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Ah I was able to apply because I am an australian citizen! I just used the term international because I've technically never lived in sydney. I believe you can only apply if you're a citizen or PR, but I may be wrong.

I see. Guess the new textbooks will be pretty important for reference then, since a lot of existing resources would be outdated or incomplete singapore education is pretty stressful with a whole lot of exams but we're used to it haha. By start and end, I'm not sure if you're referring to school...

Oh, when did the syllabus change? Are past HSC papers still relevant to use then?

Interesting!! It’s the opposite here

Oh wow! But does that mean you’re not encouraged to annotate your texts, since you have to return them?

So aim for the highest marks possible, but ultimately focus on rank rather than marks. I think I got it thank u ! :) math has never really been my strongest subject so I think I’ll wait and see how year 11 goes! if I do well in ext 1 I might consider ext 2, but it would just be for the ATAR...

I think I get it now, thank you so much! Oh that is actually a really smart system. How about literature texts etc which need to be annotated?

Sorry for asking so many questions, I’m still trying to understand how weekends and afternoons after school are typically spent. Do extracurriculars usually happen once a week either on weekdays or after school? In which case students typically just go home after 3pm most school days?

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t English Advanced 2 units?

Nope, I’m currently still in Singapore and haven’t got the book list yet. Is there anywhere in particular we have to get the books or can we just buy them at the school? Edit: Wait there will be a book list of compulsory textbooks to buy right...?

Thank you! Probably 3u English, Biology, Chemistry, 3u Math and still deciding between Drama and Legal Studies. wbu?

Thank you for offering, I definitely will if the need comes up! Singaporean maths is crazy, I’m just glad I get to escape it x)

I’m torn between these 2 atm. Which scales better? I have more interest in Drama but am unlikely to use it in the future, while legal studies seems more practical but less interesting. Legal studies also seems easier since you just have to study hard but again I’m more likely to put in more...

Thanks! Insightful info

I see. “going home” is such a sad but real thing lol.. oh well I guess in the end HSC is still the most important 🤪 Ah so it really does depend a lot on the school... I was a little confused because I saw some HSC exams on the forums that were more project-based like creating videos sounds...

I see. So it would be possible to let’s say get a 90+ atar with 80 marks if your subjects scale well? By the way how is the atar calculated? Haha I wonder how non-homeroom classes work. Here, students with the same subject combination are put into the same homeroom class so that the subject...

omg nice to find someone who was in a similar position, thats really great to know haha thank you Oh thats interesting that good grades dont necessarily equal to good ATAR. Does high scaling mean a higher chance of getting a high rank despite not getting great grades? I'm not really sure how...

Oh, I didn't know that both internal exams and external exams count towards your ATAR... What is the weightage like roughly? 50% HSC 50% internal exams? And if internal exams are included doesnt that mean that it just depends on whether you're lucky enough to have your school set an easy...

Thank you all so much for your responses, they are really helpful! That makes sense, I never really thought about different seasons, not used to that here o_O How are grade representative spot, recreational sport and sport as an extracurricular different, though? Considering that grade...

Hi! I’m an international student from Singapore moving to Sydney for year 11 next year. I know nothing about Australian high schools so it would be really cool if anyone would be keen to share about them,, it would be a great help! some interesting differences I’ve found so far (from what I...