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Parramatta Marist College

Catholic school in Parramatta, Australia

Sydney · 23 Oct 2026Pompeii faeces notice and a fortunate field trip: HSC ancient history exam delights Parramatta students

A group of Parramatta Marist College students left Friday's HSC ancient history exam grinning, after a question about a 2000-year-old public notice banning the dumping of human faeces near Pompeii's water fountains, and a coincidental link to a field trip they took almost a year earlier, both featured in the paper.