AdvertisementExclusive NationalNSWHSC Take-home assessments to be banned in radical HSC overhaul Christopher Harris August 9, 2026 — 7:45pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. NSW Education Minister Prue Car has asked NESA for a moratorium on take-home HSC assessment tasks due to the threat of AI. Dion Georgopoulos Car has written to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to ask for a “moratorium” on take-home assessment tasks. Until now, they comprise a mix of both in-class (such as in-class tests and speeches) and take-home assessment. Of the 1270 total cases of cheating in HSC assessment tasks recorded last year, the majority of misconduct cases related to take-home tasks.