Young men are less likely to attain an ATAR and are performing lower in their university courses than women, University Admissions Centre (UAC) data has shown. In 2020, boys were "significantly underrepresented" in the 38-98.7 ATAR range, despite accounting for ...

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has ruled out allowing HSC students to sit exams mask free, saying he “tried everything” to ditch the rule. Even private school students will be made to cover their mouths and noses – including those getting a $38,000-a-year ...

The various representatives of Catholic schools around Sydney and NSW have been front and centre during continued arguments about returning to face-to-face learning, teacher vaccinations and the HSC. Earlier this year, Sydney Catholic Schools executive director Tony Farley called for ...

About 70,000 students from the NSW HSC class of 2020 are starting their written exams, with COVID-safe protocols in place. Safeguards including temperature tests and spaced seating have been introduced to protect students who sit their first English test on ...

1: Catch up on any work missed during online learning The HSC has never been as stressful or as anxiety-inducing as it is currently during the COVID-19 pandemic. With almost 9 in 10 students feeling distracted while studying from home, ...

NSW is undergoing its biggest curriculum overhaul in 30 years, with a review released today finding it too cluttered and placing undue importance on the HSC and ATAR rankings at the expense of real world skills. The CEO of the ...

With HSC exams just around the corner and university exams not too far away, helpful tips could mean the difference between flunking and doing your best. But as Geoff Kinkade from Studiosity's Academic Advisory Board and former principal consultant for ...

With HSC exams quickly approaching, it's timely to refresh our knowledge of how to prepare for high-stakes tests – in many ways, they can set the foundation for the rest of our professional lives. In his final instalment of the ...

It’s the question just about every maths teacher will hear multiple times a year – ‘Will we even use this in real life?’ – but a new course might help nip it in the bud. The NSW Government has announced ...

The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA) has “cautiously welcomed” a decision to scrap plans that would link NAPLAN results with qualifying for the HSC. NSW education minister Rob Stokes today announced the contentious plan would not go ahead, after ...