The Education Standards Authority’s annual HSC Study Guide is now available online.
With helpful tips from HSC 2019’s top students and some sage advice from HSC markers, the Department of Education said the Study Guide was packed with practical information and advice to help students achieve their best in the upcoming HSC exams.
Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell said many Year 12 students would be feeling a mix of nerves and excitement as they looked to embark on their next chapter of life.
Ms Mitchell said these were normal emotions in what had been an abnormal year.
“COVID-19 and the impact it has had on you, your families, your schools and your communities has been challenging but has also helped you uncover a layer of resolve and resilience you may not have known you had,” Ms Mitchell said to the students.
“The HSC will require hard work and focus over the coming months and I urge you to keep things in perspective and your health front of mind,” she said.
“I want you to do well but, more importantly, I want you to be well.”
Ms Mitchell said the Guide included strategies for keeping healthy; tips for effective study techniques; and real HSC exam questions.
“It also outlines how course requirements have been adapted or changed due to the impact of the pandemic,” she said.
“The 2020 HSC cohort is the first to undertake a HSC that has a specific minimum literary and numeracy requirement.”
Ms Mitchell said the Guide provided information on how to meet the literary and numeracy requirement for those who had yet to do so.
The HSC Study Guide can be accessed on the Sydney Morning Herald website at this PS News link.
