‘Lost in the crowd’:Is going to a sandstone university worth it?

‘Lost in the crowd’:Is going to a sandstone university worth it?

Students are often motivated by prestige in applying for universities. But that might not be the best metric for choosing a degree.

  • byDaniella White

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Exams to go online in major HSC English shake-up

Exams to go online in major HSC English shake-up

A suite of English extension subjects will have online exams,while the HSC maths advanced and standard questions will be tweaked.

  • byChristopher Harris
More boys are getting top ATARs. Here’s how they’re doing it

More boys are getting top ATARs. Here’s how they’re doing it

Boys now make up 60 per cent of students who get ATARs above 99.

  • byChristopher Harris
Top teacher program axed under planned NSW Education Department restructure

Top teacher program axed under planned NSW Education Department restructure

More than 240 teaching positions will be cut under a major department reorganisation,including the “best in class” program.

  • byLucy Carroll
‘We have a few secrets up our sleeve’:The Sydney girls'school rising in the HSC charts

‘We have a few secrets up our sleeve’:The Sydney girls'school rising in the HSC charts

An analysis of HSC average scores shows all-girls fully selective and comprehensives outperform all-boys counterparts.

  • byLucy Carroll andNigel Gladstone
Revealed:The state’s top schools for HSC English,maths and science
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Revealed:The state’s top schools for HSC English,maths and science

North Sydney Boys is the state’s top-ranked HSC school. But plenty of Sydney’s comprehensive schools are not far behind when subject averages are examined.

  • byLucy Carroll andNigel Gladstone
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If an HSC student gets 88 for everything,why shouldn’t they be recognised?
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If an HSC student gets 88 for everything,why shouldn’t they be recognised?

Parents of school-aged children should be entitled to better information than simply HSC band sixes.

  • byThe Herald's View
Sydney’s top-ranked school has an HSC average subject score of 89.4. How does your school fare?
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Sydney’s top-ranked school has an HSC average subject score of 89.4. How does your school fare?

By band sixes or averages,North Sydney Boys is the state’s top school. A new analysis of HSC scores has shaken up the top five.

  • byLucy Carroll andNigel Gladstone
HSC Study Guide 2024

HSC Study Guide 2024

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

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Dancer’s star turn in business studies

Dancer’s star turn in business studies

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

A Japanese odyssey for big dreaming Lilliana

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.