HSC Lectures
Each May, June and September, Sutherland Shire Libraries host a variety of HSC Lectures given by experienced speakers. These very popular lectures help students get ahead in their studies with expert advice and exam tips.
If you would like to be on the emailing list for our HSC Lecture program please leave your name and email address with library staff at any branch library or phone 9710 0351.
Study Resources (all subjects)
Exams
Past HSC exam papers and notes from the marking centre are available from the NSW Board of Studies web site.
HSC standards packages from the NSW Board of Studies use actual student answers to provide a guide to high-, medium- and low-level achievement in HSC examinations.
Online multiple choice practice questions are provided by the NSW Board of Studies for the 29 subjects that have a multiple choice component in the HSC Examinations.
Study guides
There are study guides for most HSC subjects from publishers such as Excel and Macquarie. These guides briefly cover the content of each subject's syllabus and are designed to assist students with their study and revision. In addition, there are study guides for most of the HSC English texts and prescribed areas of study.
Study Guides can be located in the Library Catalogue by doing a general keyword search for the name of a subject, along with the words 'study guides'. For example, modern history study guides.
Support material
Online Databases allow you to search for newspaper, magazine and journal articles on any topic in the Library's collection of online databases.
We have recommended websites saved in Delicious to help you study for your HSC.
HSC Syllabuses for all subjects are available from the NSW Board of Studies web site.
Bored of Studies contains hundreds of notes and past papers from more than 30 subjects studied in the HSC. The materials are provided by previous HSC students and the site editors, as well as past trial and HSC papers from various schools around NSW.
More help
Study Skills Success is for all students wishing to improve their academic study skills. The program consists of eight units covering reading, writing, speaking, listening, research, visuals, grammar and vocabulary. There are over 100 activities including note taking, essay writing and website evaluation.
YourTutor connects students with expert tutors for live, one-on-one individual learning sessions via the Internet in their online classroom.
NSW H.S.C. Online: this site has a list of Internet resources for all HSC subjects, study and examination tips and links to supporting agencies.
Board of Studies NSW: the Board of Studies provides support material for students, parents and teachers, including syllabus documents and past HSC papers.
Curriculum Support: these are supporting resources from the NSW Department of Education and Training for all subjects in each of the key learning areas.
University Admission Centre (UAC): is the central office that receives and processes applications for admission to most courses at participating NSW and ACT universities. Students can view important dates, information about university courses and the UAI required to gain entry to those courses.
