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Hi all, Now that the HSC exams are over for the year, just wanted to see if there is any interest in having an in-person meet up event (in Sydney area). For background, this was something that used to happen regularly many years ago (pre-covid) on BoS, which helped build a sense of community...

Want some valuable exposure to harder and more interesting HSC questions, rather than the same generic/recycled questions? Want to do a practice paper under simulated exam conditions in preparation for your HSC? Know anyone at school who is good at HSC Maths or Business Studies? It is that...

Are you a past HSC student with strengths in Maths, Business Studies, Chemistry or Physics? Do you want to be play an important role in this year's BoS Trials which are referenced by many students, teachers and tutors across the state? :bosman: Every year we host the BoS trial exam events in...

Hi all, Following up from the conversations at the last meet up in December, there was talk of having one during Easter. Just want to see if there is interest in having an in-person meet up event sometime during the Easter long weekend or the weekend after (in Sydney area). For those who...

Hi all, With the HSC exams done, just want to see if there is interest in having an in-person meet up event (in Sydney area). For background, this was something that used to happen regularly many years ago on BoS, which helped build a strong sense of community and even some friendships...

Want some valuable exposure to harder questions in the HSC exams, rather than the same generic/recycled ones? Want to do a practice paper under simulated exam conditions in preparation for your HSC? Know anyone at school who is good at HSC Maths, Physics or Business Studies? It is that time...

Woops https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/uni-admissions-body-sends-rejection-letters-to-13-000-students-by-mistake-20221223-p5c8k0.html …another systems blunder

Hi all, With the HSC exams almost done, I want to see if there is any interest in having an in-person meet up event. For background, this was something that used to happen regularly many years ago on BoS, which helped build a strong sense of community and even some friendships amongst peers...

Interesting opinion piece from the head of Maths at SCEGGS, particularly ripping on the Ext1 HSC paper: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hsc-maths-exam-gets-an-f-for-failing-our-students-20221101-p5bul5.html Interested to know people’s thoughts…

Want some valuable exposure to harder questions for the HSC exam? Want to do a practice paper under simulated exam conditions in preparation for your HSC? Know anyone at school who is a gun at HSC maths and/or HSC chemistry? It is that time of year again! This year, Bored of Studies will be...

I am proud to say that it has been 20 YEARS since Bored of Studies was established! :cake: For a bit of history, Bored of Studies was established by four ex-students who did their HSC in 2001 and found a lack of resources for the new syllabus at the time, which inspired them to create the Bored...

NESA had just released the first in course list for the 2021 HSC: https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/about/events/merit-lists/first-in-course/2021

The HSC results will be released on Thursday 20 January, rather than Monday 24 January. This means it will be released on the same day as the ATARs. First in course ceremony will occur on 19 January. NESA’s media release...

So I thought I would have a go at doing solutions to the full Maths Ext1 HSC paper, particularly in LaTeX. Turned out to be way more time consuming than expected doing it with LaTeX....(also ceebs with graphs/diagrams). Disclaimer: These answers may contain errors, so feel free to point any...

Sick of doing the same repetitive questions and want some good practice for the harder questions in the HSC exams? Want to do a practice paper under simulated exam conditions in preparation for your HSC? Know someone at school who is a gun at HSC maths and/or HSC chemistry? It is that time of...

Maybe it's time NESA started publishing the distribution of all band performances in each school? Even better if the UAC releases a median ATAR by school but that seems less realistic...

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hsc-2020-how-your-school-ranked-20201208-p56lpz.html

https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/hsc/results-certificates/merit-lists/first-in-course

From https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/one-of-the-hardest-exams-i-ve-come-across-new-maths-common-content-splits-hsc-students-20201026-p568qs.html Do you agree?

From https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/lightning-strikes-twice-remarkable-similarities-of-hsc-and-trial-standard-english-exams-20201021-p5679h.html