A copy of the HSC times for each exam is below.

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/events/hsc-exam-timetable-2010.html

• Use a black pen.
• Write on one side of the page only.
• Avoid adding text in the margins of the page and connecting these ideas by asterisks and arrows. This is confusing and cluttered; simply add a new paragraph later in your work.
• Closely read and follow all key instructions. For example, if you are asked to include a title, ensure you do.
• Attempt to write both clearly and legibly, making sure you leave a blank line between paragraphs. This makes reading easier for the marker.
• Practice key conventions of proper English form and grammar: correct use of apostophe, placing titles either in inverted commas or underlined, the presentation of the text’s full title when it is first used, correct spelling of character and composer names, as well as correct spelling/usage of technique names.
• Leave a few minutes at the end of your exam to quickly proofread your work. Check all pages are in the correct order and correct any errors you can find. Examiners understand that you are under pressure and that your work is a first draft, however, correct grammar and spelling will ensure your exam is a sophisticated response.
• Your responses may be in essay form or the examiners may require you to write in a number of other textual forms including: journal/diary entry, letter, speech, dialogue, interview, report, writing in a role or a feature article. Make sure you know how to compose and sustain each of these textual forms.
• You may also be required to write a more personal response, which demands an ability to demonstrate how you have reflected personally on the effect of studying a particular module or area of study. Consider this for each of your modules during your study.
• Always read the syllabus/rubric which you are given in class - or may access on the Board of Studies website. This will ensure that you are aware of every facet of the module and cannot be surprised by any essay question.

The Importance of the HSC Examination Rubrics

In trial and HSC examinations, the rubric is placed at the top of each question. They are designed to guide you in effectively answering the question or section. They inform you about what is being assessed and how judgements will be made about your responses. They are also embedded in the marking guidelines, along with criteria specific to each question. As such, the exam rubrics are very important to you. When you study for the Trial and the HSC, ensure that you consider these exam rubrics closely for both the Area of Study and the Modules.

Smart Moves Coaching Australia has been helping students and parents through the education years since December 2004.

As soon as the parents come in, a friendly and studious atmosphere is apparent to students, parents and tutors.  Most of Smart Moves Coaching students enjoy coming for their weekly session and many of them pop in to say “Hello” long after their HSC.  Students appreciate the caring, dedicated and flexible staff at Smart Moves Coaching.  Students often mention the efforts made to accommodate their timetable, changing every term.  Students are not locked into a contract, they can stop as soon as they feel tutoring is not required any more for their success.

Tutoring is an important part of the education process because learning is an individual process.  All individuals learn differently.  Most people learn better in a one-on-one format.  Essentially, education is more than rote learning: it is about developing good “thinking skills”, for both school and life in general.

Walter B. Sprinkle, a former GPS English and History teacher has been working with children for more than 25 years.  Walter, trained at the University of New England, has taught gifted and talented students, as well as students with learning difficulties.  He and his team have been working with students from year 4 to University in their friendly offices in Roseville since 2004.

All tutors are recruited upon review of their qualifications, experiences and personality which are all essential aspects of working with young people and teenagers.  Walter and his tutors combine over 50 years of experience in teaching and tutoring.  They are all extremely knowledgeable in their subject areas and the syllabus.  All tutors develop an individual course of study that addresses HSC requirements as well as proficiency in exam techniques.  Tutors work one-on-one with their students at their own pace, helping them with homework or exam preparation.  Smart Moves Coaching does not set its own course of study.  Rather, tutors follow the syllabus and the respective schools’ programs while teaching the skills and knowledge of the students’ course.

Smart Moves Coaching Australia helps students who experience difficulties at school but also provide a caring environment where student’s confidence is developed and consolidated.  Some students are also being taught by Walter and his team to be challenged because their class and teachers do not provide them with the intellectual challenge they need.  Students can also sit mock exams at our offices and will examine their copy of the exam with their tutor on their next visit.

After being taught at Smart Moves, students feel more confident and relaxed about examination, assessments and class tests.  The majority achieve excellent results at School Certificate and HSC and they feel that they have performed to the best of their ability.

For more details, please call Smart Moves Coaching Reception on 9416 422 or 0418 638 448 or send us an email at reception @smartmoves.com.au.

We start tutoring on Monday, 11th of January so call us now on 94164222.

Large classes inevitably leave some students behind as teachers keep the pace moving forward without foundation skills.  However the most effective way of addressing students’ knowledge and skills is One-on-One tutoring.   At Smart Moves One-on-One means One-on-One.  Each student’s lesson provides them with a dedicated tutor for the entirety of their lesson.

Over the past few years, we have helped students from all around the world.  Our tutors are capable of preparing students for international assessments including the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and International Baccalaureate (IB).  Languages are also our speciality with many of our tutors being native speakers in many languages including French, Japanese and German.  We also have tutors processing certification to teach English as a second language (ESL), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

January one to one lessons call us on (02) 9416 4222..

What do we do?

• We tutor one to one
• We address the individual students need in order to build their skills and knowledge

What subjects do we tutor?

• English: Primary to HSC Extension 2
• Mathematics: primary to HSC Extension 2
• Science inc. Physics, Chemistry and Biology
• History inc. Ancient, Modern and Extension
• Legal Studies
• Business Studies
• Economics
• Visual Arts
• Languages inc French, Japanese, Italian and German
• IPT & SDD