AI-Driven Cheating Prompts Overhaul of NSW School Assessments
2026-08-09 | AUS | incident | reputational, safety
Our take
Over a thousand students turned in the same coauthor. The state's fix is to move the assessments back into the room.
The facts
NSW Education Minister Prue Car ordered a review and moratorium on unsupervised take-home assessments after AI misuse led to over 1000 cases of cheating in year 12 Higher School Certificate tasks. The move aims to protect assessment integrity and address harm caused by AI-assisted academic misconduct.