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'You could do Year 12 English without reading a book'
A former chief HSC English examiner has warned that the overhaul of the HSC means students could finish Year 12 "without reading a book".
Alexandra Smith is Education Editor at the Sydney Morning Herald
A former chief HSC English examiner has warned that the overhaul of the HSC means students could finish Year 12 "without reading a book".
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