Class of 2025 (2025 HSC CHAT) (9 Viewers)

academic_reaper said:

How do ya'll have no past papers

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KellyMc said:

ummmm thats funny. No.

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yourbestfriend said:

i have a question about state ranking in maths. how do they determine whose 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc if they all get 100 in the hsc exam and say they were all also ranked first in the school, so they would get 100 internally as well?
also what about for other written subjects?

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yourbestfriend said:

i have a question about state ranking in maths. how do they determine whose 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc if they all get 100 in the hsc exam and say they were all also ranked first in the school, so they would get 100 internally as well?
also what about for other written subjects?

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killer queen said:

From what I’ve heard it can come down to handwriting
Literally in maths it just becomes who did the questions the most elegantly, who proved something the most wholly
I think it’s less of an issue for written subjects as full marks is simply rarer in stuff such as English
But yeah in maths it’s just who answered a question the most effectively, and formatting/handwriting does come into play

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yourbestfriend said:

oh okkk, that's kind of ridiculous to judge maths based on handwriting, there goes my chances of getting a state rank hahaha! (not that i was ever going to actually get one lol)

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bigupsanky said:

Nah you got it. Just make sure your steps are really clear. Maybe try writing what you've done to guide the reader and make it more intuitive for them to mark your paper.

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lesqx said:

Anyone here doing geo? If so what are you doing for prep with legit no past papers

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• Biomass
• Ecological integrity
• Vulnerability
• Resilience
• Dynamic Equilibrium

• Settlement patterns; dispersed, nucleated or linear
• Settlement heirarchy
• Urbinisation
• Interdependence on rural and urban places
• Sphere of influence (i.e. How significant?)
• Demographics

yourbestfriend said:

i have a question about state ranking in maths. how do they determine whose 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc if they all get 100 in the hsc exam and say they were all also ranked first in the school, so they would get 100 internally as well?
also what about for other written subjects?

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Kat.crazi said:

Which is more effective: memorising all content and then beginning past papers once confident or just doing past papers and learning as u go?
(for subjects like bio)

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melanie_o said:

I literally just relied on Powerful Geography 2 textbook and Global Interactions textboom and basically sumarised with reference to the syllabus. The skills (mainly multiple choice) has not really been impacted/changed by the new syllabus so past syllabus papers for skills will still be relevant. There is a sample exam on the geography syllabus page, CSSA and Independent both made geo trial exams this year, so maybe ask your teacher if they can purchase either (if you did one of them, buy the other). I think some companies also have recently released summary books based off the new syllabus. For me, I've just been doing mindmaps, making essay plans for different scenarios, and just memorisiing my case studies with statistics, e.c.t. Also, my teacher is saying that since NESA is really pushing this notion of suatainability to be the main driving force of the new syllabus, if I were you, I would be putting a few of the UN Sustainability Goals (UNSDG's) into your mind in regards to your case studies, as I bet markers will be eating that up if you include them, especially for your Global Sustainability case study, as that will back up your points. Make sure you are able to coherently and concisely sum up each of your case studies into its location, spatial pattern, character and linkages - by having a template for these five ideas, you can optimise your exam time, as you don't have to struggle in the exam to condense such broad topics into a few sentences, allowing you to focus more on the main part of your responses; your explainations and examples. For the Section III structured extended response and Section IV standalone extended response, one will be on Ecosystems and Global Biodiversity and the other on Rural and Urban Places (GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY WILL NEVER BE THE CORE MODULE IN EITHER SECTION III OR IV). If you are aiming to well, make sure you are referring to geographic terminology:
Ecosystems and Global Biodiversity:

• Biomass
• Ecological integrity
• Vulnerability
• Resilience
• Dynamic Equilibrium

Rural and Urban Places

• Settlement patterns; dispersed, nucleated or linear
• Settlement heirarchy
• Urbinisation
• Interdependence on rural and urban places
• Sphere of influence (i.e. How significant?)
• Demographics

Basically, just know all your case studies in enough detail to be able to write up to 20 marks worth of an extended response (could be broken up into parts if in section III)

Have some essay plans ready, noting that answering the question doesn't require as much 'flair' compared to other essay subjects such as English; GET TO THE POINT! Make sure you include the location and spatial data as unlike other subjects, the case studies are not drawn from a specific elective (that means that in theory, every single school could be studying different places/case studies - which means that the marker may not know your particular case study in a lot of depth as it definitely won't be a teacher from your school who is marking your exam - HELP THEM OUT! LET THEM GIVE YOU THE MARKS!)

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reniiiblaseee said:

how are u guys currently studying for english

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