Advice for End of the Year

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We're at the end of another big school year, and at the end of our first term for our new Year 12s. One great practice that will help your studies in 2020 immensely is to reflect on this year (particularly this term for the Year 12s).

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙? 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠? 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠? 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠?

There's a big difference in benefits between simply thinking about these in your head, and actually writing them out. So write them out unsparingly.

And to the Year 12s, have an honest analysis into your subjects to decide whether or not you should drop one of them. Don't be afraid to drop to 10 units.

When deciding whether to drop a subject, consider factors such as: - Assessment Task 1 marks - your class teacher - your school's usual success in that subject - how much you enjoy it - its scaling - amount of time you would need to put in it compared to other subjects (e.g. subjects with major works).

And conversely, a poor Assessment Task 1 grade doesn't mean the end of that subject.

We've seen amazing turnarounds from poor—even 30% weighted—first assessment tasks (though it won't be easy). Because even a weighting of 30% is only 15% of your HSC mark for that subject. Smash that remaining 85% !!!

All in all though, a great year and a great term guys. Good job!