HSC, NAPLAN targets for every school, but principals warn of perverse outcomes Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Targets are set for HSC results, NAPLAN, attendance and wellbeing Principals are concerned the targets will lead to perverse outcomes Advertisement Principals warn new school performance targets will lead to âperverseâ outcomes such as students being pressured to do easier HSC subjects, schools rejecting difficult or disabled kids, and parents being refused permission to take children out of school. But the NSW Department of Education said the only reason schools would oppose the targets, introduced under the new School Success Model (SSM), would be if they wanted a âless transparent and accountable education systemâ.