Enrolment figures for the 2023 HSC show the number of students taking the advanced maths and extension 1 subjects has fallen by 3 and 4 per cent respectively, a reduction of more than 900 pupils.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Fewer students may be choosing to study higher-level maths for the HSC because they had been taught by primary school teachers who were ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The median marks in some popular HSC STEM courses have risen, while the proportion of students getting the top band in the toughest ...

Longstanding plans to make maths compulsory for all Year 12 HSC students by 2026 have been dumped altogether. Do you think it should be compulsory? Vote in our poll. The NSW Education Standards ...

A MERE 1.5 per cent of girls doing the HSC completed the trio of advanced maths, physics and chemistry in recent years — but there are exceptions. When it comes to the HSC, only a tiny percentage of ...