On Tuesday 165 Dubbo College Year 12 students made each minute of the two hour Higher School Certificate English exam count.
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This is the first of the HSC exams.
Student Hannah Barker said it was a "really good" experience.
"The question for Billy Elliott was really, really good. I couldn't have hoped for a better question - I feel like I responded to it well and I'm really happy with my efforts," she said.
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- Miss Barker has received early entry admission offers to study a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at the Australian Catholic University and Newcastle University.
She has worked tirelessly throughout her senior studies and is relieved and very excited to have further education options.
Fellow student Phoenix Aubusson-Foley said the anticipation and lead up to the exam was more challenging than the exam itself.
"[The exam was] more scary in my head," he said.
"I walked in thinking it would be quite difficult, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, some of the questions were pretty straight forward."
"We had some great support from our teachers, I was well prepared" he said.
Lachlan Galante, who aspires to pursue a future in Civil Engineering, said the exam was "good".
Dubbo College head teacher English, Ms Genelle Farquhar said she thought the paper was a fair exam paper and given the challenges this cohort have faced.
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"These students have shown great resilience and their strength of 'country character' has shone through."
"We focus strongly on supporting our students, both academically and through their wellbeing.
"Many have plans for their future in place and we are extremely proud of them.
"They have shown they can get through anything" she said.
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