Nerves are high among many Hunter high school students, with the conclusion of the first HSC exam for the year.

Over the next 17 days, nearly 75,000 Year 12 pupils across the state will put pen to paper for their final tests.

Kicking off with the initial English paper on Thursday 16 October, the Newcastle Weekly spoke with students from Callaghan College’s Jesmond campus to see how they felt leaving the examination room.

Finn Lawrence-Young said he studied for five days straight prior to completing the English Standard test.

“It is a weight off my shoulders,” he admitted.

“I’m just glad that it’s over, it was a lot.

“Time management is something that I’ve learnt from this… and I’m going to take that into my next exams.”

Baseera Khalil said she was also nervous.

“I don’t feel as c

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