Meet the Markers of the 2025 HSC Investigating Science Examinations

When: Wednesday 11 March, 4:30 – 7pm
Where: Online webinar, watch live online. Video recording will also be available for ticket-holders to watch on demand after the live session.

Registration opens Monday 1 December 2025.

STANSW’s annual Meet the Markers event serves as a crucial professional development opportunity for science teachers. Tailored for those who haven’t participated in Higher School Certificate examinations marking, the event deepens their understanding of the marking and judging processes. Attendees, including early career teachers entering senior classes and pre-service teachers, find it highly valuable gaining insights and strategies to better prepare students for the exams that lie ahead.

Our 2026 Conference will be held virtually, enabling access for teachers from all corners of NSW.

You can watch the session live online and/or access the recording of the session to watch it on demand, at a time that suits you.

Video recordings of each session will be available to ticket holders one hour after the live session takes place.

NESA – Complimentary Online Workshops

As part of the Meet the Markers (MTM) 2026 program, the Science Teachers Association of NSW is pleased to offer a series of complimentary live online workshops delivered by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

Mon 9 March, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

• Session Option 1: Determining Grades Using a Standards-referenced Approach, with Erinn Roberts
• Session Option 2: Effective Practices for Stage 6 Assessment, with Heidi O’Brien

Tue 10 March, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

• Session Option 1: Determining Grades Using a Standards-referenced Approach, with Christine Keys
• Session Option 2: Effective Practices for Stage 6 Assessment, with Heidi O’Brien

Fri 13 March, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

• Session Option 1: Determining Grades Using a Standards-referenced Approach, with Wendy Murphy
• Session Option 2: Effective Practices for Stage 6 Assessment, with Christine Keys

Both sessions will be repeated across all three dates.

Important Information

• Registered participants will receive a Teams invitation from a NESA Liaison Officer closer to the session date.
• Please note that clicking the Teams link may automatically move the email into your Outlook calendar. If unfamiliar with this process, you may prefer to leave the email in your inbox and click “Join the meeting” shortly before the session.
• Please check your Spam/Junk folder if the invitation does not appear.
• For session-specific enquiries, contact details for the NESA presenter will be provided in the RSVP information.

Pre-registration is required. Registrations close one day prior to each session.

View NESA session details here

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Registration Closes: Wednesday, 4 March 2026

STANSW is a NESA recognised PD provider. Each Meet the Markers Exam Analysis session can be logged as 2.5 hours of PD (standard descriptor 5.4.2) towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

2026 Meet the Markers Online Dates

• Wed 11 March, 4:30 – 7pm – Investigating Science Exam Analysis
• Thu 12 March, 4:30 – 7pm – Chemistry Exam Analysis
• Mon 16 March, 4:30 – 7pm – Science Extension Exam Analysis
• Tue 17 March, 4:30 – 7pm – Physics Exam Analysis
• Wed 18 March, 4:30 – 7pm – Biology Exam Analysis
• Thu 19 March, 4:30 – 7pm – Earth and Environmental Science Exam Analysis

STANSW Meet the Markers Extended – In-person, Friday 20 March, 2026

Venue: Chifley Senior College Mt Druitt Campus

Mark Like a Senior Judge. Transform Your Teaching Approach.

This full-day, in-person event provides HSC Science Teachers with deep, collaborative professional development that moves beyond 2025 exam-specific analysis. The goal is to fundamentally shift your teaching approach by giving you a simulated marker experience and a macroscopic understanding of the entire HSC assessment process.

View more about the details here