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year 11 begins: how to help your teen navigate the big leap from year 10

year 11 begins: how to help your teen navigate the big leap from year 10

As your child moves from Year 10 to Year 11, they are entering a pivotal stage in their academic journey. Year 11 is not just another school year—it marks the beginning of their Preliminary HSC coursework and sets the foundation for Year 12. The shift comes with new challenges, higher expectations, and a faster pace, which can be overwhelming for students who aren’t prepared. As a parent, understanding these changes will help you better support your teen through this transition. We are here to...

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Learning from Home: How to Set Up Your At-Home Study Space

Learning from Home: How to Set Up Your At-Home Study Space

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has brought a great deal of change to the world. That much goes without saying. And the education space is certainly not exempt from this. As a result of the pandemic, many Australian schools have been forced to introduce a ‘learning...

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Cramming: The HSC Habit You Need to Quit

Cramming: The HSC Habit You Need to Quit

While a very common study method employed by students, cramming is an ineffective, not to mention stressful, approach. Here’s how to study effectively and build the habit of consistency!

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Summer Holidays 2019/20

Summer Holidays 2019/20

There are several schools finishing very early this year, giving students 2 whole months of summer holidays. Whilst we encourage students to have a bit of a break and re-group from a very busy Year 11 and 1st Term Year 12, these summer holidays are also the best...

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Your HSC Success Story

Your HSC Success Story

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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R U OK DAY

R U OK DAY

Hi, my name is Portia Gooch, and I am a Senior Coach at HSC CoWorks in Bondi Junction and Regional Ambassador for the HSC CoWorks’ Virtual Campus. However, in my time outside of the office, I am also a psychology student and a youth mental health worker with a passion...

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Beware of the Post HSC Trials Slump…

Beware of the Post HSC Trials Slump…

With many students mid HSC Trials right now, we wanted to discuss a very common obstacle that students tend to face in a couple of weeks: the post-trials slump. Yes it’s a real thing! After (hopefully) working very hard in the lead-up to trials, and an intensive exam...

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How to stay ‘Gritty’ post Trials

How to stay ‘Gritty’ post Trials

The key to staying gritty through the post-trials period comes back to our first and most important student key behaviour ‘Engage your vision’. No student wants to re-work an English essay or complete another Maths past paper. However everyone wants the benefits of...

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Streaks

Streaks

Today’s the 11th year in a row of daily posts on this blog. Nearly 5,000,000 words since my first post twenty years ago, and I haven’t missed a day (given some time-zone wiggle room) since 2008. Streaks are their own reward. Streaks create internal pressure that keeps...

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Daily practice makes perfect. Daily rituals to support.

Daily practice makes perfect. Daily rituals to support.

Before we introduce the daily rituals, let's just do a quick recap of the number of hours a typical HSC student's day to highlight the importance of planning out each of these precious hours. 9 hours for sleep  7 hours for school 1 hour for travel time 3 hours...

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The 6 skills required for HSC success

The 6 skills required for HSC success

Here at HSC CoWorks we live and breathe our Key Behaviours no matter our role in the company and whether we are studying or not. Why? Because these 6 behaviours when understood and adopted are a game changer no matter our task or path. Let us ask you a question. How...

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TIME MANAGEMENT AND THE ART OF PLANNING

TIME MANAGEMENT AND THE ART OF PLANNING

Whether you’re feeling stressed, anxious or itching to get it over with, take a moment to acknowledge the journey you’ve taken to get to this point. Now, let’s get down to business. Time management can be your ultimate best friend throughout your study time and exam...

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Understanding the HSC journey

Understanding the HSC journey

My teacher is no good. I can’t write essays. I have too much homework. You don’t understand how hard this is. If this is sounding all too familiar to you, then it’s likely you have a child sitting the HSC in the next 2 years. Don’t worry… you are not alone. As a...

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Why ‘school notes’ don’t work

Why ‘school notes’ don’t work

While notes are an extremely well-intentioned action which a student is taking towards achieving their dream HSC result there is very little progress being made towards this goal by merely taking 'notes'.  Having the most comprehensive, colour coded, well organised...

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How to utilise the Easter Holidays as a Year 11 or 12 student

How to utilise the Easter Holidays as a Year 11 or 12 student

While it is important that students have a break from their studies and recharge the batteries, it would be remiss of us not to point out the opportunity that lies ahead. 2 weeks of no school, no sport, and many many hours of free time to prepare for the term ahead....

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Teach a man to fish…

Teach a man to fish…

Students will sometimes ask our Coaching team; "what do you think?", "how would you write it?", "what words would you use?". This is quite a natural request from a teenager who in many other aspects of their life is granted the gift of instant gratification.  Not sure...

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Dee Why campus has launched!

Dee Why campus has launched!

We were thrilled to open the doors to our newest campus in Dee Why on the Northern Beaches this week! Managing Director, Jesse Gardiner and his wife live on the Northern Beaches with their 2 kids and opening a campus in their home-town has been a project almost 2...

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