Newcastle students study through holidays to beat HSC stress
There are 250 year 12 students at Callaghan College, Jesmond. They are using school holidays to revise. Exams start on October 13.
Many students at Callaghan College, Jesmond meet with teachers during the break and work through past papers to get feedback. Charli Davies said holiday study sessions helped ease the pressure.
Subjects like Legal Studies and Ancient History needed lots of revision. Charli Davies already has an early offer to study arts at the University of Newcastle.
She plans to major in French. Sophie Bullas spends hours each day on flashcards to get ready.
Trial exams helped make the HSC feel less scary than before. She also secured early entry to study primary education at UoN.
Millie Thomas sends essay drafts to teachers for notes. She hopes it will help her land a job in publishing or journalism after graduation.
- 250 students
- Year 12 cohort size
- October 13
- HSC exam start date
- Callaghan College Jesmond
- School
- University of Newcastle
- University target
Why it mattersYear 12 students across Australia face the same exam pressure. Watching how peers tackle exams early gives practical study tips.
AustraliaNSW year 12s sit the Higher School Certificate in October; early uni entry offers mean some are balancing exams with accommodation and course decisions already locked in.
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