Hey Catwalk, if you want to be at the top of a competitive selective school i suggest that you integrate a lot of statistics and current affairs into your essays. It may also be worth your time to go outside the scope of the syllabus in some aspects of the course to really improve your essays...
I think that quite a few people get 100 for ext 1 maths, not just the person who comes first in the state. My friend, for example, came 8th in maths ext 1 and he also got 100.
I also think that an aggregate of 482 or 483 will get you 100 UAI, so you can actually get 100 without a band 6 in...
I’m offering tutoring in economics and in all levels of mathematics for motivated students who desire to better themselves and achieve higher marks.
I received a UAI of 100.00 in the 2005 HSC. My marks are as follows:
Economics – 99 (1st in the state)
English Advanced – 90
Mathematics...