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From Struggle to Success: How Smart Study Habits Can Transform Your Teen’s HSC Journey

From Struggle to Success: How Smart Study Habits Can Transform Your Teen’s HSC Journey

A successful HSC campaign comes down to just a few highly accessible actions, and when applied consistently, these actions can transform a student from feeling overwhelmed to confidently mastering their HSC journey.   THREE KEY ACTIONS FOR HSC SUCCESS 1. ENGAGE WITH YOUR WHY Motivation is a challenge for most teenagers, especially with the endless distractions available to them. In order for a student to stay focused on their studies, it is crucial that they stay connected to...

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How to stay motivated ahead of the trial exams

How to stay motivated ahead of the trial exams

With the delay of Trial Exams in Sydney thanks to the Lockdown, maintaining motivation and momentum to continue your exam preparation is certainly a challenge! Motivation is the key to HSC success – but it’s not so easy, especially during a lockdown. At CoWorks we...

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welcome to the world of virtual university

welcome to the world of virtual university

A typical week of virtual uni Although it often feels a bit isolating, a typical week of ‘virtual’ or online university is much less frantic than attending university in person. Instead of travelling across town in peak-hour traffic, rushing from one end of campus to...

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Stay motivated. engage your vision!

Stay motivated. engage your vision!

One of the biggest challenges for a year 11 and 12 student is getting and staying motivated to put in the hard yards to produce their best possible results. At HSC CoWorks, motivating students to work even when they don't want to is embedded in everything we do. From...

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What is ‘rescuing’ and why you should avoid it

What is ‘rescuing’ and why you should avoid it

  Developing resilience and a sense of curiosity in students is one of our primary missions at HSC CoWorks! We encourage students to use the HSC to develop the skill of "Owning it" so that they can ultimately take responsibility for their own success, including...

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Developing the skill of essay writing

Developing the skill of essay writing

Fergus Gardiner, Founder of HSC CoWorks + an English and Modern History Teacher, outlines the secret to writing a strong HSC Essay in this video and also highlights WHY essay writing is a critical skill for students to develop at school and take with them into the...

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WHY MINDSET IS SO IMPORTANT IN ACHIEVING A GREAT HSC RESULT

WHY MINDSET IS SO IMPORTANT IN ACHIEVING A GREAT HSC RESULT

  Why mindset is so important in achieving a great HSC result! In this video Jesse outlines the importance of mindset in achieving your desired HSC result.  In order to unleash your full potential, you must first free yourself of any limitations, and realise the...

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Why Virtual Learning is here to stay

Why Virtual Learning is here to stay

FERGUS ON VIRTUAL LEARNING  In this video, Fergus (our Founder) explains the incredible benefits virtual learning has had on students. He notes that it has been a major breakthrough in supporting students individually rather than as a mass.  HSC CoWorks provides HSC...

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How our ‘ZOOM AN HSC EXPERT’ Functionality works

How our ‘ZOOM AN HSC EXPERT’ Functionality works

  FERGUS ON ZOOM AN EXPERT In this video, Fergus (our Founder) explains our 'Zoom an Expert' function and its incredible benefits for students and teachers alike. On top of 5 hours face to face coaching a week and 24/7 online support, students can book in to one...

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Why some students underperform in the exam room

Why some students underperform in the exam room

Why do some students underperform in the exam room despite putting in hours and hours of hard work?   This is something we see when students arrive at HSC CoWorks. There is a lot of frustration and occasionally feelings of being demoralised because a student has put...

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Why eating your frogs is so important

Why eating your frogs is so important

  Why eating your frogs is so important! In this video Jesse outlines what a frog task is and why they are so important. For an HSC student, frog tasks are the hardest or most challenging tasks that they do not want to do, such as a practice essay or working on...

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Why is grit so important?

Why is grit so important?

Why is GRIT so important? In this video, Jesse discusses the importance of displaying grit in the form of perseverance and resilience when faced with obstacles. It is inevitable that HSC students will face setbacks and challenges along the way, but they should embrace...

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HSC CoWorks Founder speaks to the AFR

HSC CoWorks Founder speaks to the AFR

Debate runs rings around figures for schools Australia’s debates over falling standards of education seem endless and circular despite the constantly increased funding. Why is it so hard to get the right answers? Sarah Mitchell is blunt about the failure of...

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Introducing the CoWorks Achievement Badges

Introducing the CoWorks Achievement Badges

We are excited to announce our latest engagement feature of the HSC CoWorks student portal with the introduction of ‘achievement badges’!  Students are now awarded achievement badges for reaching specific milestones with their output produced and overall engagement...

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Summer Challenge Achievement Badge

Summer Challenge Achievement Badge

In conjunction with the launch or our new Achievement Badges we also have two challenge badges for students to work towards over the summer break with our December Christmas Badge and our January Summer Badge. To earn these badges, the target is a modest 500-point...

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Our virtual coaching offerings are here to stay

Our virtual coaching offerings are here to stay

Across the globe there is a virtual learning revolution going on with millions of students from Kindergarten through to University completing their learning via Zoom and other similar platforms.  While face to face school largely returned to normal fairly quickly for...

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8 ideas for studying in the ‘post-trials slump’

8 ideas for studying in the ‘post-trials slump’

The 'post-trials slump' is real for the vast majority of HSC students. You have covered all the content, assessment tasks are done, the countdown to graduation is on, the weather is heating up, 18th birthday events every weekend and 50% of your ATAR is still up for...

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Live Q&A Support.. Anytime, Anywhere!

Live Q&A Support.. Anytime, Anywhere!

Live Q&A Zoom sessions run every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 5pm to 8pm through to the end of the HSC to receive additional one on one support from one of our experts as you need it when working outside of your normal CoWorks session. Join for as...

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New Mindset. New Results!

New Mindset. New Results!

You have everything you need to create your very own HSC Success Story. When we look around at those who are achieving the success which we want for ourselves, it is easy to fall into the trap of attributing those people as having ‘super powers’ i.e. they are smarter,...

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