This isn't an actual Maths question, but a question regarding my rank and my marks in Maths. So I got back my mark back for my trial paper (I did the CSSA one) and I got 56% (lowest in a class of ten). My average for my internal mark is now 69%. Is there any hope for me left? Will I ever make it into the Band 5 range? If I get around 80-90% during the HSC, would I still make it into the Band 5 range. Last time I checked my ranking, it was 9 out 10. I feel like I'm dragging everyone down.
Your performance in the final HSC exam always has the greatest impact on your final mark. How you perform in the final exam will determine whether or not you can enter the band 5 range.
This is all thanks to how moderation works (you can ask Jamon for the guide if you need it). At the end of the day, regardless of the actual marks you got in the internals, your final mark can go up depending on how you (AND ALSO you cohort) performs on the day.
Now that you've received your marks, you should now be focused on what you did do and did not do during the trial preparation block, and work to fixing all of these and improving for the finals. Despite your ranking, you're not gonna drag the cohort down provided you pull yourself up. It's now ALL about mark maximisation and using whatever resources you have to assist you.
If you fix it all up, you have no reason not to be able to get it.