year 11

Guys this post may come off as really stupid so forgive me, but how do you guys study using past papers if you haven't covered all the content in them yet? Do you nitpick specific questions - if so doesn't that defeat the purpose of doing it in timed conditions? Also how far back do you...

Hello! I am a current year 10 student who will inevitably be in year 11 as 2025 starts meaning i'll have to get ready to start my actual hsc subjects. The following are the subjects i'll be taking next year and i was wondering how you guys have studied during the summer holidays in preperation...

hi! I am currently in year 11 (I just started year 12 content), and I'm doing English advanced. I haven't had the best year, so my marks for everything have been pretty bad. for English prelim, I got 60% 🙄 I haven't gotten my average or rank yet, but I think my past assessments have been around...

Hello BOS users, Can someone tell me if I have to know any year 11 content for the 2025 HSC (or just HSC in general) for all of my subjects. I'm asking this because some people have been giving me conflicting answers. Subjects Maths Extension 1 Maths Advanced Chemistry Physics Modern History...

Does anybody have any good grade/task trackers (preferably in excel or google sheets) that work well for tracking year 11/12 marks in various subjects? Please let me know and if you can share some templates

Does anyone know good chemistry tutors that I could go to? I've heard of peak, ace and zhangs, but apparently peak only has one good tutor and all of his slots are already full, I'm in waiting list but in the meanwhile, I need to decide a chem tutor. I am currently in y10 and I'm pretty sure...

can someone send like a free textbook or like a bunch of questions similar to howard 4u 1000 questions for year 11 adv and ex1 math

I'm doing it accelerated, so next year (in year 10) I'll begin year 11 Maths Advanced. I've been considering tutoring, so I was wondering which tutoring centre would be best. I've been browsing BOS and I've been a bit overwhelmed with all the choices available. I want to (hopefully) get an ATAR...

hi guys, I was wondering if uni entry is something hard to get into. I'm currently in year 11 and my prelims are starting next week. My grades atm before prelims were: B for English Adv, C for Ext Eng, C for standard maths, B for society and culture, B for investigating science, A for legal...

there are no past papers or notes anywhere T-T I have my first theory-heavy geography exam on Monday (all other assessment tasks have been on fieldwork) and my absolutely amazing teacher has given me as many resources as she can...but I'm last-minute browsing for any forums or resources by...

I will enter year 12 next term and I just want to know how to effectively manage homework and study. Do you guys do homework first then study or the other way around. Any advice is much appreciated! :D

What can I do to ace my year 11 Prelims? What study techniques and/or methods should I adopt to give me the best possible edge over my peers and ensure that I succeed?. I would also love to hear the methods that students in year 12 have done for their prelims and various tips they can give me...

"You are to compose a 1000-1200 word narrative that insightfully reimagines the specific concept/issue discussed in your mentor text and manifestation text." Does anyone know any good texts that I could use for my IRP? I was thinking about 1984 and Dave Eggers’ “The Circle” but I don't know...

I have a chemistry depth study but we only have the next 2 weeks to design and carry out our experiment before the holidays. We need to measure how the rate of reaction (or the time taken for the reaction to reach completion) for a specific type of reaction is impacted by a factor. I was hoping...

hi im in yr 11 doing bio, chem, maths ext, maths adv, english adv, sor 1 and geography (exactly 12 units). my current marks for these subjects are: biology: 73% (rank 43/98) chemistry: 73% (54/72) maths ext: 60% (59/88) math adv: 68% (77/144) english adv: 67% (34/63) sor 1: 80% (9/12)...

I asked a similar question a while ago, but I am still in quite a predicament and can't choose between the two. I don't know anyone who does either business studies or modern history, so I was wondering if I could get some guidance. Based on the research I've done online, it seems like business...

Hi all, my name is Danny and I am currently a 4th year medical student at UNSW who graduated back in 2020 with a 99.70 ATAR including 99 in 3U maths and 98 in 4U maths. As part of the resources I develop for HSC Math students, I've made some Maths Advanced topic tests for students on the topics...

I have been struggling with this decision for a while now and could use some help. I currently take 3U maths and english, as well as chem, VA, and Legal, but I'm interested in taking up extension 2 english at the start of year 12. Problem is I enjoy all my subjects and don't want to drop any of...

HSC Alumni's, what are your year 11 and year 12 regrets?

Does anyone have any advice on how to choose texts that I could use for my IRP? My strong points are in creative writing (always full marks) however I'm not so confident in a critical response or creative non fiction...usually in essays I would get maybe around 15-18 out of 20. Last time I asked...