senior secondary qualifications in some regions and, in others, standard exams taken at the end of secondary schooling. The precise meaning varies by country and system.

Higher School Certificate (Australia) is the NSW senior secondary credential awarded by the NSW Education Standards

Higher Secondary Certificate (South Asia) is a generic term used in several countries to designate the qualifications

Other uses include organizational terms such as a Health and Safety Committee, a body that advises on

Authority
to
students
who
complete
two
years
of
study
in
Years
11
and
12.
The
program
combines
internal
assessments
with
external
examinations
across
a
wide
range
of
subjects.
HSC
performance
is
used
to
determine
an
Australian
Tertiary
Admission
Rank
(ATAR),
which
governs
admission
to
many
universities.
earned
after
completing
the
12th
grade.
In
India,
many
states
refer
to
their
12th-grade
examinations
as
the
HSC,
administered
by
state
boards
such
as
Maharashtra
or
Tamil
Nadu.
In
Bangladesh
and
other
jurisdictions,
the
HSC
similarly
marks
the
end
of
pre-university
schooling,
with
results
used
for
college
admissions
and
further
studies.
Details—curriculum,
grading,
and
exam
structure—vary
by
board
and
state.
workplace
health,
safety,
and
compliance.
Context
is
essential
to
determine
which
meaning
of
HSC
is
intended.