The trials I had were OK, but my results were bloody deceiving. I was freaking out when I got such low marks like 67.5% for English! I was told that the SC was like basic skills and with the marks I got, I thought that I couldn't do well in something that was only basic skills! So after that I did some revision and some study and when I did the actual exam, I was surprised at how easy it was in terms of content and marking compared to the trials. I was happy with my results in the SC. It turned out that the bloody teachers were hard on us, especially in English. I know for sure that they'll do the same in the trials HSC exams as well. Compare the pair:
Trials
English - 67.5
Maths - 92
Science - 80
History - 78
Geography - 86
School Certificate
English - 86 (B)
Maths - 98 (A)
Science - 91 (A)
History - 88 (B)
Geography - 90 (A)
lol, funny how my school grades corresponded with the bands I got.
Btw, thank god we didn't have to waste another day doing a lame Computing Skills exam, I kinda feel sorry for all you Year 10s out there.