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Major change looms for top-level HSC English course
The highest-level HSC English course is set to undergo its biggest shakeup in more than 25 years.
- by Christopher Harris
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Should we force boys to read women authors?
The biggest problem with mandating female authors is the underlying assumption that they speak only to female experience.
- by Jacqueline Maley
The biggest economic issue facing students wasn’t asked about in the HSC exam
More than 5000 students across NSW sat the test on Thursday, having spent the past two years memorising formulas, debating macroeconomic issues and interrogating the merits of fiscal stimulus.
- by Christopher Harris
‘Not seen a question like it’: The most difficult problem in this year’s HSC
About 3300 students attempted the gruelling three-hour maths extension 2 paper. Many flipped straight to the last page to weigh up the toughest problem.
- by Lucy Carroll
Watch student Vivian Xu solve one of the hardest HSC maths questions
More than 3000 NSW maths students sat the 2023 extension 2 paper this week
Three words in HSC maths question sowed confusion among students
Some believed they had to respond to a question in sentence form in Monday’s exam, sparking debate among students and teachers.
- by Christopher Harris
68,000 students sat HSC English exams. The girls picked up on this one imbalance
Of 105 possible authors, poets and film directors whose work is currently mandated for study by HSC students in English, just 39 per cent are women.
- by Christopher Harris
HSC students stumped by apricots in first English exam
Students have welcomed a very general essay question but were left stumped by stone fruit in the first HSC exam which began on Wednesday.
- by Christopher Harris
The HSC exam change putting pens and paper on notice
Year 12 student Maadi Prasad is sitting one of his exams using a laptop computer. But what does this mean for the future of handwriting?
- by Christopher Harris and Lucy Carroll
The big HSC shift: the subjects students are deserting in droves
More students are studying subjects such as PDHPE while fewer are studying physics due to pressure from schools, analysts say.
- by Christopher Harris