HSC cheats have been caught hiding electronic devices in their clothing, concealing prepared answers up their sleeve and even attempting to get someone else to sit the exam.
One candidate smuggled unauthorised notes into an exam room where they were found on a desk and another who copied material from an electronic device claimed he had been "rote learning".
In other cases uncovered by the Board of Studies, students were caught with tiny audio players and writing prepared essays on tissues that were refolded and placed back in a wrapper. At least one HSC candidate wrote an essay in advance on similar paper to the board's exam booklets and then tried to insert it into the real answer book.
More than 2600 students - about 650 a year - were caught cheating or technically breaching exam rules during the four years from 2008 to 2011, the latest data shows.
In 44 cases, students were accused of the most serious breaches and malpractice including taking unauthorised notes or equipment into an exam with the intention of gaining an unfair advantage.
Penalties imposed include a reduction in exam marks, a zero score for a paper or cancellation of the course.
In 2011, 775 cases of cheating or technical exam breaches were recorded - up from 648 in 2010 - but board officials said the increase was inflated by breaches of a new requirement for folio page limits in the design and technology and industrial technology exams.
One student was found to have a mobile phone when it rang during the exam while another responded to an essay question with an answer downloaded and memorised from a website and a music student submitted a chord structure based on copyright material.
The board warns candidates on its website: "Students know they are taking an extreme risk cheating in their HSC. Penalties for cheating are well known and include losing all or part of the marks for a course and possible loss of the HSC."
Before undertaking the HSC, all candidates are now required to complete an online ethical scholarship course called All My Own Work which examines the pitfalls of plagiarism and other forms of cheating.
The impersonation of students in the exam room is countered by photo identification cards. Candidates in the past have been warned they could be referred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption if they commit "serious and deliberate acts of malpractice".
Board of Studies chief executive Carol Taylor said the HSC was "internationally recognised for the quality of the curricula, and integrity of the examination and assessment process".
"The Board of Studies takes very seriously its role maintaining this well-deserved reputation that has been built up over many years including all students behaving in a fair and honest way," Ms Taylor said.
"Board officers investigate all breaches and malpractice including deliberate cheating."
More than 70,000 students sit the HSC every year.
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