HSC Study Guide 2024

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HSC Study Guide 2024
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HSC Study Guide 2024

All the tips and tricks to help you do your best in this year’s exams.

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Students prepare for their HSC exams.

The essentials for tackling the HSC

This guide offers valuable information, stories, tools and other resources designed to motivate and inspire this year’s HSC students.

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Mya Stanley from  Rivers Secondary College Kadina High Campus topped the state in two subjects.

Not even floods could stop Mya’s calculated plan

Tips from a top student and a HSC marker on how to achieve your best mathematics mark.

Josefine Pisano, Jakob Lal and Charles Fawcett, who are the youngest students studying a subject in this year’s HSC.

The pre-teen whiz kids tackling the HSC

Jakob Lal, 11, could do algebra when he was four years old. Josefine Pisano and Charles Fawcett are equally gifted. They’re among the youngest candidates in the year 12 exams.

  • by Megan Gorrey
Silia Kapsis who competed in Eurovision this year will sit her HSC exams this year. 

How a 17-year-old Eurovision star studies for her HSC

One day she followed a Greek music producer on Instagram. It didn’t take long before she was singing at Eurovision. Now she’s doing the HSC.

  • by Christopher Harris
HSC students study at the library.

Can you answer these 50 HSC questions?

From physics to mathematics and business studies - take the 2024 HSC quiz.

HSC science and biology classes.

Traffic light approach brings science success

This school dux used a clever, strategic approach to excel in her two science courses.

Former North Sydney Boys student Jordan Ho achieved an ATAR of 99.95 and is now studying medicine at the University of NSW.

Huge rewards for new-found love of literature

Jordan Ho came first in English Advanced last year: his top tips are to find your own voice and dream big just as Bump star Safia Arain did.

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James Tedesco and Mia Drummond Young.

Kicking goals through preparation and practice

NRL star James Tedesco was on the PDHPE HSC honour roll 14 years ago. Here are his and another star performer’s tips for HSC success.

Justine Schofield.

Technology and designs on a fabulous future

Realising your calling early is a blessing but so can not getting the mark for the uni course you wanted – just ask celebrity chef Justine Schofield.

Grace Losco of Newtown High School of the Performing Arts was equal first in HSC Business Studies.

Dancer’s star turn in business studies

Tips and advice from a top-ranked student and HSC exam marker.

Lilliana Davis in Japan.

A Japanese odyssey for big dreaming Lilliana

Lilliana Davis’s passion for the Japanese culture gave her the drive to master the language and excel in the HSC.

Harvey Abrahams and Nagi Maehashi.

Creative spin: Drama kid’s film makes global mark

Harvey Abrahams major HSC work was a big hit while RecipeTin Eats mastermind Nagi Maehashi turned her passion into a global business.

As a student at the San Francisco Ballet School, Amelia Soh is completing her HSC through the Pathways program.

Ballerina’s pointed pathway led to San Francisco

A typical day for Amelia Soh is ballet from 8.30am until 4.30pm. Then school begins usually via Zoom meetings from Sydney.

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Justine Schofield.

Technology and designs on a fabulous future

Realising your calling early is a blessing but so can not getting the mark for the uni course you wanted – just ask celebrity chef Justine Schofield.