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Bob Chen
Founder
State Rank Physics 2019
1st in James Ruse Phys
3rd in James Ruse Chem
Bob is a James Ruse graduate who came out with amazing HSC results. He started private tutoring afterwards and now has extensive tutoring experience. He started tutorgum in 2020 to bring his knowledge in cracking hard Physics and Chemistry exams questions to even more students.He emphasises the importance of mental effort in learning and incorporates this into his materials.
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1st in North Sydney Girls Maths Ext 1
1st in North Sydney Girls Maths Ext 2
2nd in North Sydney Girls Chemistry
99.85 ATAR
I still remember the shock I felt when I opened my report.Afterall, this was coming from someone who was a reserve 32 for North Sydney Girls High School, who always sat in the audience seats during Presentation Day watching others receive awards, envious of their talents and results. Particularly, the sense of dread that I can never be good enough followed me through the first few terms of year 11 and 12, when my ranks were never in the top 5.You can imagine my delight when I saw that I came 2nd and 3rd for Chemistry and Physics respectively.
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2nd in Physics at Hurlstone
2nd in Chemistry Exam (98%)
2nd in Maths Ext 1 Exam (96%)
99.75 ATAR
In my first physics assessment task in Year 11, I got 65%.My name is Queenie Pham, and in Year 12, I ended up ranking 2nd in trials in both physics and chemistry at Hurlstone Agricultural High School. Around half the sample answers in the marking criterias were taken directly from my exam papers.
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1st in Chemistry
1st in Biology
1st in Maths Ext 2
Dux of PLC
99.90 ATAR
I walked out of my year 11 chemistry depth study exam with a feeling in my stomach. I had majorly screwed up that exam, and not in a “I didn’t get that one question” way. I had complete mental blanks. What would I get? What would my parents say?When the results came back I had just scraped the average. For a validation test, I felt ashamed of getting this mark for material that I should have already consolidated thoroughly. It should have been straightforward.See the thing is, I had overestimated myself. I went out with friends, watched too much Netflix and most importantly, let go of the foundations – practice. I paid the price in my mark and rank.
Learn more about Claire Crystal Fu Chen
1st in Meriden Maths Ext 1 Examination
3rd in Physics
99.15 ATAR
Below average - 68%. Both Ext 1 and Ext 2. They were going to count to my ATAR.That week, when I remembered what happened, tears would spring uncontrollably to my eyes.All I could think was that I wasn’t smart enough. Perhaps I would never be good enough.So how did I get 100% in my very next exam?
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1st in Meriden Physics Exam (97%)
2nd in Chemistry Exam
98.00 ATAR
After the exam, I thought I cooked. When I received my results, I realized I had gotten cooked instead.The first time I opened my exam results in Year 11, my heart sank faster than my grades did.By the end of that year, I ranked 2nd in my Chemistry exam (yep, the same me who once Googled “what even is a mole”)
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4th in Ext 1 Maths (98)
7th in Chemistry (95)
Sydney Boys Graduate
99.80 ATAR
Come Year 9 Term 1, and we were all waiting patiently outside Dr. Jaggar’s office (our principal with whom we receive our reports).“Daniel, come in!”What would I tell my mother once I got home this time? My heart was racing.“Congratulations Daniel, you were the most improved student in your cohort this exam block. You jumped almost 80 ranks in one semester!”
Learn more about Daniel Geoffrey Wei
1st in Physics Exam
1st in Ext 2 Maths Exam
Sydney Boys Graduate
99.80 ATAR
Kami Shen
1st in Maths Ext 1 (100%)
1st in Physics
1st in Chemistry Exam
99.70 ATAR
I graduated from Abbotsleigh in 2024 with 1st in Physics, and an Honour prize for being top 20 of the cohort.But here I’m going to share with you a secret I’ve kept for many years until now, something I was embarrassed to tell even my closest friends at school: In Year 7, I failed the school entrance exam and only got into Abbotsleigh by pure luck when a spot became open.
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3rd in Maths Ext 1 Exam
Meriden Graduate
96.85 ATAR
After my first Extension 2 Maths assessment, I was convinced I’d have to drop the subject. My marks weren’t improving, and even my teacher doubted me.By the time trials came around, complex numbers once my weakest topic had become one of my biggest strengths. All the effort paid off, and I ended up ranking 3rd in a Maths Extension 1 assessment and 6th overall for the year.
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Dux of Meriden
1st in Meriden Ext 2 Maths
1st in Meriden Ext 1 Maths
1st in Meriden Physics
2nd in Meriden Chemistry
99.90 ATAR
My vision blurred with tears the longer I stared at my double digit ranking.That afternoon I spent hours sobbing into my mother’s arms before I could even find a hint of courage to tell her my score. I was too scared to face the anger and disappointment that would replace the expectant look on her face.he next exam, the trials, I placed 2nd. Although overall, I only placed 4th in Chemistry, I had the highest raw HSC Chemistry score in my school. Sleep-deprived at 5am in Korea, my whole family cheered in celebration.
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1st in Chemistry Exam (3rd Overall)
3rd in Physics Exam
North Sydney Girls
99.60 ATAR
I had a bad feeling simmering at the bottom of my gut.My teacher moved slowly from table to table, handing out the yearly test papers face down.It would just be another below-average mark.Huh. That’s weird.Since that day, I went from being a below-average student with a result of a 77 Year 11 to a 94 in Year 12. I had ranked first, only losing one mark in the first year 12 chemistry exam.
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1st in Chemistry (95)
94 in Physics
Dux of Sydney Grammar
99.95 ATAR
Maths and science were never my strongest suits. Time after time, exam after exam, I would make silly mistakes, which all added up to cost me many marks in exams. I hated seeing “NO!” and “Careless” written all over my exam scripts in bright red ink. I never got a HD grade in maths in Years 7, 8 and 9.Fast-forward to my HSC year, and I managed to achieve top bands in all my maths and science subjects, and an ATAR of 99.95. I’m now studying the Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine at the University of Sydney – a degree that seemed out of my reach just a couple of years ago.
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4th in Physics (94)
10th in Chemistry (92)
North Sydney Girls
99.45 ATAR
Year 11 Physics was a completely new experience to me, revealing new concepts which seemed daunting and challenging.During exams, I would panic, seeing the page filled with phrases and concepts like forces and electromagnetism which still felt foreign after terms of learning.After each exam, I would come back with a mark I wasn’t satisfied with, feeling disappointed about the errors I made.
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State Rank in 3U Maths (99)
98 in 4U Maths
99.85 ATAR
“Hey weren’t you really dumb?”I entered Sydney Boys with a reserve placement of 34, and in year 9 I received an all time low ranking of 198/210. Most of my time was wasted playing video games, watching youtube and voice calling with friends.I finished the HSC with an atar of 99.85, finishing top 10 internally and achieved a state rank mark for chemistry, and received a state rank for mathematics extension 1.
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5th in James Ruse Physics
99.50 ATAR
I graduated from James Ruse , coming 5th in Physics and 9th in Chemistry, with a ATAR of 99.50 and UCAT of 95th percentile. This has helped me get into USYD Med.I focus on developing a deep conceptual understanding for students. This is through carefully planned lessons and also 1-1 attention when I notice students struggling. I will improve your knowledge and exam technique and give you extra help if you need it. You can feel free to ask me any question, any time - including outside of class!
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1st in Ext 1 Maths (99)
3rd in Ext 2 Maths (95)
5th in Physics (95)
Reddam House ( Scholarship)
Hi, I’m Jaiden. I have recently graduated in 2023 from Reddam House where I was on an Academic Scholarship. I finished my studies with an internal rank of 5th in Chemistry, 5th in Physics, 1st in Extension 1 Maths and 3rd in Extension 2 Maths. I am an aspiring Engineer and plan to study Engineering at UNSW.
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99.00 ATAR
North Sydney Boys
My story is probably the same as you, dear reader. Once an unmotivated and underachieving student, I found myself at the mercy of poor grades during the beginning of my time as a senior (Yr11~), ranking in the bottom half of the grade for maths and bottom for physics.However, upon Yr12 and the HSC looming overhead, with the invaluable assistance I received not only from fellow peers and teachers, I was able to achieve the results I did in what little time I had left.
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99.60 James Ruse
95 in Physics and Chemistry
Hey, I’m Jerry Yan, a 2021 James Ruse AHS graduate, with an ATAR of 99.60 and achieving a 95 in both Physics and Chemistry.I will be able to share with you the tips and tricks that I have accrued, whether it be concerning exam technique, offering a holistic explanation or summarising the key points to crafting a high scoring long response 6 or 7 mark HSC questions.
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