NSW: Investigation called into HSC results website bungle

AAP General News (Australia)
12-17-2004
NSW: Investigation called into HSC results website bungle

SYDNEY, Dec 17 AAP - An investigation has been launched into a website glitch that
allowed some NSW Year 12 students to see other students' final school results.

NSW Board of Studies General Manager John Bennett said today two students had told
the board they saw other people's results when they logged into the website to check their
own Higher School Certificate results.

NSW Nationals MP Andrew Fraser said earlier that when he had logged onto the internet
to check his son's HSC results, he saw another student's results.

Dr Bennett said the Students Online website had been shut down but HSC results could
still be accessed from the Board of Studies website, www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au.

"Students have been able to access or see the results of other students," Dr Bennett
told reporters.

"We started an investigation immediately and we're bringing in outside technical experts
to help us on this task."

Earlier this week, police were called into investigate how 101 students used an internet
link to view their HSC results early.

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