Oct 31, 2025 – 4.34pm

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The NSW year 12 economics exam is a high-stakes three-hour test of newsy concepts such as inflation, free trade and unemployment.

Considered one of the hardest exams in the NSW Higher School Certificate, it’s designed to stretch even the best. The 2025 exam was a challenge not just for students, but for artificial intelligence models and professional economists.

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