Helen Daly, from the top-performing James Ruse Agricultural High, played water polo and touch football. Selective government high schools again dominated the list. Independent and Catholic schools were strongly represented, while the comprehensive government high schools across the State underperformed, with only six of the 69 students attending them. Other tips for success ranged from eating a family block of chocolate a day to studying to music. Maths, any old rock will do so long as it's good, but if you are studying English, you can't have an obvious beat.
Languages are different to that.
The president of the NSW Board of Studies, Professor Gordon Stanley said the results of this year's HSC had not been affected by the Olympics, despite student complaints.