Greetings,
Approximately how many hours should we study DAILY in Year 12 for EACH subject for a Band 6?
Thank you,
Harjas
Hey Harjas! There is no easy answer to this question, for two reasons:
1- Every person is different and learns at different speeds
2- Every subject is different and requires a different workload, even based on electives.
So my advice should be taken with a grain of salt, and with your own thoughts on your academic skills and subject selection.
Simple Answer : 25 Hours A Week, so 3.5 hours daily.
Complex Answer : To get a Band 6, you need to know your content inside and out. But that's not even all. You need to have had practice applying this content in exam-like situations. Add to this assignments and in-class tests, and you have quite a bit of work to do. I like the rule they give you at University: For every hour of class time, be prepared to spend an hour of time at home. So, if you have three Legal classes a week, you should be studying something similar to 3 hours a week for Legal.
These figures vary wildly based on you, as a student. Do you smash Math? Then take a few hours off there. Struggle with English? Take those hours from Math and put them into English. Should you study more before Exams? Absolutely. Should you work less immediately after Half Yearly Exams and Trials? Maybe, maybe not, but that is likely what will happen. It is so hard to give a concrete rule since everyone has differing circumstances.
You need however many hours are necessary to give you a solid content knowledge, do all your assignments, then practice applying your knowledge in exam scenarios. In my experience, about 4 hours per 2 unit subject is enough to get this done. An hour or two doing homework, an hour summarising and writing study notes, and an hour doing extra questions. This means about 24 hours a week.
You could absolutely get a Band 6 doing more or less than this, but this would be my VERY GENERAL advice based on subjects of average to high difficulty, a reasonably intelligent student, and average circumstances. Everyone is different, so use this post only as a guide. How much you study should be based on your own abilities: Study as much or as little as you need to so that you understand what you are learning about, and only you know when you've reached that point