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HSC Modern History Past Papers: The Master List

HSC Modern History Past PapersHSC Modern History Past Papers

Navigating the NESA website to find past papers can be a major pain, so here’s a quick and easy list of HSC Modern History Past Papers!

This list also includes ones from the previous syllabus, meaning that any paper before 2019 will look different to what you’ve been studying. However, this doesn’t mean they aren’t still useful!

Use these resources with our 6-Week HSC Study Plan if your final exams are coming up fast!

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Changes to HSC Modern History Past Papers
Modern History Past Papers

Changes to HSC Modern History Past Papers

So as we’ve mentioned before, the past papers from before 2019 have a slightly different structure.

In the current syllabus, you are examined on the core study, ‘Power and Authority in the Modern World’, and will need to answer source-based short answer questions worth 25 marks. 

Here are some practice questions on ‘Power and Authority in the Modern World’ to help put your skills to the test!

No clue how to write a source analysis? We’ve made a 9-Step Guide to HSC Modern History Source Analyses for you!

However, if you complete a paper from before 2019, these will be WWI short answer questions.

You may also notice the Historical Personality Study in the older papers listed below, however, in the current syllabus, this has been replaced with Change in the Modern World.

This will be assessed in your exam through a short answer section, with 3 or 4 questions. There will be one question between 10-15 marks, and the section is worth a total of 25 marks.

The National Study and Study in Peace and Conflict have remained the same, so the following Modern History past papers are great to find practice questions for these topics!

Before you have a go at the past papers below, we recommend having a go at the NESA sample paper first.

HSC Modern History Past Papers

HSC Modern History Exam PaperHSC Modern History Marking Guidelines
2022 Exam Paper2022 Marking Guidelines
2021 Exam Paper2021 Marking Guidelines
2020 Exam Paper2020 Marking Guidelines
2019 Exam Paper2019 Marking Guidelines
2018 Exam Paper 2018 Marking Guidelines
2017 Exam Paper 2017 Marking Guidelines
2016 Exam Paper 2016 Marking Guidelines
2015 Exam Paper 2015 Marking Guidelines
2014 Exam Paper 2014 Marking Guidelines
2013 Exam Paper2013 Marking Guidelines
2012 Exam Paper 2012 Marking Guidelines
2011 Exam Paper 2011 Marking Guidelines
2010 Exam Paper 2010 Marking Guidelines
2009 Exam Paper 2009 Marking Guidelines

Want past papers for other subjects Check out our comprehensive list of HSC past papers with marking criteria to use!

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Maddison Leach completed her HSC in 2014, achieving an ATAR of 98.00 and Band 6 in all her subjects. She enjoys helping students through the academic and other aspects of school life, even though it sometimes makes her feel old. Maddison has had a passion for writing since her early teens, having had several short stories published before joining the world of blogging. She’s currently studying a Bachelor of Design at the University of Technology Sydney and spends most of her time trying not to get caught sketching people on trains.

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