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Maths teachers shared pre-exam jitters with their students ahead of this year s HSC. Three new syllabuses were tested for the first time and, with limited sample materials, departments felt they were running blind. People were so nervous about how things would go, said Baulkham Hills High School principal Jeannie Bathgate.
Her maths staff scrutinised every corner of each course syllabus, which included new statistics and financial maths topics for advanced and extension 1 maths, and harder mechanics and proof topics in extension 2 . They were super careful to cover absolutely everything, Ms Bathgate said.
Baulkham Hills High School s Caleb Hsiung achieved a 99.95 ATAR with his high maths marks. The school shot up to place equal second in HSC maths rankings this year.