Study for the HSC with friends

Why studying with friends helps in HSC year

HSC study is a long stretch, and most of it happens alone at a desk with a phone nearby. Motivation is easy in week one and hard by term three.

A study clan makes it a group effort. You can see which of your friends are focusing right now, chat between sessions and work towards shared goals. When your clanmates are studying, it's a lot harder to scroll.

Invite people from your school, or meet students preparing for HSC exams too.

Pomodoro blocks for past papers and revision

Long revision sessions work better in blocks. StudyDork's free Pomodoro timer runs 20 minutes of focus and 5 minutes of break, three blocks to a session.

StudyDork Pro adds the 25/5 Classic and 50/10 Deep splits, plus custom lengths. A 50 minute block is close to the length of a long exam section, which makes it handy for timed practice.

If you'd rather work in one stretch, the study timer runs anywhere from 15 minutes to 8 hours.

Block the apps that eat your study time

Pick the apps that distract you, such as Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat, and StudyDork blocks them until the session ends. It uses Apple's Screen Time, so the block holds even when StudyDork is closed.

Leaving early is possible but deliberately annoying: an ad or 400 gems on the free plan, or a T-pose, squats, pushups or taps with Pro. Sessions with apps blocked earn 30% more XP.

Hours by subject, streaks you don't want to break

Add each of your HSC subjects, for example Maths Advanced, English Standard and Chemistry. Subjects are free and unlimited, and every session logs its time against the one you pick. With StudyDork Pro, Subject Stats break your hours down by subject.

Finishing a focus session each day builds a streak. A streak shield protects it for a week when you know you can't study, and the weekly leaderboard shows how your week stacks up against everyone else's.