NSW HSC maths · tool comparison

curriq vs SmarterMaths vs to-teach.ai (2026)

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.

Curriq
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SmarterMaths
Past-HSC question archive
NoGenerated question bank, not a past-paper archive
Yes7 or 13+ years, depending on subscription
RAP-informed targeting
Partial: Syllabus-content analytics, not RAP integration
YesIntegrated RAP data
Fresh question generation
YesDeterministic, syllabus-content-tagged generation
Partial: Past HSC plus supplementary and new-syllabus content
AI marking of student working
YesAI is used for marking
Partial: Not identified on the reviewed HSC product page
Syllabus content coverage
Yes
Partial: RAP and topic analysis are advertised
HSC maths course coverage
YesFour HSC maths courses
YesMIN STD, STD1, STD2, ADV, EXT1 and EXT2 listed
Worksheet creation and export
YesWorksheet and exam workflows
YesCustomised worksheets
Established school adoption
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.

The practical decision

SmarterMaths is the benchmark here, not a straw man.

Choose SmarterMaths

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.

Our product

Choose curriq

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.

Sources checked

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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