Elated, relieved and shocked: Hunter students wake up to top ATARs Newcastle were part of 17.5 per cent in the state to score above 90.00. Newcastle Herald · Dec 14, 2023
‘I realised I had it in me’: the NSW students who topped this year’s HSC courses For some of the year 12 students awarded First in Course awards in 2023, the path has not always been clear The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023
'Very surreal': the Hunter students who topped NSW in HSC courses Six Newcastle students swept up top scores in the state. Newcastle Herald · Dec 13, 2023
‘That number ain’t you bby’: Australian celebrities and lecturers say Atar results don’t define future High VCE or HSC results might be necessary for certain further studies but needn’t define you for the rest of your life The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2023
An urgent overhaul of VCE exams is needed after multiple errors, experts say. But how did this happen? One mathematician blames a shift in recent decades away from top professors and subject experts being responsible for exam papers The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2023
Golden hour photos and mocktails for Lambton High's year 12 formal 'It was an incredible night and I'm so grateful for my school for organising it all.' Newcastle Herald · Nov 6, 2023
Done and dusted, HSC students look forward to 'free time and no pressure' 'It's time to have fun.' Newcastle Herald · Nov 2, 2023
University of Newcastle: now and future of higher education sector in Australia The way students think about university study has changed, and the University of Newcastle has reassessed its degrees to meet modern expectations of higher education. Newcastle Herald · Oct 20, 2023
Students uneasy after 'weirdly worded' legal studies exam 'The approach was quite different to what we do in class.' Newcastle Herald · Oct 18, 2023
Year 12s Are Super Salty Over Another ‘Ridiculously Hard’ Exam & I’m Sensing A Pattern Here "NESA, what were you on when you wrote that?" Pedestrian.tv · Oct 16, 2023
Morning Mail: nation split on way forward after vote, granny flat push, Australia break World Cup duck Guardian Essential poll shows support for more action but division over the right path; judge considers imposing limited gag order on Donald Trump in election trial The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
NSW year 12 students said this maths test was ‘ridiculously hard’. How would you have done? Some students say they are thinking of ‘backup uni course options’ after Monday exams but tutor says test was ‘comparable to previous years’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
Students 'relieved and at ease' after putting Maths to the test 'I realised I knew a lot more than I thought I did.' Newcastle Herald · Oct 16, 2023
Passenger ferry service between India and Sri Lanka begins again, after nearly 40 years India-Sri Lanka ferry service: The high-speed craft (HSC) Cheriyapani, embarked on its journey around 8.15 a.m. from the Nagapattinam port with 50 passengers and 12 crew members headed by Captain Biju George, on board. The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 13, 2023 Year 12s Are Fumin’ Over This Year’s HSC English Exam & I Reckon I’d Straight Up Flunk It Too Year 12 HSC and VCE exam season has begun and this year's crop are truly hating it. Let's chat about it and try to repress the memories.
Newcastle Herald · Oct 13, 2023 HSC students near halfway point after history exam "I'm feeling relieved ... it's a very content heavy subject.'
The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2023 These HSC exam questions stumped some NSW students. How would you fare? First English paper prompts one student to ask ‘What the hell was that?’ – and others are moved to post pictures of apricots next to crying emojis
The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2023 ‘I woke up at 4am’: nerves and excitement as 70,000 NSW year 12 students sit first HSC exam Students began their final school exams on Wednesday, with this year’s English papers drawing from an eclectic range of Australian authors
Newcastle Herald · Oct 11, 2023 Wave of calm washes over HSC students with first exam behind them HSC students face their biggest test yet with confidence.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023 Morning Mail: Albanese’s plea from the heart, Australia tops mortgage stress list, UN warns of war crimes in Israel and Gaza The prime minister uses Uluru’s powerful symbolism to plead for a yes vote, while shocking details emerge of the massacre of Israelis by Hamas
The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023 Five sets of twins, two sets of triplets: the school where the HSC presents identical issues Guardian Australia visits the Sydney high school where multiple-birth siblings make up more than 10% of the year 12 cohort
Newcastle Herald · Oct 9, 2023 Pre-exam jitters for students as HSC countdown begins 'I've got some mixed emotions, I'm nervous some days but then I'm like no, I've got this.'
The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2023 ‘We’re not a statistic’: HSC exams are hard – but for students with disabilities it can be even more challenging Caitlin Blanch, a year 12 pupil who lives with osteogenesis imperfecta, says the way disability provisions are assessed can be ‘almost degrading’
The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2023 Machine learning: could ChatGPT become just another tool for Australia’s year 12 – like Wikipedia? An International Baccalaureate student says she and her peers find the AI platform helpful for brainstorming – but that doesn’t mean safeguards aren’t needed
Newcastle Herald · Sep 27, 2023 Early bird entry: students reminded to apply for uni in 2024 Applications close at 11.59pm on Friday.