August 31, 2026 — 7:30pm

Save

You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Remove items from your saved list to add more.

A A A

Students starting year 12 studies in seven weeks will be limited to one take-home assignment counting towards their Higher School Certificate mark in each subject under urgent new rules introduced to combat the threat of AI.

The overhaul stops short of a moratorium on take-home essays or assignments first flagged by Education Minister Prue Car in response to a steep increase in HSC cheating and broader fears school students were using the technology to outsource their thinking.

More than 90 per cent of a student’s…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU