Maths Standard 2 and Advanced
Financial maths to calculus. You work on paper; every line comes back marked, with the reason.
First step. Try one written question, about 5 minutes, with a guide to your first move. No account needed.
NSW HSC
How it works
The Marksmith AU is a training tool for HSC exams in NSW. You practise, you hand in your working, and it comes back marked line by line against HSC-style criteria, with the reason for each mark.
Where do I start?
Pick your subject. Each one starts with a single step, and no account.
Maths Extension 1 and 2
See where your marks go on the hardest questions, and win them back, one marked line at a time.
First step. The first minute of a question you've never seen: where to start, then your working on paper. No account needed.
English Advanced and Standard
Short answers, essays and Module C, marked paragraph by paragraph against the criteria.
First step. Your road to the essay starts with Know your text: your text, your quotes and your ideas, before any question. No account needed.
Physics
Calculations, explanations and extended answers, marked line by line, the way the exam marks them.
First step. Try one written question, about 5 minutes, with a guide to your first move. No account needed.
Chemistry
Calculations, equations and extended answers, marked line by line, the way the exam marks them.
First step. Try one written question, about 5 minutes, with a guide to your first move. No account needed.
Today suggests about 15 minutes a day. No limits — keep going as long as you like.
What you get back
- Every line, marked
Each line of your working shows the mark it earned, or where the mark went.
- The reason
Why each mark was given or lost, against HSC-style criteria.
- What to do next
The one thing to practise to win that mark back, ready to start.
What it costs
Free
Multiple choice, practice you mark yourself, and typing up your English kit. And one written answer marked for you, free, once you confirm your email.
From your balance
Having a written answer marked for you is paid from your balance. Before you hand in, you see an approximate price; we then charge what marking it actually cost plus a small margin, and the difference comes back to your balance straight away.
Top-ups
By bank transfer: $10, $20, $30, $50 or $100 ($30 gives you $33 · $50 gives you $55 · $100 gives you $110). Nothing renews by itself, and your balance doesn't expire.
The full terms ›Three quick questions
Is this NESA?
No. The Marksmith AU is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). Every question we give you is our own.
What do you keep about me?
Only your first name and your email, and we don't give them to anyone. The rest is your practice: your answers and their marks.
Read the Privacy Policy ›I'm under 18.
That's fine. A parent or guardian should know you use it, and agree to any top-up.