HSC Links

Please click on any helpful link for HSC studies and careers.

Other Sites

Council provides links to websites outside of the Council service that members of the public may find useful.  These linked sites are not under the control of Council.  Council is not responsible, and accepts no liability for those linked websites or the conduct of organisations operating them.

• General
• Ancient History
• Biology
• Careers
• Economics
• English
• Geography
• History Extension
• Legal Studies
• Modern History
• PDHPE
• Society and Culture
• Studies of Religion
• Technology
• Textiles and Design

 General

• HSC English - State Library of New South Wales;
• New HSC Online;
• Inside Break: Northern Beaches HSC Website;
• HSC: All my own work;
• HSC: Online multiple choice - sample questions;
• Past Exam Papers;
• NSW Board of Studies;
• Universities Admissions Centre (UAC); and
• Edna - Australia's free online network for educators. Search here for school projects related topics.

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Ancient History

• Ancientscripts.com - a compendium of world wide writing systems from prehistory to today; and
• The Parthenon

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Biology

• Making the modern world - stories about the lives we've made; and
• Scanning Electron Microscope - will be useful in support of the Stage 6 Biology topic 'Patterns in Nature'. Provides a clear and concise explanation of how the electron microscope works.

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Careers

• Students@work - balancing school and work; and

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Economics

• Global voices - Hosted by the Harvard Law School, the site distills 100 million webloggers to promote freedom of expression and counterbalance dominant English speaking corporate media.

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English

• Belonging;
  
• Belonging - Additional resources list;
• HSC English; and
• Twelve Canoes

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Geography

 Ecosystems at Risk

• Coral reefs; and
• Great Barrier Reef.

Urban Places

• Global cities; and
• Mega cities.

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History Extension

• Making the modern world - stories about the lives we've made

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Legal Studies

• Australasian Legal Information Institute;
• Global voices - Hosted by the Harvard Law School, the site distills 100 million webloggers to promote freedom of expression and counterbalance dominant English speaking corporate media;
• LIAC (Legal Information Access Centre) - Statewide service providing free access to information about the law through the State Library of NSW and NSW public libraries; and
• LIAC Crime Library - A guide to finding information about 'well known' crimes that have gone to court.  Designed as a resource for Legal Studies students.

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Modern History

• Cold War; and
• First World War.com.

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PDHPE

• drug info@your library for the HSC; and
• youth beyondblue - its okay to talk about depression and young people and their families to get help when needed.

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Society and Culture

• drug info@your library for the HSC - gateway to fact sheets and detailed information from drug and alcohol organisations, government departments and youth organisations;
• Global voices - Hosted by the Harvard Law School, the site distills 100 million webloggers to promote freedom of expression and counterbalance dominant English speaking corporate media;
• youth beyondblue - its okay to talk about depression and young people and their families to get help when needed; and 
• Youth Radio - the areas of web radio, music, science and technology and youth culture will be most useful for students.

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Studies of Religion

• About the Tao

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Technology

• Case studies from the Powerhouse Museum

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Textiles and Design

• Dyed and gone to heaven - an online magazine and needlework resources. Provides products as well as information on textiles and techniques as well as designer spotlights.

For further details contact Youth Services Specialist 9911 6314 or email melissa.schriever@canadabay.nsw.gov.au