STUDY, multiplied by time and effort, meant Kelso High students Evan Stroeve and William Horspool were well prepared for yesterday’s HSC Mathematics Extension 2 written exam.
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The duo were the school’s only representatives in the 4-unit course and both agreed it was a tough paper.
“It was brutal,” Evan said.
“This year’s [paper] was harder than previous years, especially doing it under exam conditions.”
The 18-year-old studied questions from 25 past papers to prepare for yesterday’s exam.
“Maths is the easiest [HSC course] to study for; I’ve been doing lots of questions from practice papers,” he said.
William said he was relieved the three-hour exam was over.
The extension course covers areas of study including integration mechanics, conics and polynomials.
“I chose to do it because it scales better; my ATAR [Australian Tertiary Admission Rank] will hopefully be higher if I do OK,” William said. “But I’m glad it’s done.”
Classmate Jodie Muldoon completed the 2-unit Maths paper yesterday.
She said she was pleased with the paper and attempted all questions.
There are 55,103 students enrolled in at least one HSC maths course this year.
General Mathematics will be held today, boasting the largest enrolment outside the only compulsory HSC course, English, at 32,000 students.
Evan, William and Jodie will join five other Kelso High students in the school’s exam hall tomorrow morning for Mathematics Extension 1.
Board of Studies NSW chief executive Carol Taylor said although maths was not a compulsory HSC course, it was still one of the most popular.
