An honest 2026 comparison of HSC maths teacher tools: question banks, AI marking, NESA outcome tracking, and who each one actually suits.
Verified 25 July 2026. This page centres the closest SmarterMaths decision: an established past-HSC and RAP workflow versus curriq's deterministic, syllabus-content-tagged question generation and AI marking.
 early access | SmarterMaths | |
|---|---|---|
Past-HSC question archive Useful when the priority is finding and assembling authentic past-paper questions. | NoGenerated question bank, not a past-paper archive | Yes7 or 13+ years, depending on subscription |
RAP-informed targeting Uses aggregated school RAP results to target historically weaker question areas. | Partial: Syllabus-content analytics, not RAP integration | YesIntegrated RAP data |
Fresh question generation How each product creates material beyond selecting an existing past-paper question. | YesDeterministic, syllabus-content-tagged generation | Partial: Past HSC plus supplementary and new-syllabus content |
AI marking of student working AI is used to review submitted working against marking criteria; teachers remain responsible for final judgement. | YesAI is used for marking | Partial: Not identified on the reviewed HSC product page |
Syllabus content coverage Question-level content identifiers and class-level visibility of covered and uncovered syllabus content. | Yes | Partial: RAP and topic analysis are advertised |
HSC maths course coverage Coverage across Standard, Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2. | YesFour HSC maths courses | YesMIN STD, STD1, STD2, ADV, EXT1 and EXT2 listed |
Worksheet creation and export Build classroom materials and export them for print or digital use. | YesWorksheet and exam workflows | YesCustomised worksheets |
Established school adoption Treat vendor adoption figures as directional marketing claims, not independently audited evidence. | Partial: Early access | YesVendor reported 2 in 3 NSW high schools and 98% renewal in 2022 |
Partial means the capability differs materially or was not established by the reviewed public page. Vendor-reported adoption figures are not independently audited by curriq.
Choose it when a mature archive of past HSC questions, worked solutions, topic analysis and school RAP integration is the centre of your workflow. Its long school footprint is meaningful, while the adoption figures remain vendor-reported.
Best fit: past-paper selection and RAP-targeted revision.
Choose it when you need fresh, deterministic questions tagged to syllabus content, class coverage visibility and AI-assisted marking in one HSC maths workflow. curriq does not use AI to generate questions.
Best fit: assessment creation, marking and syllabus coverage.
First-party pages checked 25 July 2026. SmarterMaths's historical “2 in 3” and 98% renewal figures were published by the vendor in 2022; they should not be read as current audited market share.
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