2017 CSSA Mathematics Discussion

[fantasticbeasts3]

i was definitely not a fan of this exam at all... i found it quite difficult. everything up to question 11 was okay, 14 was alright, and the rest was for lack of other words, terrible. i don't think i prepared enough but that's always something to improve on in the lead up to the hsc. :-)

[bun00]

pretty much......wth?!..i thought the exam was pretty ridiculous tbh and definitely played up to the description of a 'cssa paper' 
there were a fair few questions i didnt attempt but nothing like a challenge to get us going for the hsc

[12070]

Wasn't a great paper. Feel a little deflated that I did the most study for Maths and it will probably be my lowest percentage. I know it's all relative but it's hard to be happy with yourself after leaving a lot of questions blank. I remember on one question I couldn't do the very first part and they didn't have 'show that...', I looked at the next parts and you needed part (i) which I would have been able to do if they had of given it to us. From memory, there were 6 marks following part (i) that all needed the value. Thought that was a bit harsh. Just hoping my rank doesn't change much now.

[RuiAce]

Does anyone want to PM me some of the questions and unleash some rage that they can't otherwise do in public?

[fantasticbeasts3]

Does anyone want to PM me some of the questions and unleash some rage that they can't otherwise do in public?

nah sorry i think i'd rather leave that pain in the past

[RuiAce]

nah sorry i think i'd rather leave that pain in the past

Which is fair enough. Nobody's obliged to, especially when the remaining exams should be the priority right now.

[ekhan_01]

I found q14 a mind killer, the rest was pretty okay! I was on the right track for q16 but stumbled across a few errors along the way, which I hope to eradicate by HSC 

[dan964]

Please do not post the specific questions - Some students are yet to complete the paper and we want to keep it fair!

Note: Also not just a matter of fairness. There is a security period on CSSA papers

[jamonwindeyer]

Note: Also not just a matter of fairness. There is a security period on CSSA papers

Yeah precisely I think there were people above wondering when we can discuss fully, that's when the security period finishes, which is Thursday 17th

[georgiia]

I was wondering if anyone knows their schools' average for the CSSA? Also, is 86 a good mark for the 20177 CSSA paper? I'm happy because i kept my rank, but want to know how this compares to other schools. What was the highest at other schools?

Thanks!!

[fantasticbeasts3]

I was wondering if anyone knows their schools' average for the CSSA? Also, is 86 a good mark for the 20177 CSSA paper? I'm happy because i kept my rank, but want to know how this compares to other schools. What was the highest at other schools?

Thanks!!

i don't know the average for mine, but it's somewhere between 55-60. 86 is a great mark! our highest was 89. (i think)

[pikachu975]

Average at my school was probably 70s or 80s but my brother got 100 (yr 11)

[beatroot]

I was wondering if anyone knows their schools' average for the CSSA? Also, is 86 a good mark for the 20177 CSSA paper? I'm happy because i kept my rank, but want to know how this compares to other schools. What was the highest at other schools?

Thanks!!

Our average was around 75-80. Highest was 99 (don't even know how that's possible)

[RuiAce]

Our average was around 75-80. Highest was 99 (don't even know how that's possible)

Pretty much always, the person who comes first in the state (or people who tie it) get 100 raw in the final exam. 2U is designed so that this certainly isn't impossible.

[georgiia]

Average at my school was probably 70s or 80s but my brother got 100 (yr 11)

I wish!!

Pretty much always, the person who comes first in the state (or people who tie it) get 100 raw in the final exam. 2U is designed so that this certainly isn't impossible.

Yeah but HSC is significantly easier than CSSA

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