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Tired of doing the same generic practice questions and want to level up your HSC preparation?
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?
It is that time of year again! This year, Bored of Studies will be holding trial exams for:
• Mathematics Extension 1
• Mathematics Extension 2
Aimed at students seeking a stimulating and interesting paper (i.e. with less of the boring/repetitive easy stuff), these exams will test the limits on how well you really know your stuff, whilst within the bounds of the HSC syllabus.
These exams will sharpen your skills for those tougher questions in the actual HSC exam. This will also be one of your last chances to practice a full exam as close to HSC exam conditions as possible.
SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT - IMC Trading
This year, we are proud to announce that the BoS trials will be sponsored by IMC Trading!
IMC is a global trading firm supported by cutting edge quantitative models and world-class technology. They are known to hire employees who are strong at Maths (i.e. quants), have a fast dynamic work environment, and yes, have an enviable six figure salary for graduate employees straight out of uni!
IMC typically recruit university students through their LaunchPad (first/second year), Internship (penultimate year) and Graduate (final year) programs.
Doing the BoS trials will get you noticed (particularly if you get a decent rank in it) should you put it on your CV and apply to IMC in a future program such as LaunchPad in your first year of uni. If you want to boost your future application prospects in quant trading whilst leveling up your HSC prep at the same time, you will definitely want to take part in the BoS Trials event!
SCHEDULE
LOCATION
All exams will take place in rooms at the following address:

TARGET AUDIENCE
It is highly recommended that students attempting the papers are around (or at least aiming for) the band 6 or band E4 range.
WHAT TO BRING
The usual materials allowed for the HSC exams, including pen and calculator. Exam writing booklets will be provided on the day, where applicable.
COST
The event is FREE. We are grateful for IMC's sponsorship this year.
HOW TO REGISTER
If you wish to invite some friends (especially any who are ‘beast’ at Maths), please link them to this page to register. We want to put the best people in the state up against each other for these exams. Consider it a challenge from us!
Once you have registered, you will receive a student number to confirm your registration. Keep this student number with you for each exam. You can use it to track your results when I put the marks online. You are only registered when I have replied with your student number. Please be patient as it takes time for me to get through all the registrations.
PAST EXAMS
For our flagship Maths exams, we have past papers since 2012 to give you an idea of what to expect (yes...we have been doing this for 13+ years!
). Keep in the mind that whilst the new syllabus was in place since 2020, most of the questions in those past papers are still relevant to the current syllabus.
We also have past papers for the following subjects that we held trial exams for previously. We can only do this as long as there are people who are prepared to make it happen. Unfortunately, for these subjects we have been unable to find enough people available to continue writing and marking the papers:
Business Studies (2023-2024 only)
https://boredofstudies.org/resources/bos-trial-business-studies-2023-2024-exam-and-solutions.20613/
Chemistry (2020-2022 only)
https://boredofstudies.org/resources/bos-trial-chemistry-2020-2022-exams-and-solutions.19830/
Physics (2023 only)
https://boredofstudies.org/resources/bos-trial-physics-2023-exam-and-solutions.20612/
Mathematics Advanced (2013-2015 only)
https://boredofstudies.org/resources/bos-trials-mathematics-2013-2015-exams-and-solutions.17177/
Mathematics Extension 1
https://boredofstudies.org/resource...ension-1-2012-2024-exams-and-solutions.17484/
Mathematics Extension 2
https://boredofstudies.org/resource...ension-2-2012-2024-exams-and-solutions.17485/
To those who are planning to do this year's BoS trials, I look forward to seeing you there!
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?
It is that time of year again! This year, Bored of Studies will be holding trial exams for:
• Mathematics Extension 1
• Mathematics Extension 2
Aimed at students seeking a stimulating and interesting paper (i.e. with less of the boring/repetitive easy stuff), these exams will test the limits on how well you really know your stuff, whilst within the bounds of the HSC syllabus.
These exams will sharpen your skills for those tougher questions in the actual HSC exam. This will also be one of your last chances to practice a full exam as close to HSC exam conditions as possible.
SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT - IMC Trading
This year, we are proud to announce that the BoS trials will be sponsored by IMC Trading!
IMC is a global trading firm supported by cutting edge quantitative models and world-class technology. They are known to hire employees who are strong at Maths (i.e. quants), have a fast dynamic work environment, and yes, have an enviable six figure salary for graduate employees straight out of uni!
IMC typically recruit university students through their LaunchPad (first/second year), Internship (penultimate year) and Graduate (final year) programs.
Doing the BoS trials will get you noticed (particularly if you get a decent rank in it) should you put it on your CV and apply to IMC in a future program such as LaunchPad in your first year of uni. If you want to boost your future application prospects in quant trading whilst leveling up your HSC prep at the same time, you will definitely want to take part in the BoS Trials event!
SCHEDULE
It is highly recommended that you arrive at least 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start times.Tuesday 7th October
Mathematics Extension 2
9.50am – 1.00pm
Mathematics Extension 1
2.30pm – 4.40pm
LOCATION
All exams will take place in rooms at the following address:
It is only a short walk from Parramatta train station, just dial the intercom and take the lift to Level 4.Level 4/1 Wentworth St
Parramatta NSW 2150

TARGET AUDIENCE
It is highly recommended that students attempting the papers are around (or at least aiming for) the band 6 or band E4 range.
WHAT TO BRING
The usual materials allowed for the HSC exams, including pen and calculator. Exam writing booklets will be provided on the day, where applicable.
COST
The event is FREE. We are grateful for IMC's sponsorship this year.
HOW TO REGISTER
We have a registration cap of 40 students for each exam, so get in quick! Don’t have an account? Sign up - it’s free!Please send me a private message (here or click on "Start a new conversation" on my profile) stating the following:
• Name
• Email address
• Username
• School
• Which exam(s) you will be sitting (Maths Ext1, Maths Ext2)
• How you first found out about this event
Please note that by registering, you also agree to receive important updates about this event and occasional marketing emails from IMC Trading after the event. Unsubscribe any time after the event.
If you wish to invite some friends (especially any who are ‘beast’ at Maths), please link them to this page to register. We want to put the best people in the state up against each other for these exams. Consider it a challenge from us!
Once you have registered, you will receive a student number to confirm your registration. Keep this student number with you for each exam. You can use it to track your results when I put the marks online. You are only registered when I have replied with your student number. Please be patient as it takes time for me to get through all the registrations.
PAST EXAMS
For our flagship Maths exams, we have past papers since 2012 to give you an idea of what to expect (yes...we have been doing this for 13+ years!
We also have past papers for the following subjects that we held trial exams for previously. We can only do this as long as there are people who are prepared to make it happen. Unfortunately, for these subjects we have been unable to find enough people available to continue writing and marking the papers:
- Mathematics Advanced
- Chemistry - note that official solutions were not written for the 2021 paper
- Physics
- Business Studies
Business Studies (2023-2024 only)
https://boredofstudies.org/resources/bos-trial-business-studies-2023-2024-exam-and-solutions.20613/
Chemistry (2020-2022 only)
https://boredofstudies.org/resources/bos-trial-chemistry-2020-2022-exams-and-solutions.19830/
Physics (2023 only)
https://boredofstudies.org/resources/bos-trial-physics-2023-exam-and-solutions.20612/
Mathematics Advanced (2013-2015 only)
https://boredofstudies.org/resources/bos-trials-mathematics-2013-2015-exams-and-solutions.17177/
Mathematics Extension 1
https://boredofstudies.org/resource...ension-1-2012-2024-exams-and-solutions.17484/
Mathematics Extension 2
https://boredofstudies.org/resource...ension-2-2012-2024-exams-and-solutions.17485/
To those who are planning to do this year's BoS trials, I look forward to seeing you there!