Students who opt for the general mathematics course in the HSC are being rewarded with up to 6.5 marks more than those who study the 2-unit advanced maths course, creating a "loophole" that is pushing ...

The NSW Department of Education has sacked the teacher who taught the wrong maths course to HSC students from the beginning of the year.

The number of students taking senior school maths has flatlined over the past 10 years, suggesting mathematics participation has "bottomed out" and universities may need to insist on the subject as a ...

Seven of them were from Emmanuel Anglican College in Ballina. Four of them, Emma Kent, Jake Bale, Christina Casimir and Cameron Evans emerged from the exam full of more numbers. With 22 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The proportion of girls studying maths at the highest levels in the HSC is at its lowest in more than 20 years, despite ongoing efforts ...

THE Higher School Certificate general mathematics exam threw out some challenges yesterday, but if students were prepared they had a pretty good chance of succeeding.