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Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Myth busting: sorting HSC and ATAR fact from fiction
All the tips and tricks to help you do your best in this year's exams. See all 9 stories. For decades, students, teachers and families have heard the rumours – that the Higher School Certificate and Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank can be gamed – and that some subjects lead to higher HSC marks or a better ATAR. The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), which is responsible for the HSC, and the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), in charge of the ATAR, want to bust those myths. NESA CEO Paul Martin said he understands why some of the myths exist. Loading 'It is a complex and rigorous process to ensure each year, some 80,000 HSC students get the final marks they worked hard for and earned,' Martin said. 'That complexity can lead to misunderstandings and we see myths being perpetuated.' The UAC's research and statistics manager, Dr Helen Tam, said misinformation about maximising your ATAR is also rife. 'The confusion starts with the difference between the role and purpose of the HSC and the ATAR. The two are referenced interchangeably when they serve different purposes,' Tam said. 'The HSC is a credential and the highest level of attainment that secondary school students can achieve in NSW. The HSC mark for each course, which is calculated by NESA, shows your performance in the exam and assessments for that course. The HSC mark reflects the standard you achieved. 'The ATAR, calculated by UAC, shows your position or ranking compared to other students in NSW and takes into account your achievement in the best 10 units of your HSC courses. Its only purpose is to help universities select applicants for their courses.' The overarching advice for students thinking about subject selection is to throw away the game book. Think about what you like, what you are good at, what you think you may want to do post-school and do what you can to achieve your best result in each course. Your HSC mark will reflect your performance in that course – and if you perform strongly in all your courses, you will achieve a high ATAR.
The Age
a day ago
- General
- The Age
Myth busting: sorting HSC and ATAR fact from fiction
All the tips and tricks to help you do your best in this year's exams. See all 9 stories. For decades, students, teachers and families have heard the rumours – that the Higher School Certificate and Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank can be gamed – and that some subjects lead to higher HSC marks or a better ATAR. The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), which is responsible for the HSC, and the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), in charge of the ATAR, want to bust those myths. NESA CEO Paul Martin said he understands why some of the myths exist. Loading 'It is a complex and rigorous process to ensure each year, some 80,000 HSC students get the final marks they worked hard for and earned,' Martin said. 'That complexity can lead to misunderstandings and we see myths being perpetuated.' The UAC's research and statistics manager, Dr Helen Tam, said misinformation about maximising your ATAR is also rife. 'The confusion starts with the difference between the role and purpose of the HSC and the ATAR. The two are referenced interchangeably when they serve different purposes,' Tam said. 'The HSC is a credential and the highest level of attainment that secondary school students can achieve in NSW. The HSC mark for each course, which is calculated by NESA, shows your performance in the exam and assessments for that course. The HSC mark reflects the standard you achieved. 'The ATAR, calculated by UAC, shows your position or ranking compared to other students in NSW and takes into account your achievement in the best 10 units of your HSC courses. Its only purpose is to help universities select applicants for their courses.' The overarching advice for students thinking about subject selection is to throw away the game book. Think about what you like, what you are good at, what you think you may want to do post-school and do what you can to achieve your best result in each course. Your HSC mark will reflect your performance in that course – and if you perform strongly in all your courses, you will achieve a high ATAR.
Time of India
20-07-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Heavy rain cripples Vijayawada, turns roads into pools across city
Vijayawada: Heavy rainfall triggered by an Upper Air Circulation (UAC) over the Bay of Bengal lashed Vijayawada on Sunday evening, disrupting normal life and flooding key areas across the city. The downpour began around 7 pm and intensified rapidly, continuing for nearly 90 minutes before tapering off to a drizzle. Stretches near Pinnamaneni Polyclinic Road, Tikkle Road, NTR Circle, Nirmala Convent Road, Benz Circle, RTC Bus Station, and Low Bridge Area near KR Market were submerged under ankle-deep water. Several sub-arterial roads including Surya Rao Pet and Eluru Road also experienced similar flooding. Overflowing drains and accumulated rainwater severely impacted traffic flow at Benz Circle, PCR Junction, and One Town. Meanwhile, continued inflows from local catchments have raised the water level at the Prakasam Barrage. Authorities will lift the barrage gates at 6 am on Monday to release 3,000 cusecs of water downstream.
Business Insider
30-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Russia's fighter jet maker wants to crank out 30% more warplanes while laying off 1,500 managers
Managers are getting the chop in Russia's war economy, too. The country's largest military aviation contractor has plans to boost fighter jet production by 30% in five years, as its CEO said in the same month that he wants to lay off 1,500 management staff. "We plan to raise production effectiveness 30% by 2030," Vadim Badekha, CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation, told state media in a Wednesday report. "It will help produce major volumes under the arms procurement order that will exceed the high figures of last year." The United Aircraft Corporation, which has no relation to United Airlines, is the Russian defense prime that oversees Sukhoi and Mikoyan — the producers of warplanes such as the MiG-35 and the fifth-generation Su-57 multirole fighter. Badekha, who took over UAC in November, made his remarks a week after telling Russian media outlet RBC in an interview that his company was looking to "optimize the number of managerial personnel" in its ranks. "1,500 people, or more than a quarter of the managerial staff," Badekha said, adding that the layoffs were targeted at its Moscow office. It's almost reminiscent of the "Great Flattening" unfolding in the US labor market now, where Big Tech and some of America's largest firms have been ripping out chunks of middle management to go lighter on salaries and efficiency. But UAC's financial condition is far more dire. Badekha said the cuts were part of a push to bring UAC out of the red, after a decade of the firm posting consecutive annual losses of billions of rubles. The company's net loss was 34.8 billion rubles in 2023, which shrank to 14.2 billion rubles in 2024. Meanwhile, the firm is trying to accelerate deliveries. Badekha has been touting his goal of 30% increased productivity since at least March, when he met publicly with Russia's prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin. Still, that was a meeting about civil aviation; UAC builds civilian airliners like the Yakovlev Superjet 100 and Irkut MC-21. The Wednesday state media report, citing Badekha, on the other hand, was about a delivery of upgraded fourth-generation Su-34S fighters, indicating that the group hopes its production boost will extend to its arms business too. UAC's attempt at profitability comes as the Russian government has surged defense spending for the last three years to maintain its offensive pace in Ukraine. But Russian contractors such as UAC have also been contending with sanctions choking out their supply chains, skyrocketing interest rates meant to keep inflation in check, and an ailing labor market that's seen workers leave the country or sign up to fight Ukraine.
Deccan Herald
28-06-2025
- Business
- Deccan Herald
Let's make our own planes
Brazil's Embraer, Russia's UAC, and China's COMAC are eyeing the cosy Airbus-Boeing duopoly. Strategic autonomy suggests India should also strive for its own design. There are military reasons too.
