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Generally speaking, it can be difficult to justify taking more than 12 units in year 12. This is because of two main reasons: The workload resulting from taking more than 12 units can be overwhelming. As such, There may be a negative effect on your performance across your subjects due to...

No worries! Yes, an ATAR of 90 is still possible, as long as you perform well in your remaining assessment tasks as well as your trial exams, not to mention the fact that the HSC exam contributes 50% of your overall HSC mark in a subject on its own, giving you a great opportunity to make...

It would be a good idea to provide information such as the number of band 6's achieved at your school in each of your subjects and/or your school rank, as it can contribute to more accurate ATAR estimates. Given this information, your current performance seems consistent with an ATAR in the low...

I would suggest creating a thread in the Site News, Feedback and Support forum with details as this is something that could perhaps be implemented. Essentially, members need to be aware of the following: Derailing - this means not posting irrelevant messages in threads, especially those in the...

Yes, Moderators have a set of guidelines that we follow when addressing any issues.

No worries! Should English Advanced contribute only 1 unit towards your ATAR, this simply means that the effect that the subject will have on your ATAR (whether positive or negative) will be halved because it is only contributing 1 unit as opposed to 2. The actual mark that you receive for the...

If your internal performance is average and your HSC exam performance is outstanding, then your Assessment Mark will be average and your Examination Mark will be outstanding. The Assessment Mark is the mark that reflects your internal performance and contributes 50% of your overall HSC mark in...

Being ranked first in a subject is the best position that you can be in, as that will allow you to maximise your Assessment Mark, which is the mark that you receive that reflects your internal performance and contributes half of your overall HSC mark in the subject. In your case, maintaining...

You seem to be passionate about history. Essentially, if your performance in the Modern History year 11 course was favourable, and given that you enjoyed this subject so far, you appear to have a good basis for taking History Extension in year 12. At the same time, you should consider your other...

JSTOR is a database that hosts content such as academic journals and books. Similar to other databases such as Emerald Insight and Wiley Online Library, most of JSTOR's content is paid. As such, paid articles can either be individually downloaded for a fee (such as the one that you mentioned)...

Essentially, an ATAR of 99.95 can be achieved with any subject combination (including Earth and Environmental Science), as long as your performance across your subjects is of a sufficiently high standard. This means that the answer to OP's question is definitely yes. Looking at previous HSC...

No worries, I am happy to help. Being ranked in the middle of a cohort can be interpreted differently depending on whether the school is ranked high or low (the ranking itself does not have much significance beyond indicating the academic capability of the school cohort). Being ranked in the...

I think that there seems to be a slight nuance in your understanding of the moderation process. Perhaps some clarification would be helpful. 😄 Essentially, students' marks are not increased because they attend a high-ranked school. Instead, the cohort of a high-ranked school is inherently...

I suppose that the HSC system is intended to be more forgiving in making the HSC exam worth 50% as opposed to 100% (as is the case of other educational systems), which creates an opportunity for students to make a comeback at different stages of their HSC journey, as opposed to having 100% of...