NSW Science syllabuses (physics, chem and bio) are a global embarrassment (1 Viewer)

[coolcat6778]

Thread starts from: https://boredofstudies.org/threads/...re-a-global-embarrassment.415070/post-7703084

Why are we forced to learn about aboriginal bs in chemistry and biology and aboriginal rock paintings... Why the fuck in the physics exam are we asked to answer like 15% worth of questions that are like "How did this scientist improve the lives of society" I thought they got rid of all this bs. I literally lost so many marks on questions like this in the 2024 physics paper. This problem is only exclusive to NSW HSC papers, literally look at every other state their papers don't have these garbage questions asking "How did the discovery of fundamental particles improve our lives" or the garbage below. This garbage actually pmo and I lost so many marks on these humanities questions in the actual physics hsc exam. This is all bs and needs to be removed immediately.

These questions belong in investigating science or even year 9 or 10 science, why the fuck are we forced to study the humanities of a certain science subject?

They seriously need to get rid of these questions cause a bunch of retards got higher than me cause the paper was literally just another english exam. There needs to be harder calculation questions instead of a bunch of questions testing your writing and essay skills. This garbage sucks. Physics isn't meant to be a shitty subject where you memorise dot points and rote learn from a textbook, it's suppose to require thinking. That thinking is only tested in calculation questions and VERY brief explanation questions. Question 32 does not belong in any physics paper, it's really embarrasing nsw is the only state that asks literal humanities questions in a physics exam designed for adults

Clearly the syllabus change in 2017 didn't do shit, these subjects are still full of these useless ass questions that don't test depth of knowledge and thinking. It's really embarrasing NSW, really is embarrasing. Every other state has an actual physics exam, while we get a boring ass garbage writing exam mixed with a bunch of 1 + 1 calculation questions .

 

[WeiWeiMan]

Why are we forced to learn about aboriginal bs in chemistry and biology and aboriginal rock paintings... Why the fuck in the physics exam are we asked to answer like 15% worth of questions that are like "How did this scientist improve the lives of society" I thought they got rid of all this bs. I literally lost so many marks on questions like this in the 2024 physics paper. This problem is only exclusive to NSW HSC papers, literally look at every other state their papers don't have these garbage questions asking "How did the discovery of fundamental particles improve our lives" or the garbage below. This garbage actually pmo and I lost so many marks on these humanities questions in the actual physics hsc exam. This is all bs and needs to be removed immediately.

These questions belong in investigating science or even year 9 or 10 science, why the fuck are we forced to study the humanities of a certain science subject?

They seriously need to get rid of these questions cause a bunch of retards got higher than me cause the paper was literally just another english exam. There needs to be harder calculation questions instead of a bunch of questions testing your writing and essay skills. This garbage sucks. Physics isn't meant to be a shitty subject where you memorise dot points and rote learn from a textbook, it's suppose to require thinking. That thinking is only tested in calculation questions and VERY brief explanation questions. Question 32 does not belong in any physics paper, it's really embarrasing nsw is the only state that asks literal humanities questions in a physics exam designed for adults

Clearly the syllabus change in 2017 didn't do shit, these subjects are still full of these useless ass questions that don't test depth of knowledge and thinking. It's really embarrasing NSW, really is embarrasing. Every other state has an actual physics exam, while we get a boring ass garbage writing exam mixed with a bunch of 1 + 1 calculation questions .

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[coolcat6778]

Is all you do complain

yeah cause its unfair that nsw gets a garbage physics exam thats basically a humanities exam while every other state gets a proper exam without all the garbage rote learning and humanities essay questions. NO physics exam in the world asks you to write a shitty ass english esque analysis with petal structure on how scientists are good for society except for the nsw hsc. I'm pretty sure it's all labor's fault in an attempt to make physics more appealing to bums at the expense of actual physics skills - it's called dumbing down the syllabus, even though the physics Australian Curriculum is already easy anyway

 

[Study to success]

Yeah it will help u get better at English. That way u can practice ur English skills in physics lol. Maybe their trying to make u guys go cross curriculum lol

 

[Hehehe22]

I can't believe you're complaining about this rather than the English mandate, because that's so much worse

I think they just want to help contextualise everything you're learning, so that you're not just studying things for the sake of studying

Also, some things are better left unsaid, even if you think that way...

 

[Study to success]

I can't believe you're complaining about this rather than the English mandate, because that's so much worse

I think they just want to help contextualise everything you're learning, so that you're not just studying things for the sake of studying

Also, some things are better left unsaid, even if you think that way...

#antihscenglishparty

 

[Study to success]

Honestly we should just create a complain thread and complain about NESA and the hsc system in general

 

[Hehehe22]

Honestly we should just create a complain thread and complain about NESA and the hsc system in general

Yeah except it'd all be a waste of time bc NESA's never gonna read a random thread on a students' forum Just gotta clench our teeth and get through the HSC, then become the problem and make the next generations suffer

Haha I'm being cynical, don't mind me - I've been studying the entire long weekend

 

[Study to success]

Yeah except it'd all be a waste of time bc NESA's never gonna read a random thread on a students' forum Just gotta clench our teeth and get through the HSC, then become the problem and make the next generations suffer

Haha I'm being cynical, don't mind me - I've been studying the entire long weekend

At least you’ve been productive. I’ve barely done anything. But at least we can have a thread to rant

 

[Hehehe22]

At least you’ve been productive. I’ve barely done anything. But at least we can have a thread to rant

Yess we can let our anger out in spirit

And no, I haven't been productive, I've just spent a lot of time :/

 

[Study to success]

Ok I made the complaint thread

 

[Neogotmyback]

Dude what is actually going on with you. Why is every post u make rage bait.
Just do ur friggin hw.

 

[coolcat6778]

NESA just released the new science syllabus for 2027. Here are the notable changes for Physics.

- Getting rid of thermodynamics completely, a topic which would've been used again in engineering physics in uni - Getting rid of angular velocity ω - Removed multiple formulas from the formula sheet, including angular velocity and specific heat capacity. + Adding useless aboriginal crap (are you serious, leftists?) ++ Explain why Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples used inclined planes to move heavy objects ++ Describe how Aboriginal Peoples use the wave velocity and wavelength of water waves to approximate water depth ++ Analyse the motion of projectiles used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples + Adding more useless qualitative stuff to rote learn for mod 7 and 8 + Added no new formulas at all, while removing atleast two.

It's crazy how NSW has one of the most rigorous and toughest mathematics exams in the western world, mathematics extension 2, then you look at our physics exam, you see how retarded and shallow it is.

New South Wales is stuck with the dumbest high school physics syllabus and exam in the world till the year 2037.

Let me just emphasis, physics is MEANT to be a fucking quantitative subject, not a fucking qualitative describing and essay writing subject. There's nothing gained from making kids learn more qualitative content just for the exams to follow a retarded "regurgitate what you just learnt" structure. With Mathematics Extension 2, we cover way less content than A Level Further Mathematics or IB Mathematics AA HL. However the general consensus among threads I've read is that our exams are much more novel and require critical mathematical thinking and aptitude, especially Questions 16 15 14. This emphasizes quality over quantity. However, the Physics HSC syllabus covers way less than something like A Level, yet our physics exams aren't even intellectually demanding in the slightest (if you count regurgitation and rote learning as intellectually demanding I'm sorry). Our physics exam are so trash. Section 1 is okay, but Section 2 (four fifths of the exam) in the HSC Physics paper fucking suck. There are literally NO intellectually demanding calculation questions. What separates a band 6 student from a band 5 physics student is not their quantitative ability and critical thinking, but rather their ability to write "beautifully". This is especially true for the ~20 marks worth of history reciting questions. Why the fuck can't the physics syllabus just be like the math extension 1 and 2 exams, where the last few questions are actually challenging quantitative questions? Why the fuck is NESA differentiating people on the basis of English writing skills rather than mathematical and actual physics skills? Your ability to write English esque analytical paragraphs on why Rutherford was such a hot guy has no bearing on your ability to perform well in university level physics at all. Here's what's incredibly ridiculous. Someone (99 ATAR) from my school got a 97 in mathematics extension 1, yet in Physics, they only received a 93 exam mark, corresponding to a raw mark below 88. Tell me how the fuck he lost atleast 12 marks? That's right, just cause he wasn't good at arts (English) he couldn't score in the high 90s. I guarantee his study score if he did the Victorian VCE would be somewhere in the 48/50. This guy has a very good memory and high IQ, just that he isn't good at beautiful writing. Our physics syllabus is so retarded that they moved stuff like harmonic motion into math extension 2, even though it really belongs in physics like how it is in A Level and IB. While all these physics exams (A Level, IB, AP) DO contain qualitative questions, they aren't retarded 9 markers which take up a whole page. The amount of lines VCE, A Level and IB give for the highest mark qualitative question is just 4 lines. Tell me why the fuck HSC physics paper need a retarded "analyse rutherford's impact on scientific knowledge" 9 marker with 20 lines? Only the HSC has an essay component worth approximately 9 marks in addition to other similar weighted questions. Now to the minor concerns, why the fuck do we need to include aboriginal stuff in a subject that doesn't require it? Not even the US - a notoriously sensitive society - with it's AP exams include stuff for LGBTQ+ and black people in their physics exam. They're literally not trying to hide their agenda anymore. I guess the next thing the leftists are going to do is add aboriginal numeric representation in the math standard syllabus? I really hope someone from NSW Education Standards Authority with some sense reads this and addresses the concerns here. This is seriously upsetting. This is not only unfair for STEM people, but it also leaves NSW students heavily underprepared in university physics compared to someone from like Victoria or Western Australia.

If you want to see what a good high school physics syllabus looks like (atleast for Australia), just look at our neighbors in Vic, VCE
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/Documents/exams/physics/2023/2023physics-w.pdf

If you want to see what a truly good high school physics syllabus looks by global standards, just look at A Level or IB
https://pmt.physicsandmathstutor.com/download/Physics/A-level/Past-Papers/AQA/Data Sheet.pdf
https://tuhsphysics.ttsd.k12.or.us/DocumentsAndLectures/Documents/Misc/DataBooklet2025.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OmHRxgLdYPkfQT0sip7i8z3ITy9c4sLY/view
pastpapers.papacambridge.com/viewer/caie/as-and-a-level-physics-9702-2025-may-june-9702-s25-qp-21-pdf
pastpapers.papacambridge.com/viewer/caie/as-and-a-level-physics-9702-2025-may-june-9702-s25-qp-41-pdf

Even the US learns more rigorous high school physics than Australia
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-physics-c-mechanics-equations-sheet.pdf
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-physics-2-equations-sheet.pdf
https://strachan.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/9/9/18994903/2016_physics_2_practice_exam.pdf
APs are just high school exams, and they already have more stuff plus calculus in their physics syllabus

The new shit stain of a syllabus for HSC physics is here:
https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/science/physics-11-12-2025/content/year-12/fa915fab52

 

[Trial&Error]

NESA just released the new syllabus for 2027. Here are the notable changes.

- Getting rid of thermodynamics completely, a topic which would've been used again in engineering physics in uni - Getting rid of angular velocity ω - Removed multiple formulas from the formula sheet, including angular velocity and specific heat capacity. + Adding useless aboriginal crap (are you serious, leftists?) ++ Explain why Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples used inclined planes to move heavy objects ++ Describe how Aboriginal Peoples use the wave velocity and wavelength of water waves to approximate water depth ++ Analyse the motion of projectiles used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples + Adding more useless qualitative stuff to rote learn for mod 7 and 8 + Added no new formulas at all, while removing atleast two.

It's crazy how NSW has one of the most rigorous and toughest mathematics exams in the western world, mathematics extension 2, then you look at our physics exam, you see how retarded and shallow it is.

New South Wales is stuck with the dumbest high school physics syllabus and exam in the world till the year 2037.

Let me just emphasis, physics is MEANT to be a fucking quantitative subject, not a fucking qualitative describing and essay writing subject. There's nothing gained from making kids learn more qualitative content just for the exams to follow a retarded "regurgitate what you just learnt" structure. With Mathematics Extension 2, we cover way less content than A Level Further Mathematics or IB Mathematics AA HL. However the general consensus among threads I've read is that our exams are much more novel and require critical mathematical thinking and aptitude, especially Questions 16 15 14. This emphasizes quality over quantity. However, the Physics HSC syllabus covers way less than something like A Level, yet our physics exams aren't even intellectually demanding in the slightest (if you count regurgitation and rote learning as intellectually demanding I'm sorry). Our physics exam are so trash. Section 1 is okay, but Section 2 (four fifths of the exam) in the HSC Physics paper fucking suck. There are literally NO intellectually demanding calculation questions. What separates a band 6 student from a band 5 physics student is not their quantitative ability and critical thinking, but rather their ability to write "beautifully". This is especially true for the ~20 marks worth of history reciting questions. Why the fuck can't the physics syllabus just be like the math extension 1 and 2 exams, where the last few questions are actually challenging quantitative questions? Why the fuck is NESA differentiating people on the basis of English writing skills rather than mathematical and actual physics skills? Your ability to write English esque analytical paragraphs on why Rutherford was such a hot guy has no bearing on your ability to perform well in university level physics at all. Here's what's incredibly ridiculous. Someone (99 ATAR) from my school got a 97 in mathematics extension 1, yet in Physics, they only received a 93 exam mark, corresponding to a raw mark below 88. Tell me how the fuck he lost atleast 12 marks? That's right, just cause he wasn't good at arts (English) he couldn't score in the high 90s. I guarantee his study score if he did the Victorian VCE would be somewhere in the 48/50. This guy has a very good memory and high IQ, just that he isn't good at beautiful writing. Our physics syllabus is so retarded that they moved stuff like harmonic motion into math extension 2, even though it really belongs in physics like how it is in A Level and IB. While all these physics exams (A Level, IB, AP) DO contain qualitative questions, they aren't retarded 9 markers which take up a whole page. The amount of lines VCE, A Level and IB give for the highest mark qualitative question is just 4 lines. Tell me why the fuck HSC physics paper need a retarded "analyse rutherford's impact on scientific knowledge" 9 marker with 20 lines? Only the HSC has an essay component worth approximately 9 marks in addition to other similar weighted questions. Now to the minor concerns, why the fuck do we need to include aboriginal stuff in a subject that doesn't require it? Not even the US - a notoriously sensitive society - with it's AP exams include stuff for LGBTQ+ and black people in their physics exam. They're literally not trying to hide their agenda anymore. I guess the next thing the leftists are going to do is add aboriginal numeric representation in the math standard syllabus? I really hope someone from NSW Education Standards Authority with some sense reads this and addresses the concerns here. This is seriously upsetting. This is not only unfair for STEM people, but it also leaves NSW students heavily underprepared in university physics compared to someone from like Victoria or Western Australia.

If you want to see what a good high school physics syllabus looks like (atleast for Australia), just look at our neighbors in Vic, VCE
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/Documents/exams/physics/2023/2023physics-w.pdf

If you want to see what a truly good high school physics syllabus looks by global standards, just look at A Level or IB
https://pmt.physicsandmathstutor.com/download/Physics/A-level/Past-Papers/AQA/Data Sheet.pdf
https://tuhsphysics.ttsd.k12.or.us/DocumentsAndLectures/Documents/Misc/DataBooklet2025.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OmHRxgLdYPkfQT0sip7i8z3ITy9c4sLY/view
pastpapers.papacambridge.com/viewer/caie/as-and-a-level-physics-9702-2025-may-june-9702-s25-qp-21-pdf
pastpapers.papacambridge.com/viewer/caie/as-and-a-level-physics-9702-2025-may-june-9702-s25-qp-41-pdf

Even the US learns more rigorous high school physics than Australia
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-physics-c-mechanics-equations-sheet.pdf
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-physics-2-equations-sheet.pdf
https://strachan.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/9/9/18994903/2016_physics_2_practice_exam.pdf
APs are just high school exams, and they already have more stuff plus calculus in their physics syllabus

The new shit stain of a syllabus for HSC physics is here:
https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/science/physics-11-12-2025/content/year-12/fa915fab52

I actually agree with a lot of your points here. I was having a look at the new syllabus yesterday and a lot of the ”hard” things which actually made Phsyics interesting were removed and one dotpoint from the old syllabus became like 3 in the new one to make it look like a lot of content. (Tell me why young’s double slit experiment is now like 7 dotpoints??)

I honestly didn’t like the thermodynamics module anyways but I understand why it was important. And the only difficult calculation questions came from circular motion where they combined angular speed concepts with tangential speed so it’s quite stupid to remove that.

And they also changed around some of the actual real world application non-calculation stuff like light models.

 

[cheesynooby]

noooo thermo was cool (even though noone takes it seriously cuz its not assessed in the hsc)
i see where they're coming from since they want to make hsc physics doable without needing to take math as a prerequisite (which is why the stuff that requires math like shm is in the math course) but i agree with most of ur points

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

Victoria's chemistry syllabus seems much better too.

 

[WorkEfforts]

NESA just released the new syllabus for 2027. Here are the notable changes.

- Getting rid of thermodynamics completely, a topic which would've been used again in engineering physics in uni - Getting rid of angular velocity ω - Removed multiple formulas from the formula sheet, including angular velocity and specific heat capacity. + Adding useless aboriginal crap (are you serious, leftists?) ++ Explain why Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples used inclined planes to move heavy objects ++ Describe how Aboriginal Peoples use the wave velocity and wavelength of water waves to approximate water depth ++ Analyse the motion of projectiles used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples + Adding more useless qualitative stuff to rote learn for mod 7 and 8 + Added no new formulas at all, while removing atleast two.

It's crazy how NSW has one of the most rigorous and toughest mathematics exams in the western world, mathematics extension 2, then you look at our physics exam, you see how retarded and shallow it is.

New South Wales is stuck with the dumbest high school physics syllabus and exam in the world till the year 2037.

Let me just emphasis, physics is MEANT to be a fucking quantitative subject, not a fucking qualitative describing and essay writing subject. There's nothing gained from making kids learn more qualitative content just for the exams to follow a retarded "regurgitate what you just learnt" structure. With Mathematics Extension 2, we cover way less content than A Level Further Mathematics or IB Mathematics AA HL. However the general consensus among threads I've read is that our exams are much more novel and require critical mathematical thinking and aptitude, especially Questions 16 15 14. This emphasizes quality over quantity. However, the Physics HSC syllabus covers way less than something like A Level, yet our physics exams aren't even intellectually demanding in the slightest (if you count regurgitation and rote learning as intellectually demanding I'm sorry). Our physics exam are so trash. Section 1 is okay, but Section 2 (four fifths of the exam) in the HSC Physics paper fucking suck. There are literally NO intellectually demanding calculation questions. What separates a band 6 student from a band 5 physics student is not their quantitative ability and critical thinking, but rather their ability to write "beautifully". This is especially true for the ~20 marks worth of history reciting questions. Why the fuck can't the physics syllabus just be like the math extension 1 and 2 exams, where the last few questions are actually challenging quantitative questions? Why the fuck is NESA differentiating people on the basis of English writing skills rather than mathematical and actual physics skills? Your ability to write English esque analytical paragraphs on why Rutherford was such a hot guy has no bearing on your ability to perform well in university level physics at all. Here's what's incredibly ridiculous. Someone (99 ATAR) from my school got a 97 in mathematics extension 1, yet in Physics, they only received a 93 exam mark, corresponding to a raw mark below 88. Tell me how the fuck he lost atleast 12 marks? That's right, just cause he wasn't good at arts (English) he couldn't score in the high 90s. I guarantee his study score if he did the Victorian VCE would be somewhere in the 48/50. This guy has a very good memory and high IQ, just that he isn't good at beautiful writing. Our physics syllabus is so retarded that they moved stuff like harmonic motion into math extension 2, even though it really belongs in physics like how it is in A Level and IB. While all these physics exams (A Level, IB, AP) DO contain qualitative questions, they aren't retarded 9 markers which take up a whole page. The amount of lines VCE, A Level and IB give for the highest mark qualitative question is just 4 lines. Tell me why the fuck HSC physics paper need a retarded "analyse rutherford's impact on scientific knowledge" 9 marker with 20 lines? Only the HSC has an essay component worth approximately 9 marks in addition to other similar weighted questions. Now to the minor concerns, why the fuck do we need to include aboriginal stuff in a subject that doesn't require it? Not even the US - a notoriously sensitive society - with it's AP exams include stuff for LGBTQ+ and black people in their physics exam. They're literally not trying to hide their agenda anymore. I guess the next thing the leftists are going to do is add aboriginal numeric representation in the math standard syllabus? I really hope someone from NSW Education Standards Authority with some sense reads this and addresses the concerns here. This is seriously upsetting. This is not only unfair for STEM people, but it also leaves NSW students heavily underprepared in university physics compared to someone from like Victoria or Western Australia.

If you want to see what a good high school physics syllabus looks like (atleast for Australia), just look at our neighbors in Vic, VCE
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/Documents/exams/physics/2023/2023physics-w.pdf

If you want to see what a truly good high school physics syllabus looks by global standards, just look at A Level or IB
https://pmt.physicsandmathstutor.com/download/Physics/A-level/Past-Papers/AQA/Data Sheet.pdf
https://tuhsphysics.ttsd.k12.or.us/DocumentsAndLectures/Documents/Misc/DataBooklet2025.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OmHRxgLdYPkfQT0sip7i8z3ITy9c4sLY/view
pastpapers.papacambridge.com/viewer/caie/as-and-a-level-physics-9702-2025-may-june-9702-s25-qp-21-pdf
pastpapers.papacambridge.com/viewer/caie/as-and-a-level-physics-9702-2025-may-june-9702-s25-qp-41-pdf

Even the US learns more rigorous high school physics than Australia
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-physics-c-mechanics-equations-sheet.pdf
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-physics-2-equations-sheet.pdf
https://strachan.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/9/9/18994903/2016_physics_2_practice_exam.pdf
APs are just high school exams, and they already have more stuff plus calculus in their physics syllabus

The new shit stain of a syllabus for HSC physics is here:
https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/science/physics-11-12-2025/content/year-12/fa915fab52

'It's crazy how NSW has one of the most rigorous and toughest mathematics exams in the western world, mathematics extension 2'

Oh I have to laugh
You go into an exam and you will definitely know most of Q11-14 already just from practice
Q15-16 is harder conceptually but still doable

Theres nothing 'hard' about Maths Ext 2

 

[WorkEfforts]

Victoria's chemistry syllabus seems much better too.

Then consider moving there
I'm sure you get nothing out of complaining about other states instead of focusing on your own

 

[WorkEfforts]

NESA just released the new syllabus for 2027. Here are the notable changes.

- Getting rid of thermodynamics completely, a topic which would've been used again in engineering physics in uni - Getting rid of angular velocity ω - Removed multiple formulas from the formula sheet, including angular velocity and specific heat capacity. + Adding useless aboriginal crap (are you serious, leftists?) ++ Explain why Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples used inclined planes to move heavy objects ++ Describe how Aboriginal Peoples use the wave velocity and wavelength of water waves to approximate water depth ++ Analyse the motion of projectiles used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples + Adding more useless qualitative stuff to rote learn for mod 7 and 8 + Added no new formulas at all, while removing atleast two.

It's crazy how NSW has one of the most rigorous and toughest mathematics exams in the western world, mathematics extension 2, then you look at our physics exam, you see how retarded and shallow it is.

New South Wales is stuck with the dumbest high school physics syllabus and exam in the world till the year 2037.

Let me just emphasis, physics is MEANT to be a fucking quantitative subject, not a fucking qualitative describing and essay writing subject. There's nothing gained from making kids learn more qualitative content just for the exams to follow a retarded "regurgitate what you just learnt" structure. With Mathematics Extension 2, we cover way less content than A Level Further Mathematics or IB Mathematics AA HL. However the general consensus among threads I've read is that our exams are much more novel and require critical mathematical thinking and aptitude, especially Questions 16 15 14. This emphasizes quality over quantity. However, the Physics HSC syllabus covers way less than something like A Level, yet our physics exams aren't even intellectually demanding in the slightest (if you count regurgitation and rote learning as intellectually demanding I'm sorry). Our physics exam are so trash. Section 1 is okay, but Section 2 (four fifths of the exam) in the HSC Physics paper fucking suck. There are literally NO intellectually demanding calculation questions. What separates a band 6 student from a band 5 physics student is not their quantitative ability and critical thinking, but rather their ability to write "beautifully". This is especially true for the ~20 marks worth of history reciting questions. Why the fuck can't the physics syllabus just be like the math extension 1 and 2 exams, where the last few questions are actually challenging quantitative questions? Why the fuck is NESA differentiating people on the basis of English writing skills rather than mathematical and actual physics skills? Your ability to write English esque analytical paragraphs on why Rutherford was such a hot guy has no bearing on your ability to perform well in university level physics at all. Here's what's incredibly ridiculous. Someone (99 ATAR) from my school got a 97 in mathematics extension 1, yet in Physics, they only received a 93 exam mark, corresponding to a raw mark below 88. Tell me how the fuck he lost atleast 12 marks? That's right, just cause he wasn't good at arts (English) he couldn't score in the high 90s. I guarantee his study score if he did the Victorian VCE would be somewhere in the 48/50. This guy has a very good memory and high IQ, just that he isn't good at beautiful writing. Our physics syllabus is so retarded that they moved stuff like harmonic motion into math extension 2, even though it really belongs in physics like how it is in A Level and IB. While all these physics exams (A Level, IB, AP) DO contain qualitative questions, they aren't retarded 9 markers which take up a whole page. The amount of lines VCE, A Level and IB give for the highest mark qualitative question is just 4 lines. Tell me why the fuck HSC physics paper need a retarded "analyse rutherford's impact on scientific knowledge" 9 marker with 20 lines? Only the HSC has an essay component worth approximately 9 marks in addition to other similar weighted questions. Now to the minor concerns, why the fuck do we need to include aboriginal stuff in a subject that doesn't require it? Not even the US - a notoriously sensitive society - with it's AP exams include stuff for LGBTQ+ and black people in their physics exam. They're literally not trying to hide their agenda anymore. I guess the next thing the leftists are going to do is add aboriginal numeric representation in the math standard syllabus? I really hope someone from NSW Education Standards Authority with some sense reads this and addresses the concerns here. This is seriously upsetting. This is not only unfair for STEM people, but it also leaves NSW students heavily underprepared in university physics compared to someone from like Victoria or Western Australia.

If you want to see what a good high school physics syllabus looks like (atleast for Australia), just look at our neighbors in Vic, VCE
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/Documents/exams/physics/2023/2023physics-w.pdf

If you want to see what a truly good high school physics syllabus looks by global standards, just look at A Level or IB
https://pmt.physicsandmathstutor.com/download/Physics/A-level/Past-Papers/AQA/Data Sheet.pdf
https://tuhsphysics.ttsd.k12.or.us/DocumentsAndLectures/Documents/Misc/DataBooklet2025.pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OmHRxgLdYPkfQT0sip7i8z3ITy9c4sLY/view
pastpapers.papacambridge.com/viewer/caie/as-and-a-level-physics-9702-2025-may-june-9702-s25-qp-21-pdf
pastpapers.papacambridge.com/viewer/caie/as-and-a-level-physics-9702-2025-may-june-9702-s25-qp-41-pdf

Even the US learns more rigorous high school physics than Australia
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-physics-c-mechanics-equations-sheet.pdf
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-physics-2-equations-sheet.pdf
https://strachan.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/9/9/18994903/2016_physics_2_practice_exam.pdf
APs are just high school exams, and they already have more stuff plus calculus in their physics syllabus

The new shit stain of a syllabus for HSC physics is here:
https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/science/physics-11-12-2025/content/year-12/fa915fab52

Who gives a shit what you learn in high school
You're crying about them 'dumbing down' physics but its not like it would have any major influence in higher level education (Uni)
You basically learn everything from the start but at a much faster pace in Uni so therefore who cares

 

[daisyjones123]

why u always complaining about something