Victoria’s Year 12 exam website has been hacked – here are 3 ways students can handle academic stress

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Two clinical psychologists explain how students can deal with setbacks during exam periods.

Yesterday evening, an unknown hacker posted messages on the Victorian exam authority website, saying they had accessed 2026 Year 12 exam papers.

Year 12 students are in the final stages of exams, which are due to finish on November 18.

The ABC reported the hacker claimed to have distributed exam papers to students. According to the ABC, one of the messages on the website, which has since been removed, stated:

A Victorian exam authority spokesperson says there’s no evidence Year 12 exam papers have been accessed or distributed.

Victorian exam authority chief executive Andrew Smith says Year 12 exams will go ahead as usual.

But this doesn’t mean the incident hasn’t had an effect on students’ wellbeing.

We’re clinical psychologists who study academic stress. Here’s what can help with setbacks during the exam period.

If you’re a Year 12 student, you’re likely already experiencing stress, especially if you still have some exams left.

So this news is likely to make it worse, even though the exam authority says the hacker’s claims are false. This is because when we are maxed out with stress, our emotional resources are depleted – we are physically and emotionally drained – and so little things can tip us to feel like things are out of control.

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