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From this information, you seem to be on track with an ATAR between 92.5 and 93.5. However, the fact that you are ranked first across your subjects means that there is technically nothing stopping you from reaching an ATAR as high as 99.95. Being ranked first in a subject gives you a significant...

Based on this information, your current performance seems consistent with an ATAR of up to 78. Modern History is your best-performing subject, especially given your optimal rank. Should you also achieve the highest HSC exam mark within your cohort for this subject, the moderation process will...

Your keep your own HSC exam mark. Your Assessment Mark will be similar to an HSC exam mark that placed similar to your internal rank. Your overall HSC mark is determined by taking the average of the two marks. Whether it will be favourable will depend on your HSC exam performance as well as...

Given this information, you seem to be on track with an ATAR of up to 80.5. Reaching an ATAR in this range will heavily depend on your HSC exam performance. You have an advantage in two of your subjects that can help you increase your chances of a higher ATAR if you did well in their HSC exam...

Congratulations on finishing Business Studies everyone! 🥳

For me Rodri winning the Ballon d'Or was a bit more surprising than Ten Hag's sacking, I think the latter was inevitable.

We know that volume data is designed to ensure that the system meets its requirements when processes are subjected to large volumes of data. 200000 users using the system simultaneously implies a large volume of data. We also know that volume data measures response time and this can be linked...

Yes, BoS meetups happen every year as long as there is enough interest. They're open to anyone from the BoS community, not just recent graduates. Keep an eye out for a BoS meetup thread after the HSC exams are over! :)

There is technically no issue with covering a concept that is outside the section(s) specified by a question, as long as this is done in addition to the essential, which is covering the section(s) that the question actually specifies. If priority is given to a concept(s) that is outside the...

(Continued). Good discussion of the content in this paragraph. Please ensure that you use clear language and accurate wording. I made some minor changes to the wording throughout the paragraph. Good incorporation of relevant case study material to support your point. Please avoid using...

This a slightly odd question in terms of wording, meaning that your interpretation is important as it may affect the quality of your response to a certain extent. Regarding your response, here is what I think: Your interpretation of the question is valid. You have stated the main components of...

When the case study information provided is unrealistic, it is likely that markers will notice. If this ends up being the case, the response may receive a lower mark due to less effective incorporation of case study material. When using real-life case studies, it is important to be familiar and...

These are covered in the Preliminary course and are revisited in the HSC course: Gross profit = Revenue − COGS Net profit = Gross profit − Expenses COGS = Opening stock + Purchases − Closing stock Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s equity Information regarding acceptable figures for financial...

Yes, the financial ratios are provided. However, other formulas/equations, figures and acceptable/favourable ratios are unlikely to be provided. In any case, it would be good to be familiar with all of these.

The term of the employment, that is, whether it is permanent or fixed-term, does not determine the entitlements. The type of employment determines the entitlements. For example, a fixed-term full-time employee and a permanent full-time employee have the same entitlements, the only difference...

2 days is less than ideal to prepare for the Business Studies HSC exam. However, some decent preparation can still be done. I would recommend the following approach: Learn the syllabus Revise the content using a concise set of notes Ensure that you know case study information that you can apply...

A big thank you once again to everyone who sat the Business Studies paper! I hope you guys picked up on some of the hidden references! 😜 This year, I marked Section II. Issues this year were mostly related to response depth, content accuracy and time management: Depth: Some responses lacked...