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HSC Economics Past Papers – Master List

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Looking for some HSC Economics past papers? You’ve come to the right place!

We’ve compiled a list of all the HSC Economics Past Papers (and answer guides) from 2021 onwards. With all the past papers in one convenient place, you can get to studying with ease.

So, what are you waiting for? It’s time to get practising!

What should you do in preparation for the exams?
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What should you do in preparation for the exams?

Where you’re at in the academic year will dictate your study approach for your final HSC Economics exam. No matter if you’re only at the beginning of the year, or are super close to sitting the exam, we’ve got plenty of tips to help you study effectively!

If you’re looking for more support we have got you covered with HSC Economics Tutoring Sydney!

If you’ve only started the Year 12 HSC Economics syllabus…

If it wasn’t already obvious from the name of the subject, it’s essential for you to keep up with the economy. So that means either watching the news, or setting up news updates online!

This doesn’t have to be a difficult task, so we’ve broken down exactly how you can do this in our article here.

With all the content you’ll be learning throughout the year, you’ll want to have notes that you can easily flick through to revise what you’ve learnt. It’s important to build on these while you’re studying the content and not just creating them at the last minute.

Check out our guide to writing effective HSC Economics study notes here!

It’s never too early to familiarise yourself with the types of questions and answers required for your exam! Lucky for you, we’ve created several guides so that you can get a head start:

To help you understand Economics concepts outside of the classroom, you should check out the HSC Economics Review, where Terry and Rowan break down relevant economic trends and policies!

If you’re close to sitting your exam…

Time management is extremely important during this period! Economics is obviously not the only subject you’ll be sitting an exam for, so you need to get organised and make time for all of your subjects.

Whether you’ve got a week left or only one night to go, we’ve got some tips to help:

Now that you’ve got heaps of resources to help you study for HSC Economics, it’s time to get into some past papers!

HSC Economics Past Papers

We suggest going through each past paper under test conditions and then getting a teacher or friend to mark your extended response and short answer section responses.

YearExaminationAnswers
2022HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2021HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2020HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2019HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2018HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2017HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2016HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2015HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines + Sample Answers
2014HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2013HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2012HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2011HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines
2010HSC Economics ExaminationHSC Economics Marking Guidelines

Now if you’re also studying Business Studies, you should read through our guide on writing a Band 6 Business Studies report!

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Thomas Woolley loves Economics and Business Studies. He completed his HSC in 2013 and has been working at Art of Smart since 2014. He enjoys helping out his students whilst studying B Commerce / B Education at UNSW to become an actual economics/business studies teacher in 2018. Since high school Thomas has also learned to scuba dive, salsa dance, and he can fly a quadcopter like a pro. However, he still cannot skateboard.

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