CortexHSC for schools

Year 11 and HSC Physics practice, AI-marked feedback, and a class view that shows who needs help.

Your students practise in CortexHSC as they do now. You get a clear picture of where the class is, dot point by dot point, without extra marking or setting anything up. Teachers are free.

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What teachers get

Class overview for a Year 11 Physics class: recent activity for each student and a short list of students who may need help. — The class overview: what each student has done lately, and who might need a hand.

Who needs help: a short, gentle list of students who have gone quiet or are stuck, so you know who to check in with.
Activity and effort: who is practising, how often, and how much.
Topic coverage: which topics each student has worked through.

Class heat map: one row per student and one column per syllabus dot point, shaded by how well each dot point is going. — The heat map: every student against every syllabus dot point.

Class heat map by dot point: see at a glance which dot points the class is solid on and which need another lesson.
Marked practice papers: marks for each student, and where the marks were lost.
Common misconceptions: the mistakes that keep coming up across the class.

Phone screen where a teacher releases the next topic to their class. — Release the next topic when you teach it.

Phone screen where a student enters an 8-character class code and sees what their teacher will see before joining. — Students join with your class code.

Release the next topic: students get it straight away, with a notification.
Optional effort and improvement board: off by default. Students can go incognito, the bottom of the list is never shown, and it never ranks marks.
Class AI marking setting: keep AI marking in Australia, or switch it off, for the class.
CSV export and printable class reports for your records, reports and faculty meetings.
Co-teachers: share a class with another teacher at no cost.

How it works, in 3 steps

Ask for your school. We check every school before its classes open.
Create a class and show the 8-character class code, or share the link.
Students join with consent, and you see their progress as they study.

Privacy and data, kept in Australia

Student data is stored in Sydney, Australia.
No third-party trackers and no ads.
Before they join, students see exactly what their teacher will see. They can leave a class at any time.
Every time a teacher opens a student's work, it is recorded, and the student can see it.
Teachers see progress, activity, error-log topics and practice-paper marks. Teachers do not see a student's other courses or their written practice answers.
AI marking: photos of handwritten work are always read in Sydney, and typed answers are de-identified before marking. A school or class can keep AI marking in Australia, or switch it off.
Guardians see summaries only.

Read the privacy policy and terms of use. Our school terms and data processing agreement are available on request: email hello@cortexhsc.com.

Packages

Early access

Early access pricing (pencilled in for 2027, confirmed in writing before you pay)

A$30 per student per year

Teachers are free. There is no charge for teacher accounts or co-teachers.
Prices are in Australian dollars. No GST is charged, because we are not registered for GST.
These prices are pencilled in, not final. We confirm them in writing before you pay anything.

Pilot offer for founding schools

Year 11 Physics free for Weeks 1–8 of 2027. Places are limited. You decide by Week 6 whether to continue, and your students keep their own accounts either way.

Questions teachers ask

Do students need to pay?

No. A school seat covers a student for as long as they are in your class. Students who already use CortexHSC keep their own account.

What about NSW Department of Education schools and AI?

AI marking can be switched off for a whole school or a single class. Department of Education schools have AI marking off by default, and everything else still works.

Which courses does it cover?

Year 11 Physics (2025 syllabus) and HSC Physics. It follows the syllabus your students sit, dot point by dot point.

Do I need to set up timetables or rosters?

No. Create a class, share the code, and release topics when you teach them.

Can I see marks?

You see practice-paper marks and where the marks were lost. The optional board shows effort and improvement only. It never ranks marks.

What happens at the end of the year, or if we stop?

Students keep their accounts and their own progress. They lose the link to your class, and you no longer see their work.

Is CortexHSC affiliated with NESA?

No. CortexHSC is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NESA or the NSW Department of Education.

How do we pay?

By invoice to the school. Card payment will come later.

Start a pilot or talk to us

Tell us a little about your school and we will be in touch.