look i did hsc in 2023 and 2024, you can trust me or not. the difficulty isn't massively different, but yes this year i personally found easier, probably because i was more prepared and it was slightly easier. however it wasn't easy straight up, some things were very conceptual. in the end we...
tbh i feel bad for them i get your stress, but even thinking about the stress i would have felt being in that position of knowing i spent so long working for the exams and some kid could have easily checked the paper and done more targeted prep... at the same time there was still a fair portion...
(and like 3 hours a week... so basically they use a casual rate or whatever even tho you are barely working when if you get part-time retail or something you will be much better off... and can add 3 hours extra at say 60/hr for private tutoring)