The Secrets of the HSC Seminar is a free of charge 1.5 hour presentation that shows you, step-by-step, how your ATAR is calculated and the important way in which scaling impacts your ATAR.

HSC Scaling and the calculations of your ATAR is a topic that many schools choose to avoid. However, given that your ATAR effectively determines what degrees and professions you can choose, it makes sense to understand exactly how it works.

Secrets gives a comprehensive breakdown of scaling and shows you how to translate any ATAR into subject specific benchmarks. A solid understanding of how your ATAR is calculated can help you understand how to allocate your time efficiently, or in the most ATAR maximising way.

The seminar will specifically show you:

The Secrets of the HSC seminar is essential for all parents and students in Years 9 to 12.

Year 11 and 12
Secrets gives you important information about what ranks you will need to achieve in each of your subjects to score any particular ATAR, and provides you with a results- focused framework to plan your studies successfully.

Year 9 and 10
Secrets gives you the crucial information you need to make smart decisions about subject selection. A large part of scoring a good ATAR is by picking the right subjects. By showing you exactly what standards of performance you need in Maths, Science, English and the Humanities, you will understand what subjects will match your own strength and weaknesses.

The Secrets of the HSC Seminars are held on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month in Epping and 2nd Sunday of each month in Chatswood. All seminars start at 4:15pm. For more information, please download our brochure.