Amid rumours of an exam “leak”, mischievous meme-makers have been given a rap over the knuckles after faking messages from the Premier and Prime Minister in the lead-up to the second English HSC test.

An ex-marker and an expert tutor combined to provide handy tips for the second English paper, which sits on Thursday. Read their last-minute guide for the dos and don’ts before the big exam. Former ...

Students studying Hamlet were thrown a curve ball in Tuesday's HSC advanced English exam, according to year 12 student Laura McCabe.

Year 10 student Darcy Giang was proud of himself. He’d spent the past year knuckling down to improve his marks so he could study English Advanced for his HSC. His teacher noted he “had the potential ...