I think there can be hope without a god...I think the way religion offers hope is by offering people a purpose. There are plenty of other ways people can find purpose and a life meaning outside of religion
Selective schools are an obvious issue as hubs of advantage, but private schools are a whole other ball game. Either way... the way we offer different kinds of education for different kinds of students is ridiculous. We should just have public schools and that be that. At least that's a start to...
You sound pretty thin to me...I'm 164cm and weigh about 50 (I think) and I'm already quite a thin person. You don't need to look like a rake. Stop going on instagram and aspiring to stick then VS models. Spend your time and effort on more worthwhile pursuits that will actually make you happy...
Pretty sure you can only defer for 1 year. But you can always just reapply for the course/uni if you want. If you've got the ATAR its fine. Also you can always just go to uni as a mature age student at 21 if your planning on going for that long
If you like who you're with stay with them! Why would you break up over the HSC. You can do the HSC and have a relationship. That's like saying should I break up because I have a job