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Physics is the better option. Honestly, I am doing Physics in Year 11 and I do not find it that stressful. It is essentially mathematics with questions of real-world application and using formulas derived from such an application. It is more like chemistry but with much less content and...

With writing discursive writing, I recommend studying perfect examples (20/20) and picking out specific characteristics you enjoy about them to integrate with your writing. Personally, I used to write discursive writing like essays (i.e. you have an idea with introduction, body and conclusion)...

Try doing a subject that you think will be a bludge (personally wouldn't do but you could) or maybe another science since you are okay with that (i.e. Biology). You could also do Extension 1 English.

It depends. What are you trying to achieve? In my opinion and to the general HSC community, the best HSC combo is English Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1 + 2, Chemistry and Physics. This means that if you are trying to maximise your ATAR to get into a competitive course (e.g. law, medicine or...

Doctors do not necessarily need calculus, probability, etc. in doing their job but the core skills in doing mathematics is transferrable (critical thinking/analysis, arithmetic skills, connection of different ideas). However, knowing the extra miles in mathematics is interesting in certain...