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Education analysts say it is effectively punishing ambitious students, who are urging a rethink of how exams are set in a bid to motivate more students study higher level maths.
Aside from compulsory English, there was one common subject among the elite group.
A Herald analysis of HSC band 5 and 6 data over 10 years reveals better results for advanced English students – but the news isn’t so good for extension maths and modern history.
Girls did significantly better than boys in almost 20 HSC subjects last year as new data also reveals performance by location and socio-economic background.
Girls did significantly better than boys in almost 20 HSC subjects last year as new data also reveals performance by location and socio-economic background.