Is year 11 & 12 really that hard? (2 Viewers)

[iBibah]

Anything from year 11 maths can be in the HSC exam, there's no limit.

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/maths-ext-1-and-2-a-and-r-from2012.pdf

Says at the end that up to 20% of prelim can be assessed internally but im not sure about externally.

Hi only Maths in year 11 counts towards atar.

No it doesn't. Nothing in Preliminary counts towards your hsc mark or ATAR.

 

[RealiseNothing]

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/maths-ext-1-and-2-a-and-r-from2012.pdf

Says at the end that up to 20% of prelim can be assessed internally but im not sure about externally.

I was talking about the actual HSC exam, ie externally, there is no limit.

 

[Focus is Key]

The Maths CONTENT you learn in Preliminary year may be assessed in the HSC (not sure on the exact percentage but I remember hearing somewhere max 30% externally). Your results in Year 11 have no bearing on your HSC. In Maths you just need to be aware that Prelim content will definitely be in the HSC examination and possibly internal examinations too.

 

[RishadM]

The difficulty of the HSC is definitely over rated - I remember seeing the year 12's doing their HSC when I was in the lower grades and I was under the impression is was super hardcore and they had all just walked out of something they had spent sleepless nights studying for. But that's not the case at all, the most nervous I felt about the HSC was at the start of year 11 - because it feels like a really big deal and all our teachers gave us 'importance of HSC' speeches at the start of our prelim subjects. But really - over 2 years, you become more laidback and start taking it more casually. Apart from maybe the actual testing periods, I actually liked year 12.
It's not a quarter as bad as people make it out to seem - like the ATAR is a magical number that sticks with you 'til the end of time.