2026 HSC CHAT (14 Viewers)

[ellurbee]

My hand is experiencing that itch where no matter how much you itch it still itches- this miiiight just be a cry for help /j

 

[tigerian]

But isnt 70 the average?

there is no fixed average. it has been as high as 78 and as low as 68 . It depends on the number of students and some years the year 12s are better/ or not quite as good as candidates of other years . It varies but it’s usually between 65 and 75

 

[spiderlemonade]

Is he goated?

Yes! (imo)

 

[Ellztrap]

im soo bored how was everyone's day

I learnt how to deliver basic life support training today
On Wednesday uni results come out - then I should be able to enrol in my masters units for next year B)

 

[Sam Rowan]

hey guys… i’m analysing a song and 2 poems for my english assignment
im doing “the maybe man” by ajr, if anyone is interested in helping me for the musicality for my essay (i.e the tempo, chords, harmonies) please pm me!

 

[Study to success]

hey guys… i’m analysing a song and 2 poems for my english assignment
im doing “the maybe man” by ajr, if anyone is interested in helping me for the musicality for my essay (i.e the tempo, chords, harmonies) please pm me!

u have to analyse tempo, chords, harmonies for eng and a song? This sounds more like music lol but yeah I can help

 

[its_ace21]

I learnt how to deliver basic life support training today
On Wednesday uni results come out - then I should be able to enrol in my masters units for next year B)

If u dont mind me asking, what did u do between the time after u finished ur bachelor and before u started ur diploma

 

[Study to success]

I hate memorising so much. It's such a useless thing and I wish we didn't have to do it. I can't wait till after uni when I'll never have to rote learn content ever again

 

[Burnt_Out]

do we still need to rote learn in uni?

 

[Study to success]

do we still need to rote learn in uni?

it depends on what degree u do. But for exams most likely yes unless u do something very mathy

 

[its_ace21]

do we still need to rote learn in uni?

Yes

 

[tigerian]

I hate memorising so much. It's such a useless thing and I wish we didn't have to do it. I can't wait till after uni when I'll never have to rote learn content ever again

why are you remembering essays when the hsc English and other subjects is designed so students don’t memorise essays buT analyse

 

[tigerian]

I hate memorising so much. It's such a useless thing and I wish we didn't have to do it. I can't wait till after uni when I'll never have to rote learn content ever again

As an HSC marker please remember

Students writing from memory very rarely adequately address the question.. A pre-written essay remembered hardly , if ever, directly addresses a question for an exam. Instead focus on memorising quotations, techniques, and their effects!
The new syllabus is designed to prevent , as much as possible , students from memorising responses as it wants students to understand what they have been taught and apply their knowledge on the spot through analysis rather than show rote learning.
Remember- essays which answer the question WILL always score higher than beautifully crafted essays which have been memorised

 

[Burnt_Out]

why are you remembering essays when the hsc English and other subjects is designed so students don’t memorise essays buT analyse

As someone who has 'memorised' an essay and got well in english (due to adapting it to the question), it is because memorising essays gives the illusion of 'working hard' for a lot of people making themselves feel more confident especially when they memorise an essay that they believe is 'perfect'. It is the same situation for people who reread their notes before an exam rather than doing past papers. The illusion of working hard always gets people.

 

[tigerian]

As someone who has 'memorised' an essay and got well in english (due to adapting it to the question), it is because memorising essays gives the illusion of 'working hard' for a lot of people making themselves feel more confident especially when they memorise an essay that they believe is 'perfect'. It is the same situation for people who reread their notes before an exam rather than doing past papers. The illusion of working hard always gets people.

I hope you continue to do well despite the risk. I’m just concerned because I’ve seen so many students caught out . Wrote a wonderful well structured essay but didn’t really address the question . As a generic essay it probably was 20/20 but addressing a direct question 14/20 because the question wasn’t addressed

 

[Burnt_Out]

I hope you continue to do well despite the risk. I’m just concerned because I’ve seen so many students caught out . Wrote a wonderful well structured essay but didn’t really address the question . As a generic essay it probably was 20/20 but addressing a direct question 14/20 because the question wasn’t addressed

yeah... the main thing for me is to practice adapting my essay to multiple variety of questions.

 

[tigerian]

yeah... the main thing for me is to practice adapting my essay to multiple variety of questions.

im happy to mark them if that would help

 

[jane1820]

I hope you continue to do well despite the risk. I’m just concerned because I’ve seen so many students caught out . Wrote a wonderful well structured essay but didn’t really address the question . As a generic essay it probably was 20/20 but addressing a direct question 14/20 because the question wasn’t addressed

i remember my sister had food poisoning the night of her english trial (paper 1) and was feeling really bad for paper 2, but her misadventure form didnt get approved (diff story) and as such she had to adapt her mod b essay which she got 20/20 for At3 but for trials she got 16/20 bc she didnt answer the question and her teacher was upset bc he saw sm potential

 

[tigerian]

Food poisoning doesn’t qualify for misadventure

 

[WishingForPastPapers]

Yes! (imo)

Would you prefer Dr Truong or Mr Mai