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Feeling Overwhelmed? How to Take Back Control of Your HSC Study

Feeling Overwhelmed? How to Take Back Control of Your HSC Study

If you're staring at your to-do list, feeling like there’s no way you can get everything done before your next set of exams, you’re not alone. This is the time of year when HSC students start feeling the pressure. The good news? You don’t need to do everything—just the right things. Instead of panicking or avoiding the work (which only makes things worse), let’s go step by step and take back control of your HSC study. Now that students are almost 50% of the way through their HSC Year, read our...

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Dreaming of life after the HSC?

Dreaming of life after the HSC?

HSC Vision Would you say you have a strong, watertight, 10/10, unwavering Vision for what you want to achieve after the HSC? Do you see it clearly? Do you write it down daily? Do you focus on it when the going gets tough and you feel like you just want to give up?...

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Let’s get Gritty

Let’s get Gritty

Ever wondered how Elon Musk started building rocket ships or how 16 year old Laura Dekker sailed her way around the world in 518 days solo? How Michael Jordan become one of the World’s best basketball players or how Sara Blakely become the youngest female billionaire...

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Historian Quotes For 20th Century Germany

Historian Quotes For 20th Century Germany

20 years ago I sat my HSC and was lucky enough to receive HSC coaching and as a result Modern History became my favourite subject. I wrote essay after essay as my marks gradually moved into the A Range and I became excited about exam questions! The topic of 20th...

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Time Management Skills

Time Management Skills

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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The missing ingredients for HSC Success

The missing ingredients for HSC Success

Let’s be honest.   How well prepared is your child for the HSC exams? Do you know what it will take for them to achieve what they want? Do you believe it’s about how many times they write their notes out, how many hours they spend studying, how well they perform...

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How Can Parents Support Students Through The HSC?

How Can Parents Support Students Through The HSC?

The HSC Year is one of highs and lows. The year will have its inevitable roadblocks and disappointments, personal insights, thoughts about the future and transition to adulthood with 18ths, drivers licenses and applications for University. Whilst this journey belongs...

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Federal Budget

Federal Budget

Key elements of the 2017/18 Federal Budget in relation to the Economics HSC Syllabus Having a mildly contractionary stance with a deficit outcome of $29.4 billion, the coalition’s 2017/18 Federal Budget delivered by Treasurer Scott Morrison on the 9th of May features...

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True Grit

True Grit

Ah, that classic story about a young girl, hiring a lawman to chase down a renegade who killed her father. No, wait, that’s True Grit, the 2010 Western film remade from a John Wayne classic. This true grit is a better story. It’s the story where you achieve great...

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Marshmallow Test

Marshmallow Test

Don’t Eat That Marshmallow – It Could Make You Money If you have the time, google “Marshmallow Experiment Kids”. It’s a simple experiment that’s designed to show off your natural tendencies. But it also happens to be hilarious. The premise of the experiment is this: A...

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The Secret Blueprint For Module B

The Secret Blueprint For Module B

Even for the most passionate English student, starting a new essay can be a painful and overwhelming experience. This is particularly true of Module B essays as the syllabus lacks its usual directive towards explorations of ‘Discovery’ or a comparison of two texts...

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HSC Geography – The Great Barrier Reef in 5 minutes

HSC Geography – The Great Barrier Reef in 5 minutes

For the ecosystems at risk component of the HSC Geography syllabus it is all about keeping up to date with the ecosystem you are studying. It is important to know the history regarding your ecosystem however you should also include recent events. This is especially...

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3 x Daily Rituals for HSC Success

3 x Daily Rituals for HSC Success

Before we introduce the daily rituals, let's just do a quick recap of the number of hours a typical HSC student's day: 9 hours for sleep  7 hours for school 1 hour for travel time 3 hours study/school work/assessments/daily rituals 4 hours for eating, relaxing, school...

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The Most Effective Study Strategies for Business Studies

The Most Effective Study Strategies for Business Studies

When studying for Business Studies, its essential to have a set of detailed and well thought out summary notes for each core topic (Operations, Marketing, Finance and Human Resources) however this alone is not always enough to achieve the highest marks in exams....

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5 Tips For A Band 6 Visual Arts Essay

5 Tips For A Band 6 Visual Arts Essay

It is important to note that the theoretical component of Visual arts counts for 50% of your final mark. Therefore it is important to nail the essay writing and unseen plate component of the course as well as your major piece of work. Although there are many different...

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Why Did The RBA Leave Interest Rates At 1.5%?

Why Did The RBA Leave Interest Rates At 1.5%?

For the eighth consecutive month, the Reserve Bank has left official interest rates at a historic low of 1.5%. Why? A multitude of factors influenced the board to loosen monetary policy, including the steady increase in property market prices of domestic capital...

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Do I Make Money or Be Happy?

Do I Make Money or Be Happy?

Finding the Right Career for You Maybe you’ve only ever thought that you can make money or be happy when you choose your career. That seems like an extremely hard choice, right? Either you find a job that makes you satisfied and happy to go to work every morning, or...

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Creating a Purposeful Gap Year

Creating a Purposeful Gap Year

If you’re one of the thousands of students who’ve decided to take a gap year before settling down to uni, you’ve made a great decision. If you’re doing it to travel with friends, take some time off from school, or just work out what it is you want to do with your...

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