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Average improvement

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NSW K-12 + HSC subjects

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Features

Everything you need to ace the HSC

Diagnosis, custom lessons, assessment coaching, timed practice exams, flashcards, an adaptive study plan and deadline calendar, a live knowledge map, and an AI tutor. HSC Pal covers the full study loop so nothing falls through the cracks โ€” every feature built around what NSW students actually need to lift their bands.

Upload Past Work

Upload essays, exams, and assignments. Our AI reads your teacher's feedback and your answers to find patterns you keep repeating.

AI Diagnosis

Pinpoints the exact skills holding you back, whether it's essay structure, source analysis, or calculation technique.

Custom Lessons

Get lessons built specifically for your weak spots. No generic content. Every lesson targets a diagnosed problem.

Assessment Coach

Upload a school assessment notification and get a step-by-step plan, a focused workspace to draft in, and an AI tutor that knows the exact task. Submit when you're ready for instant marking with band estimates.

Practice Exams

Generate timed exams that match the real HSC format. Auto-marked the moment you submit, with band estimates and weak areas turned into lessons in one click.

Adaptive Study Plan

A day-by-day plan built around your exam dates, daily time budget, and diagnosed weaknesses. Updates as your mastery shifts.

Calendar & Deadlines

Keep exam dates, assignments, and draft due dates in one place. Upcoming deadlines surface on your dashboard so nothing sneaks up on you.

Knowledge Map

See every topic across every subject as a living map. Green where you're strong, red where you need work. Click any topic to drill in.

Flashcards

Generate flashcards for any topic in any subject in seconds, then flip, shuffle, and study. Your sets are saved to come back to any time.

Verify the Fix

After each lesson, get fresh questions that test the same skill. Prove you've actually improved before moving on.

Track Progress

See your growth across every skill dimension (recall, analysis, evaluation, technique) with clear band-level tracking.

AI Tutor Chat

Ask questions 24/7. Your AI tutor knows your syllabus, your past work, and exactly where you need help. Every lesson has its own in-line tutor sidebar.

Assessment Coach

Instant marking with band estimates

Submit your essay and get a detailed score breakdown in seconds. See exactly where you gained and lost marks with criteria-level feedback, strengths, areas to improve, and a clear path to the next band.

Score & band estimate aligned to NESA standards
Criteria-by-criteria breakdown
Actionable strengths & improvement tips
Track your band progression over time
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English Advanced

Extended response ยท 20 marks

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Prompt

โ€œHow does Atwood use narrative voice to explore power dynamics in The Handmaid's Tale?โ€

Atwood's use of Offred's fragmented first-person

narration exposes the mechanisms of totalitarian

control. The unreliable, recursive quality of her

voice โ€” "I would like to believe this is a story

I'm telling" โ€” destabilises reader certainty,

mirroring the regime's erasure of objective truth.

This narrative instability becomes Atwood's central

critique of patriarchal power structures.

Submit for marking

Score

17/ 20
Band 5
Criteria breakdown
Thesis & argument90%
Textual evidence85%
Language analysis75%
Structure & cohesion80%
Strong thesis โ€” sustained argument throughout
Effective integration of textual evidence
Tighten conclusion โ€” restate thesis clearly

Improvement

Band 4 โ†’ Band 5

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Mathematics Advanced

Mini ยท 25 marks ยท Mixed

28:45
Question 12 marks ยท multiple choice

The derivative of f(x) = 3xยฒ + 2x โˆ’ 5 is:

A. 6xยฒ + 2
B. 6x + 2
C. 3x + 2
D. 6x โˆ’ 5
Question 23 marks ยท short answer

Solve for x: 2xยฒ โˆ’ 8x + 6 = 0

x = 1 or x = 3

Question 35 marks ยท extended

A particle moves along a straight line with velocity v(t) = 3tยฒ โˆ’ 12t + 9. Find when the particle is at rest and determine its displacement between t = 0 and t = 3.

At rest when v(t) = 0: 3tยฒ โˆ’ 12t + 9 = 0

tยฒ โˆ’ 4t + 3 = 0 โ†’ (tโˆ’1)(tโˆ’3) = 0

Particle at rest at t = 1 and t = 3

Submit exam

Total score

21/ 25

84%

Band 5
Q1 โ€” Derivative
2 / 2
Q2 โ€” Solve quadratic
2 / 3
Q3 โ€” Particle motion
5 / 5

Weak topic detected

Generate lesson โ†’ Quadratic Equations

Practice Exams

Timed exams that match the real format

Generate a practice exam in seconds โ€” multiple choice, short answer, and extended response questions calibrated to your level. Auto-marked the moment you submit, with weak topics turned into lessons in one click.

Mini or full-length exams for any subject
Real countdown timer with auto-submit
Instant marking with per-question feedback
Weak topics become targeted lessons

How it works

Four steps to better marks

Upload, diagnose, learn, verify. The cycle repeats until every weak spot is gone.

1

Upload your past work

Drag in marked essays, exams, or assignments. We handle PDFs, photos, and handwritten work.

2

Get your diagnosis

AI analyses your recurring mistakes and maps them to HSC marking criteria and band descriptors.

3

Study targeted lessons

Custom lessons focus on exactly what you need. No wasted time on things you already know.

4

Prove improvement

Fresh practice questions verify you've fixed each problem. Watch your projected band climb.

HSC Band Tracking

Know exactly where you stand

HSC Pal maps your performance to official NESA band descriptors. See your projected band for each subject and track improvement across every skill dimension.

Band 690โ€“100
Band 580โ€“89
Band 470โ€“79
Band 360โ€“69
Source AnalysisBand 5 (85%)
Essay StructureBand 4 (72%)
EvaluationBand 6 (91%)
TechniqueBand 3 (68%)
ExpressionBand 4 (78%)
Projected overall: Band 5 (79.2%)

Subjects

Every NSW K-12 + HSC subject

Every lesson, question, and marking rubric is mapped to the official NESA curriculum.

Mathematics Advanced
Mathematics Standard
Mathematics Extension 1
Mathematics Extension 2
English Advanced
English Standard
English Extension
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Earth & Environmental Science
Investigating Science
Economics
Modern History
Ancient History
Geography
Business Studies
Legal Studies
Society & Culture
Studies of Religion I
Studies of Religion II
Aboriginal Studies
Software Engineering
Mathematics Advanced
Mathematics Standard
Mathematics Extension 1
Mathematics Extension 2
English Advanced
English Standard
English Extension
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Earth & Environmental Science
Investigating Science
Economics
Modern History
Ancient History
Geography
Business Studies
Legal Studies
Society & Culture
Studies of Religion I
Studies of Religion II
Aboriginal Studies
Software Engineering
Enterprise Computing
Visual Arts
Music
Drama
Dance
Photography, Video & Digital Imaging
Engineering Studies
Design & Technology
Food Technology
Industrial Technology
Textiles and Design
Agriculture
Marine Studies
PDHPE
French (Continuers)
Spanish (Continuers)
German (Continuers)
Chinese (Continuers)
Japanese (Continuers)
English (7-10)
Mathematics (7-10)
Science & Technology (7-10)
Study Skills
Enterprise Computing
Visual Arts
Music
Drama
Dance
Photography, Video & Digital Imaging
Engineering Studies
Design & Technology
Food Technology
Industrial Technology
Textiles and Design
Agriculture
Marine Studies
PDHPE
French (Continuers)
Spanish (Continuers)
German (Continuers)
Chinese (Continuers)
Japanese (Continuers)
English (7-10)
Mathematics (7-10)
Science & Technology (7-10)
Study Skills

Student Reviews

Students love HSC Pal

โ€œI went from Band 4 to Band 6 in English. HSC Pal found mistakes in my essays I didn't even know I was making.โ€

Sarah M.

Year 12, English Advanced

โ€œThe AI tutor explains things better than YouTube. It actually knows what I'm struggling with.โ€

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Year 11, Mathematics Advanced

โ€œUploading my past exams and getting targeted lessons saved me weeks of studying the wrong things.โ€

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Year 12, Chemistry

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  • Explains step-by-step with worked examples
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  • AI tutor chats across every subject
  • Past-work analysis with recurring-problem diagnosis
  • Assessment coach: upload a task for a step-by-step plan, a writing workspace, and a tutor โ€” then AI marking with band/grade estimates
  • Personalised lessons targeting your weak spots
  • Timed practice exams matching the real format, auto-marked the moment you submit
  • Flashcards generated for any topic, saved to study any time
  • Adaptive study plan driven by your exam dates
  • Calendar for exam dates, assignments, and draft deadlines
  • Live knowledge map across every topic and subject
  • In-lesson AI tutor sidebar, ask questions while you're learning
  • Progress tracking + mastery heatmap
  • Every NSW K-12 + HSC subject supported
  • And more, new features rolled out regularly

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