a raw mark is tha mark u get from tha Actual HSC exam. its actually tha Raw-Scaled Mark cos we dun really find out wat our raw mark is, tha board of studies only noes dat and dey scale it according 2 tha state average. the higher ur raw mark is from tha state average, tha betta u'll get scaled. dw abt ur skoOl mark cos deir not tha one dat gives it 2 u. tha board of studies give u ur skoOl mark because if uve been doing bad in skoOl and u ace tha HSC, it's only right dat dey increase ur skoOl mark enormously =] dw abt skoOl mark or watever u got in ur trials, as long as ur ranking is good for ur subjects then its all good.