HSC Students

The HSC Collection at Parramatta City Library and Branch Libraries consists of 10,000 items. The formats include text books, study guides, DVD's Video's & CDRoms. All the HSC syllabus subject areas are covered in this collection. This is a lending collection and the loan period is 7 days with a one week renewal period permitted.

HSC Homework Help

HSC homework enquiries are welcome either by approaching staff at the Reference desk during regular Opening Library Hours or attending Homework Help Sessions on Thursdays between 4 - 7pm. A qualified Volunteer Tutor is available to help students with their HSC Assignments in all subject areas.

HSC Programs and Lectures

Programmes designed for HSC students are held throughout the year at Parramatta Library and Branch Libraries. Session times and details will be advertised. Bookings are essential. Please contact the Library for further details Ph. 9806 5159.

Online Resources

NSW Board of Studies
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Official government site includes past HSC papers, syllabuses, schools directory and so on

Past HSC Examination Papers and Notes from the Marking Centre
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/index.html
Past HSC Exams and Marking Centre Notes

NSW Higher School Certificate Online
http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/
Developed by Charles Sturt University, the site includes resources and essays in subject areas relating to the HSC

Infocus
http://infocus.sl.nsw.gov.au/res/home.cfm
Infocus links students studying for the HSC with information from the State Library of NSW.

Sydney Morning Herald HSC Study Guide 2004
http://www.smh.com.au/specials/hsc2004/index.html
A joint project between The Sydney Morning Herald and NSW HSC Online. The Study Guide features study notes and advice prepared by the Department of Education and Training for more than 20 key HSC subjects (requires registration - free).

LIAC Crime Library
http://liac.sl.nsw.gov.au
An excellent resource for students wanting to locate information about legal studies.

Teaching Heritage
http://teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au
Consists of more than 1000 pages of resource materials, interviews in both audio and video with teachers, historians and heritage prodessionals and photographs. A great resourse for NSW history students and teachers.

Studies after the HSC

University Admissions Centre
http://www.uac.edu.au

University of Western Sydney
http://www.uws.edu.au

University of Sydney
http://www.usyd.edu.au

University of NSW
http://www.unsw.edu.au

Macquarie University
http://www.mq.edu.au

University of Technolgy Sydney
http://www.uts.edu.au

TAFE NSW
http://www.tafensw.edu.au