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Sick of doing the same repetitive questions and want some good practice for the harder questions in the HSC exams?
Want to do a practice paper under simulated exam conditions in preparation for your HSC?
Know someone at school who is a gun at HSC maths and/or HSC chemistry?
It is that time of year again! This year, Bored of Studies will be holding trial exams for:
• Mathematics Extension 1
• Mathematics Extension 2
• Chemistry
These are aimed at students seeking a challenging paper that will push their limits and test how well they really know their stuff. The exams have been designed by our team maintaining a high standard of challenging questions, whilst still remaining within the bounds of the HSC syllabus.
They will interest you, challenge you and show you different ways of thinking for certain topics (which will be very handy for the actual HSC exam!). Students who have taken these trial exams in previous years can attest to this.
Note: Students who may be worried about losing motivation (due to results) are reminded that this is NOT intended to be an accurate reflection of the difficulty of the HSC. The questions are made to be as closely styled as possible to the HSC exams (see previous papers), but this will be one of your last chances to practice a full exam as close to HSC conditions as possible.
Different BoS trial format this year
This year we will be running the BoS trial exams online. A team of markers will then mark the responses and we will post the (anonymised) results on this forum in due course, along with sample solutions. Whilst we would have loved to have had an in-person event, the decision has been made to go with an online format this year for the following reasons:
• Current NSW Health protocols are that any positive COVID-19 case must isolate for 14 days regardless of vaccination status. Given that there are still hundreds of cases circulating in the community, the last thing we want is for this event to create a transmission risk and force students into quarantine, subsequently missing their HSC exams.
• Any large gathering event will likely require strict rules in vaccination status and masking. This, along with the uncertainty of the government constantly changing rules at short notice, makes it challenging and risky for any venue to host and enforce the rules.
Of course, we recognise that actual supervised exam conditions cannot be perfectly enforced with this format. The timed nature of the exam and the application-centric nature of the questions will help mitigate some of this. However, we strongly advise that you sit this in as close to exam conditions as possible at home, to get the maximum benefit for your HSC studies. If you are going to be cheating yourself to stroke your ego and get a false sense of security, then note that it is to your own detriment when it comes to the preparing for the real HSC exam (given this is a practice exam and doesn’t actually count to any official assessment marks).
An outline of how this will work:
Time of exams
The times are indicative of 10 minutes reading time, 3 hours writing time (2 hours for Maths Ext1) and 20 minutes upload time (15 minutes for Maths Ext1). Please make sure you are online on Bored of Studies at least 10 minutes prior to the designated start time.
Target audience
It is highly recommended that students attempting the papers are around (or at least aiming for) the band 6 or band E4 range. The exams will very thoroughly examine your understanding of different topics, but more importantly your ability to apply this to solving problems under exam conditions.
What you need
• A Bored of Studies account - if you are not yet a member (or would like to sign up some friends) you can sign up for free by clicking on the ‘Register’ button on the top right corner of the page
• An appropriate physical environment to do the exam, ideally a quiet room with minimal disturbance on the exam day
• Your own blank writing paper
• A phone or scanner to take photos/scans of responses
• A working computer/laptop with stable internet connection and the ability to paste photos in a Word file and convert them to a PDF
• The usual materials allowed for the HSC exams, including pen and calculator
• A printer at home is preferred (particularly for Chemistry where it is more convenient to print the paper and write/graph on the spaces in section II) but not mandatory
Cost
Given the online delivery of the exams, this will be a free event.
How to register
If you wish to invite some friends (which I encourage provided they fit the recommended target audience described above), please be advised that they must have a Bored of Studies account to participate in the exam. If you wish to register them together in one go, please make sure ALL accounts are participants in the same private message.
If you know anybody who is ‘beast’ at Mathematics and/or Chemistry, I ask that you link them to this page. We want to put the best people in the state up against each other for this exam. Consider it a challenge from us.
Once you have registered, you will receive a student number to confirm your registration. Keep this student number with you for each exam. You can use it to track your results when I put the marks online (only the student number and marks will be shown). You are only registered when I have replied with your student number.
Look forward to seeing you there (online)!
Past exams and solutions
For Maths, we do have past papers since 2012 to give you an idea of what to expect. Keep in the mind that whilst the new syllabus was in place since 2020, the majority of the questions in those past papers are still relevant to the current syllabus. For Chemistry, we have a past paper in 2020 which was the first year we did a BoS Trial for that course.
Feel free to use them as preparation for this year's paper or just practice in general.
Chemistry
Mathematics Advanced (2013-2015 only)
Mathematics Extension 1
Mathematics Extension 2
Want to do a practice paper under simulated exam conditions in preparation for your HSC?
Know someone at school who is a gun at HSC maths and/or HSC chemistry?
It is that time of year again! This year, Bored of Studies will be holding trial exams for:
• Mathematics Extension 1
• Mathematics Extension 2
• Chemistry
These are aimed at students seeking a challenging paper that will push their limits and test how well they really know their stuff. The exams have been designed by our team maintaining a high standard of challenging questions, whilst still remaining within the bounds of the HSC syllabus.
They will interest you, challenge you and show you different ways of thinking for certain topics (which will be very handy for the actual HSC exam!). Students who have taken these trial exams in previous years can attest to this.
Note: Students who may be worried about losing motivation (due to results) are reminded that this is NOT intended to be an accurate reflection of the difficulty of the HSC. The questions are made to be as closely styled as possible to the HSC exams (see previous papers), but this will be one of your last chances to practice a full exam as close to HSC conditions as possible.
Different BoS trial format this year
This year we will be running the BoS trial exams online. A team of markers will then mark the responses and we will post the (anonymised) results on this forum in due course, along with sample solutions. Whilst we would have loved to have had an in-person event, the decision has been made to go with an online format this year for the following reasons:
• Current NSW Health protocols are that any positive COVID-19 case must isolate for 14 days regardless of vaccination status. Given that there are still hundreds of cases circulating in the community, the last thing we want is for this event to create a transmission risk and force students into quarantine, subsequently missing their HSC exams.
• Any large gathering event will likely require strict rules in vaccination status and masking. This, along with the uncertainty of the government constantly changing rules at short notice, makes it challenging and risky for any venue to host and enforce the rules.
Of course, we recognise that actual supervised exam conditions cannot be perfectly enforced with this format. The timed nature of the exam and the application-centric nature of the questions will help mitigate some of this. However, we strongly advise that you sit this in as close to exam conditions as possible at home, to get the maximum benefit for your HSC studies. If you are going to be cheating yourself to stroke your ego and get a false sense of security, then note that it is to your own detriment when it comes to the preparing for the real HSC exam (given this is a practice exam and doesn’t actually count to any official assessment marks).
An outline of how this will work:
- Students who register will be invited into a restricted forum on this website specifically set up for the BoS trials. The forum to submit responses will function in a similar way to Contact Moderators, in that it is private for the individual student but viewable by markers. More specific instructions will be provided to the participants closer to the exam day.
- The exam paper will be released to participants at a certain time (see below). They will be given a time limit to complete the paper and attach photos/scans of their responses as a series of PDF files into a thread. A 20 minute leeway will be given to allow time for upload.
- When time is up, all submission threads will be locked and the submission will be taken as final for marking. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Time of exams
The times are indicative of 10 minutes reading time, 3 hours writing time (2 hours for Maths Ext1) and 20 minutes upload time (15 minutes for Maths Ext1). Please make sure you are online on Bored of Studies at least 10 minutes prior to the designated start time.
Mathematics Extension 2
Tuesday 2nd of November
9:30am - 1:00pm
Mathematics Extension 1
Tuesday 2nd of November
3:00pm - 5:25pm
Chemistry
Wednesday 3rd of November
2.00pm - 5.30pm
Target audience
It is highly recommended that students attempting the papers are around (or at least aiming for) the band 6 or band E4 range. The exams will very thoroughly examine your understanding of different topics, but more importantly your ability to apply this to solving problems under exam conditions.
What you need
• A Bored of Studies account - if you are not yet a member (or would like to sign up some friends) you can sign up for free by clicking on the ‘Register’ button on the top right corner of the page
• An appropriate physical environment to do the exam, ideally a quiet room with minimal disturbance on the exam day
• Your own blank writing paper
• A phone or scanner to take photos/scans of responses
• A working computer/laptop with stable internet connection and the ability to paste photos in a Word file and convert them to a PDF
• The usual materials allowed for the HSC exams, including pen and calculator
• A printer at home is preferred (particularly for Chemistry where it is more convenient to print the paper and write/graph on the spaces in section II) but not mandatory
Cost
Given the online delivery of the exams, this will be a free event.
How to register
Note that we do have a registration cap of 40 people for each exam, so get in quick!Please send me a private message (here or click on "Start a new conversation" on my profile) stating the following:
• Username (especially if you are registering friends)
• Name
• School
• Which exam(s) you will be sitting (Maths Ext1, Maths Ext2, Chemistry)
• How you first found out about this event
If you wish to invite some friends (which I encourage provided they fit the recommended target audience described above), please be advised that they must have a Bored of Studies account to participate in the exam. If you wish to register them together in one go, please make sure ALL accounts are participants in the same private message.
If you know anybody who is ‘beast’ at Mathematics and/or Chemistry, I ask that you link them to this page. We want to put the best people in the state up against each other for this exam. Consider it a challenge from us.
Once you have registered, you will receive a student number to confirm your registration. Keep this student number with you for each exam. You can use it to track your results when I put the marks online (only the student number and marks will be shown). You are only registered when I have replied with your student number.
Look forward to seeing you there (online)!
Past exams and solutions
For Maths, we do have past papers since 2012 to give you an idea of what to expect. Keep in the mind that whilst the new syllabus was in place since 2020, the majority of the questions in those past papers are still relevant to the current syllabus. For Chemistry, we have a past paper in 2020 which was the first year we did a BoS Trial for that course.
Feel free to use them as preparation for this year's paper or just practice in general.
Chemistry
BoS Trial Chemistry 2020-2022 Exams and Solutions
BoS Trial Chemistry 2020-2022 Exams and Solutions (written by multiple authors)
www.boredofstudies.org
Mathematics Advanced (2013-2015 only)
BoS Trials Mathematics 2013-2015 Exams and Solutions
BoS Trials Mathematics 2013-2015 Exams and Solutions NOTE: This is a legacy resource migrated from an old version of BoredOfStudies. Original Uploader: Trebla
www.boredofstudies.org
Mathematics Extension 1
BoS Trial Mathematics Extension 1 2012-2023 Exams and Solutions
BoS Trial Mathematics Extension 1 2012-2023 Exams and Solutions
www.boredofstudies.org
Mathematics Extension 2
BoS Trial Mathematics Extension 2 2012-2023 Exams and Solutions
BoS Trial Mathematics Extension 2 2012-2023 Exams and Solutions
www.boredofstudies.org