HSC Chemistry Year 12
A step-by-step guide on how to ace HSC Chemistry. Get a 99+ ATAR and get into any Uni you want
5.0This is how I achieved a top score in Chemistry
I'm not going to lie to you. Chemistry is tough. Really tough. It's so tough that the majority of students who sit the exam sit it with no hope at all. They've already given up.
The odds are stacked up against you at no fault of your own. You can pester your teacher. You can buy textbook after textbook and answer question after question. But in this subject, none of that guarantees success.
How do I know? I can tell you from experience.
I saw it in my own classroom happening to my friends, almost happening to me. The majority of students give up on chemistry halfway through the year
"That'll be in my bottom two anyway"
In this subject there are obvious winners or losers, and you don't have to wait until results come out to tell. June, July, August; this is when students start to drop like flies - giving up on their hopes of succeeding in chemistry.
By the time we get to that stage in the year, it'll be too late. If you want to succeed, you must act now.
Think about this. If half of NSW's entire Chemistry cohort give up halfway through the year, you as a student can interpret that in two ways.
1. You can scare yourself into thinking "I'm digging myself a grave and the year's only just begun"
2. Or you can adopt a winners mindset. You can listen and learn from people who have been there before and achieved what you want to achieve. If half of Victoria gives up on chemistry, that means that come exam time, you're only competing against the half of Victoria that are taking chemistry seriously.
The system may not be in your favour. But the odds are.
You just need the correct strategies, resources and mentorship to guide you to the finish line. I can give you all of this.
Let's get started.
Your Tutor

Alexander Epps
- 99.45 ATAR
- Scored 93 in HSC Chemistry
- National Merit Scholar
- HSC All-round Achiever
- Unimelb Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Established Chemistry Tutor
Hey there, I’m Alex! I graduated from Fort Street High School with a 99.45 ATAR, and am now studying a Bachelor of Biomedicine, having received the National Merit Scholarship from the University of Melbourne.
I get it – Chemistry is hard! From unfamiliar and tricky concepts to questions in the exam you feel like you never covered in class, Chemistry can be a truly daunting subject. Despite this though, I believe that with some quality guidance and hard work, every single student has the potential to conquer this subject.
I’ve made this course because I want to share the knowledge and experience I have gained throughout my years as both a student and a tutor, as to mentor anyone who is committed to improving their understanding and application of HSC Chemistry. Throughout my Chemistry studies, I have devised a series of frameworks and routines that have helped me answer many of the questions you can expect on your own exams, which I have shared with you throughout the course. So, if you’re interested in supplementing your classroom learning with extensive coverage of all HSC topics while learning the best ways to tackle exam-style questions, I look forward to seeing you in this course!
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