Public beats private in HSC firsts

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published December 16, 2015

When it comes to topping HSC courses this year, public school students have narrowly edged out their private school peers.

SYDNEY, Dec 15 - Of the 116 HSC courses in NSW, 42 of the table-topping students attended government schools compared to ...

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