HSC Resources

A program of seminars run by Willoughby City Library, designed to support HSC students and their families through the final two years of school. This program is run from February to June each year. HSC Seminars are held at Chatswood Library. Bookings essential, phone 9777 7900, email library@willoughby.nsw.gov.au

HSC Program 2012:

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Surviving the HSC: 2 Unit Mathematics Seminar

Tuesday, 1 May 2012 6:00 pm at Chatswood Library, Lower Ground, The Concourse, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood

First Class Tutoring will run a seminar focussing on two unit Mathematics for HSC students.

Bookings essential. Click here to book.

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Surviving the HSC: English Area of Study, Belonging

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 4:45pm at Chatswood Library, Lower Ground, The Concourse, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood

Lyndall Hough, teacher, marker, syllabus writer and author of HSC English will present this seminar focussing on the Area of Study, Belonging. Lyndall's session will include hints and tips that will help students prepare and practice for the HSC English exam.

Bookings essential. Click here to book.

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Willoughby Collection 

The Young Adult collection has a wide range of HSC reference items.
 
 HSC Reference Collection  
 

Infocus

A collection of material selected for its relevance to the HSC topics, texts and issues. All articles are drawn from Australian and international resources with the collection of the State Library of NSW.

 

Board of Studies

Syllabus documents, HSC timetable, prescribed English texts, past papers & HSC Marking Centre notes.

 


HSC Online 

Department of Education and Training working with Charles Sturt University to provide a wide range of HSC support resources.

Bored of Studies 

Created by students, for students, Bored of Studies provides current year 12 and year 11 students with lots of resources and support to help them succeed during the HSC and beyond.

Internet Resources

Following is a list of Electronic Resources accessible at Willoughby City Library.
Where indicated by *, these resources can also be accessed from home by Library members.

• Building Code of Australia
• eBooks*
• Electric Library
• Factiva 
• Health and Wellness Resource Centre*
• Libraries Australia*
• LINCS Community Information Database*
• Standards Australia Online Public Library Service 

Useful Study Links 

• All My Own Work - Guide to referencing sources correctly.
• Australian E-journals - National Library of Australia listing of Australian E-journals.
• Board of Studies NSW - The HSC syllabus, timetable, past exam papers and prescribed texts list.
• Bored of Studies - A website by students for other students to provide current information and support.
• HSC Online - Information from Charles Sturt University.
• Infoquick - A comprehensive index to articles about Australia or Australians published in the Sydney Morning Herald and related papers. 
• Inside Break - Great study resources for Belonging and other HSC topics.
• NSW Students Online - Past HSC exam papers and other study resources.
• Past Papers Online - The Board of Studies has past papers as PDFs for download.
• Career FAQs - Career FAQs is the home of quality, fact-filled career resources. Stay tuned as every week, more career news, career views and interviews will be posted to help you find your way through the career maze. If you have questions about your career, we have the answers.

 HSC Curriculum Links 

Modern History

These websites are good sources of authoritive information on various topics found within the history syllabus.

• Primary Documents from 1919 to Now - Primary source material relating to the United Kingdom from 1919 onward, including World War One and Two.
• First World War - An overview of World War One.
• World War Two - Documents, photographs, cartoons, art, and other World War Two propaganda.
• Cold War - Documents associated with the Cold War. Try clicking on the links in the timeline.

HSC Advice Line 

No matter where you call from in the state the HSC advice line only costs 25c and is available throughout the HSC exam period. The advice line is staffed by experience teachers who can help with all kinds of questions on most subjects. Go to State Library of New South Wales for more info.