the essays were mostly adapted pre-trials based on the essays which I had written during terms for like assessments and that sort of thing. I don’t really see too much point in starting work on your essays before year 12 (enjoy your holidays), but while you’re learning the text it’s definitely...
depends on goals, if ur aiming for a 90 wam it is a fair bit of work but to just pass or get like credits it’s really easy. and also ur major and units
high school isn’t uni, there’s not set percentage where if you get below you’ll “fail” a course. people got like 15% in some prelims at my school and had no problems