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Welcome to our first HSC edition for 2017
We are proud to announce our 2017 HSC lectures for students in Year 11 and 12, covering the Discovery area of study and general practices to ensure you max your marks in your HSC year. Bookings open today and we encourage HSC students to take advantage of our free workshops and collections at Concord Library and Five Dock Library. In lead up to your exams, we also provide fabulous study spaces at all our three locations including The Learning Space at The Connection, Rhodes plus access to our online collections from anywhere.
   
Our friendly staff look forward to seeing you at any of our locations and wishing all HSC students all the best with their studies.
 
City of Canada Bay Libraries



Free Workshop: 
HSC Essay writing for area of Discovery with Larry Grumley
For HSC students in Year 11 and 12
Monday, 20 February at 5-6.30pm @ Concord Library


Join experienced teacher and senior marker of HSC English Larry Grumley as he explores the area of discovery and covers key points of this new area of study.

This workshop will focus on:
  • Different ways to analyse the discovery concept
  • Choosing a text and how to write about it in essay form.
  • How to recognise language and textual features of discovery
  • Discovery essay questions and how to form an argument
For more information, please contact our Youth Services Specialist on 9911 6314.  Bookings essential due to limited spaces, call Concord Library on 9911 6210 or book online.

Concord Library: Monday, 20 February from 5-6.30pm
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Free workshop: Max your HSC marks with Rowan Kunz
For HSC students in Year 11 and 12
Thursday, 23 February at 5.30-7pm @ Five Dock Library
 
Join award-winning tutor and author Rowan Kunz as he shares study techniques to ensure you make the most of your HSC study time. This workshop will focus on:
  • 5 key strategies Australia's elite students use to excel in HSC
  • How to effectively manage your time and overcome procrastination
  • How to create a powerful study plan to minimise distractions and stress
  • How to boost memory retention and improve results in exams
  • How to develop effective and engaging study notes that actually work
For more information, please contact our Youth Services Specialist on 9911 6314.  Bookings essential due to limited spaces, call Five Dock Library on 9911 6310 or book online.

Five Dock Library: Thursday, 23 February from 5.30-7pm
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More HSC events coming to a Library near you!
Extended hour study events  
  
City of Canada Bay Libraries will be holding extended hours for HSC students in the lead up to final exams in October. We want to know your study habit's and how we can further assist your studies. Please let us know by completing a quick survey .
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HSC Study Lab online  
 
HSC Study Lab - an award winning and fantastic online resource for HSC study throughout the school year for revision and exam preparation. All first-hand investigations are included; lesson content is covered through games and simulations making learning more fun and easier to digest. HSC Study Lab is not just a text book on screen. The syllabus is delivered using videos, simulations, animations, and interactive activities to explain concepts.
Subjects included: Biology, Chemistry and Physics in both preliminary and HSC levels.
Simply register and start your study!
  HSC Study Lab
City of Canada Bay Libraries have your study needs covered
Free HSC resources
 
Did you know that students travel from all over Sydney to use our fantastic HSC/School collections at City of Canada Bay Libraries? We have everything you need to prep for your exams, including study guides, past papers, revision notes and exam tips.

This items can be borrowed up to four items per card with a three-week loan. Pop into our library in Concord or Five Dock today!

More City of Canada Bay Library resources:
 


Brush up on past tips from our HSC Workshops
Missed out on our past HSC lectures at City of Canada Bay Libraries?
Don't worry, you can watch highlights on our Youth Canada Bay YouTube channel. 

HSC creative writing by Rowan Kunz
HSC Discovery by Larry Grumley
Creative writing for Discovery by Karen Yager
One month before the HSC final exams by Rowan Kunz


 
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