All from Years 11 and 12
If your written exam result for an eligible course is different from what you expected, you can request to inspect your written exam materials.
An inspection allows you to view your exam paper and make a submission to the Marking Coordinator about specific marking decisions. Concerns must be linked to the external assessment criteria. Only the specific matters raised in your submission will be considered. The exam paper will not be re-marked in full.
Before applying for an inspection, review the eligible courses, application closing date, inspection date and fee below. It is advisable to discuss your result with your teacher.
It is strongly recommended that your course teacher attends the inspection with you. They can help you understand how your responses were assessed against the external assessment criteria and assist in identifying any specific marking decisions that should be brought to the attention of the Marking Coordinator.
You may also wish to apply for an administrative review to confirm that your result was processed correctly.
The written exams that are eligible for an inspection are:
Inspections are not available for written exams that were panel or double marked, or for any other type of assessment, including folio, practical, performances, presentations, oral, display and nationally or interstate assessed (NIAL) courses. These assessment types already undergo specific quality assurance and review processes.
Students must be available at the date and time given for their inspection and attend in-person. First-round inspections will be held at regional centres with the day/s and locations TBC subject to applications. Second-round inspections are held at the start of the school year at the schools that students attended.
The date, venue and time of your inspection will be confirmed at least two days before the inspection.
Fee: $39.20 per exam for a 30 minute inspection.
The application form will be available from 21 December 2026.
You will need:
An unexpected result is an external assessment result that is substantially different from what you reasonably expected based on your achievement throughout the course.
For example:
Internal assessment results are based on multiple assessment opportunities completed throughout the year, often with teacher guidance, reference materials and extended time frames.
External assessment results are based on performance in a single assessment event. Because these assessments occur under different conditions and measure performance at different points in time, it is not uncommon for a student’s internal and external results to differ.
An inspection may be appropriate if you believe your exam responses demonstrated a higher level of achievement than indicated by your external assessment result.
If you received an unexpected result and believe you performed well in the exam, discuss your result with your teacher before deciding whether to apply for an inspection.
You may also wish to apply for an administrative review to confirm that your result was processed correctly.
The inspection process cannot consider any issues that may have contributed to your exam result, such as the exam conditions or how you felt on the day.
Once results have been issued, it is generally not possible to review, investigate or resolve matters that were not raised at the time they occurred.
Issues arising during your studies or an exam were required to be raised with your school’s TASC Liaison Officer or the Exam Supervisor as soon as possible and before results were issued. If an illness, injury or emergency affected your performance, an application for a derived exam rating was required at the time.
During the 30 minute inspection, you will be given access to your written exam materials and have the opportunity to review your responses against the external assessment criteria in the course document. Where possible, additional information such as marking guidance for the exam will also be provided.
During the inspection, you may complete a submission form identifying the specific marking decisions that you believe should be reconsidered. Your submission must clearly explain how they relate to the external assessment criteria. The Marking Coordinator will consider only the specific matters raised in your submission. You cannot request a full re-mark of the exam paper.
It is strongly recommended that your course teacher attends the inspection with you. They can help you understand how your responses align with the external assessment criteria and assist in identifying any specific marking decisions that may warrant consideration by the Marking Coordinator.
Yes. It is strongly recommended that your course teacher attends the inspection with you. Only one experienced support person may attend in addition to you.
If your course teacher is unavailable, you should bring another experienced support person. An experienced support person is someone with recent experience of the course, such as a teacher or marker who has taught or marked the course within the last three years.
Speak with your school about who may be able to support you during the inspection.
No. Inspections are conducted in person and must be attended by the student who sat the exam and submitted the application. A representative cannot attend on your behalf.
After the inspection, your submission form with any matters you have identified will be assessed by TASC. If you have indicated a matter for review, it will be sent to the Marking Coordinator for consideration.
The Marking Coordinator will review only the specific matters raised in your submission and consider them against the external assessment criteria and marking requirements.
If the Marking Coordinator determines that an amendment to the marking is warranted, your result will be amended. Where the amendment affects information reported on your results documents, updated results documentation will be issued. If no change is required, your original result will stand.
TASC will notify you of the outcome once the review of your submission has been completed.
See Result services for information about the options available, including result queries, administrative reviews, written exam inspections and obtaining copies of exam responses.