Hundreds of parents appeal their child’s rejection from selective school. Only a handful will win

Hundreds of parents appeal their child’s rejection from selective school. Only a handful will win

Analysts say the proliferation of coaching colleges is giving parents false hope and misguided notions about how talented their child is.

  • byChristopher Harris

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This controversial image stumped HSC students. Now its creator is weighing in
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This controversial image stumped HSC students. Now its creator is weighing in

The person behind the controversial image used in Tuesday’s English HSC exam has confirmed that it was made by artificial intelligence.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo
‘Maths with a soul’:The HSC subject that has only 114 students

‘Maths with a soul’:The HSC subject that has only 114 students

Few students have the opportunity to study Latin. Here’s how Friday’s Extension exam went for them.

  • byLucy Carroll
‘Bit of a waste’:Students forced to abandon creative stories in HSC English twist

‘Bit of a waste’:Students forced to abandon creative stories in HSC English twist

Advanced English students were met with a surprise on Wednesday when the final question asked them to ponder a world without the amenity of modern technology.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo
‘A strange question’:HSC students quizzed about smell in English exam

‘A strange question’:HSC students quizzed about smell in English exam

When 76,000 students sat down for their first test on Tuesday morning,they got a few surprises.

  • byChristopher Harris
The HSC subjects being abandoned,and the courses that are skyrocketing

The HSC subjects being abandoned,and the courses that are skyrocketing

The proportion of HSC students enrolled in languages and chemistry has declined over the decade,while PDHPE and business studies numbers have surged.

  • byLucy Carroll
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Critics say this post-HSC pathway favours rich students. Universities don’t agree

Critics say this post-HSC pathway favours rich students. Universities don’t agree

One of Sydney’s major universities only admitted 965 students last year based on their ATAR alone,as the number of early entry offers continues to increase.

  • byChristopher Harris
Kseniia and Nika will face their most daunting HSC exam first

Kseniia and Nika will face their most daunting HSC exam first

The girls are excited to stay in Australia,after learning they will be considered for a residency pathway which will qualify them for HECS. But first,they must tackle HSC English.

  • byMary Ward
Revealed:The schools where more students don’t make it past year 10

Revealed:The schools where more students don’t make it past year 10

Search the full list to see which schools are – and are not – retaining students past year 10.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘It would be crazy’:Parents fight co-ed proposal for Sydney’s top-ranked schools
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‘It would be crazy’:Parents fight co-ed proposal for Sydney’s top-ranked schools

The state government has floated a proposal to make several public high schools across the northern beaches,Hornsby and Kogarah co-educational.

  • byLucy Carroll
Meet the student who never missed a single day of school in 13 years

Meet the student who never missed a single day of school in 13 years

Michael sat through about 864,000 minutes of class time – a feat believed to be unmatched by any other student in recent history.

  • byChristopher Harris