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Will this get me a band 5 in English advanced? (1 Viewer)

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Hey guys! I'm aiming to get a band 5 in english advanced this year, but I'm not exactly what 'raw' mark we need to get it. I'm ranked 135/230 in a school ranked in the low 60's. (60 people from my school last year achieved a band 6)
If I get these marks, will I be guaranteed a band 5? - Low, mid or high?
AoS:
Belonging essay - 12/15
Belonging creative - 12/15
Short answers - 12/15

Paper 2:
Mod A - 15/20
Mod B - 13 or 14/20
Mod C - 16/20
 

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Yes, that will definitely get you a band 5. If you get 80/81, you could even be looking at a band 6.
 

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Yes, that will definitely get you a band 5. If you get 80/81, you could even be looking at a band 6.
So for english advanced, a raw mark of 80 will scale u to scrape a b6?
and is this 80% or 80/105 haha
 

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So for english advanced, a raw mark of 80 will scale u to scrape a b6?
and is this 80% or 80/105 haha
80% last year got you 90+. 80/105 - High band 5 or so, this is only coming from the many raw marks posted last year.
 

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I got exactly 77% (after doing 40%:60% ratio etC)...but I'm rank 69/152 :(
Good mark, I got 68% since I didn't answer the questions. I'm hoping for 72-74% for low-mid band 5.
 

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guys will i get a high band 5 if i get

Paper 1 32/45
10/15 short answers
10/15 creative
12/15 essay

Paper 2 45/60
16/20 mod A
13/20 mod B
16/20 mod C

so 77/105 (i only got 71 in trials though)
my eng rank is 36/130 at a school ranked 20-25ish

could i possibly get a band 6?
 
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guys will i get a high band 5 if i get

Paper 1 32/45
10/15 short answers
10/15 creative
12/15 essay

Paper 2 45/60
16/20 mod A
13/20 mod B
16/20 mod C

so 77/105 (i only got 71 in trials though)
my eng rank is 36/130 at a school ranked 20-25ish
yes.
 

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so what will this get me

AOS
Short answer : 12/15
Creative: 11/15
Essay: 11/15

Paper 2
15/20 Mod a
13/20 Mod b
13/20 Mod c

Over all 71% these were my CSSA trial marks
 

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if you did a commercial paper for English (Catholic/Independent) and providing the teachers that mark each module at your school are HSC markers for theat particular module then 80/105 should guarantee you BAND 6, e.g. the teacher that marked creative writing is a HSC marker for creative writing
 

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what raw mark would you need to just scrape a band 5?
 

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if you did a commercial paper for English (Catholic/Independent) and providing the teachers that mark each module at your school are HSC markers for theat particular module then 80/105 should guarantee you BAND 6, e.g. the teacher that marked creative writing is a HSC marker for creative writing
I disagree with the "guarantee" part.

1. There's no guarantees in HSC, you can always flop the external and end up with Band 5 or lower.
2. Even "HSC Markers" can mark differently at school as the marking scheme could be different.
3. To have an internal mark of Band 6 range, you're looking for around the 85/105 range.
 

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I disagree with the "guarantee" part.

1. There's no guarantees in HSC, you can always flop the external and end up with Band 5 or lower.
2. Even "HSC Markers" can mark differently at school as the marking scheme could be different.
3. To have an internal mark of Band 6 range, you're looking for around the 85/105 range.
1. No one said he's guaranteed a band 6 in the HSC with THIS mark. They said, IF he scores THIS mark in the HSC exam, he'll get a band 6.
2. The trials and HSC marking criteria are the same, hence the name, Trial.
3. I disagree, if your first in class and score an 80/105, you're going to get a band 6 if that's the highest HSC mark as well.
 

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1. No one said he's guaranteed a band 6 in the HSC with THIS mark. They said, IF he scores THIS mark in the HSC exam, he'll get a band 6.
2. The trials and HSC marking criteria are the same, hence the name, Trial.
3. I disagree, if your first in class and score an 80/105, you're going to get a band 6 if that's the highest HSC mark as well.
1. He really did or at least, he implied it.
2. No, they are not. Even commercial trial papers can have very, very different marking schemes to the actual HSC.
3. I was making a generalisation and note that if you're first, it doesn't mean you'll get Band 6 internally unless someone in the cohort gets 90+.
 

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1. He really did or at least, he implied it.
2. No, they are not. Even commercial trial papers can have very, very different marking schemes to the actual HSC.
3. I was making a generalisation and note that if you're first, it doesn't mean you'll get Band 6 internally unless someone in the cohort gets 90+.
1. Fair enough.
2. The CSSA trial has the same marking scheme as the HSC exams - They usually mimic specimen papers OR past papers.
3. If you're first in class and score an 80/105 in the external exam (which is the highest mark in your class), and the cut off for band 6 in the exam is 80/105, then yes, you'll score an 80/105 externally AND internally - therefore a band 6.
 

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1. Fair enough.
2. The CSSA trial has the same marking scheme as the HSC exams - They usually mimic specimen papers OR past papers.
3. If you're first in class and score an 80/105 in the external exam (which is the highest mark in your class), and the cut off for band 6 in the exam is 80/105, then yes, you'll score an 80/105 externally AND internally - therefore a band 6.
Weren't we talking about trials? :O
 

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Weren't we talking about trials? :O
I said the trials mark was irrelevant to his HSC. He may score 80% in the trial, but 40% in the HSC exam. I was saying, if he was to replicate his trial mark in the HSC, he'd most likely get a band 5 (or 6 if it's 80/105 - since that's usually close to or above the band 6 cut off).
 

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I said the trials mark was irrelevant to his HSC. He may score 80% in the trial, but 40% in the HSC exam. I was saying, if he was to replicate his trial mark in the HSC, he'd most likely get a band 5 (or 6 if it's 80/105 - since that's usually close to or above the band 6 cut off).
Ah, that's why we're disagreeing with so much, we're talking about different things. We were pretty much saying the same thing (lol).
 

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