Name: Mylan Do School: Tara Anglican School Subjects taken at Talent: Maths Ext 1, 2, Physics, Chemistry, Economics How would you describe the learning environment at Talent 100 and what would you consider the best part?  Talent’s learning atmosphere is simply exceptional. It is distinguished by several crucial characteristics that, in my opinion, add to its efficacy and […]

Name: Arnav Sood School: Model Farms High School (joined Talent from year 9 to 12) Subjects taken at Talent: Maths Adv, Physics How would you describe the learning environment at Talent 100 and what would you consider the best part?  Personally, the best part was always how helpful the teachers were. What were you aiming to achieve […]

  Name: Noah S School: Scots All Saints College Subjects taken at Talent: Economics How would you describe the learning environment at Talent 100 and what would you consider the best part?  Talent 100 provides a distraction-free, engaging, learning environment filled with people who actually want to be there to succeed. Although classes were filled with about […]

Name: Isaac Kwan School: Blakehurst High School Subjects taken at Talent: Economics How would you describe the learning environment at Talent 100 and what would you consider the best part?  The learning environment at Talent 100 was very informative and productive for me and the best part of the environment was learning with other students and hearing their […]

Name: Rylee McKinstry School: Pymble Ladies College Subjects taken at Talent: Economics How would you describe the learning environment at Talent 100 and what would you consider the best part?  The learning environment at Talent 100 is always interactive and collaborative – so in lessons I am constantly being tested on my knowledge and growth, and feel comfortable […]

 It’s pretty widely accepted that when studying maths or one of the sciences, past papers are a great way to prepare for exams. The intuition is pretty simple – practice what you’re going to have to do, and you’ll be better prepared! This is definitely true, but there’s more to it than that. To utilise past […]

The later years of high school, and in particular Year 12, can seem daunting. When confronted with the increasingly high-stakes environment that is the NSW HSC, it can be tempting to take the common approach of trying to cut out everything aside except study – supposedly, to achieve better results. The thing is, though, the […]

If you’re a student (or parent of a student) that’s taking the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) any time soon, something you’ll inevitably hear about is HSC ‘scaling’. So what is it, and how does it work? There’s a lot of mythology out there, and many differing opinions. For example, schools frequently tell […]

Mentor: Dr Jenny Wells Role at Talent 100: Head of English, teaches Year 12 English Adv Online and authors Talent 100’s resources and exercises. Tell us a bit about yourself: I hold a Ph.D at the University of Sydney in English Literature, as well as Bachelor of Arts (Hons). Professionally, I was the former Head of […]

Mentor: David Sadler Role at Talent 100: Head of Mathematics, teaches Maths Ext I, Ext 2 in Epping and Hurstville and authors Talent 100’s notes, homework and exams. Tell us a bit about yourself: I hold a Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales (Double major in Pure Mathematics and Computer Science), Diploma […]