Nick Chia has been revising the same set of notes for nine weeks so, as far as he is concerned, Monday's start to the Higher School Certificate can't come soon enough.
"I'm a little bit over it," he says smiling. "But I'm doing it for my parents and for God."
Nick is one of some 65,000 students who will be filing into school halls for their final exams on Monday, beginning with English, at 9.30am.
The 18-year-old Knox Grammar student has been haunting his house, drifting from balcony to bedroom for the past three weeks as he prepares for his final exams.
How has he coped with the tedium?
"I tell myself, "Every exam you do, you never have to do again'," he laughs.
But between jokes Nick, who is an active member of St Thomas', North Sydney, admits that he wouldn't have come this far without his faith.
"It's good to be part of a supportive community with friends and family," he says.
Despite the approaching deadline, he hasn't allowed his efforts to cement facts and figures between his ears to unsettle his sense of priorities.
His Bible is his primary textbook.
"My quiet times are more important than study " they're the first thing I do in the morning and the last thing I do at night," he explains.
"I'm not that stressed because I've got a certain hope " besides, I'm not even sure I really want to go to Uni," he says, breaking into another smile.
His preparation for Monday's big event included a week at a Crusaders Study Camp, where his peaceful perspective provided others with something else to learn.
"Crusaders was really good," he says, suddenly buzzing with enthusiasm.
"It was not only helpful for study, it was worthwhile witnessing to the non-Christians there, letting them know there's more to life than the HSC."
Nick's exams will only cover two and a half weeks, though some students will be hitting the books until November 11.
Given a choice of future, he would like to put something back in to the Christian community that served him so well.
"I'm hoping to be a Summit Fellow with Crusaders next year," he says.
But for now, its head down, tail up and back to the books.
More information on Crusader study and recreational camps can be found by visiting the Crusaders website.
