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I would be interested to see the paper (if one was published). Here is an article from the university department itself about the study: sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/04/23/atars-to-blame-for-fall-in-language-study.html

Ah okay. I should have done a bit of research: 'The ATAR scaling system is leading to lower scores for some high-level language subjects and has contributed to the decline of HSC languages more often studied by students in low socio-economic schools, new research shows.' 'Languages were...

I was perusing hscscalinggraphs.au. Why is it that that Arabic Continuers and Extension courses consistently scale demonstrably less favourably than their counterparts of other languages? For example, below is the comparison between French and German courses against the Arabic. The band...

Certainly. My conclusion regarding my own circumstance is that pursuing the course of HSC repetition would be needless delay, given that the HSC is not a particularly challenging qualification by international standards (still three months until the exam) and that one has vastly more...

@Atterbatter226 Hi. I have seriously considered the option of re-sitting the HSC next year and done some research. NESA has offered the so-called path of "self-tuition" since at least 1.5 decades (according to online sources), which effectively entails sitting exams as a private examinee. There...