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Opinion
It’s time: The ATAR needs to go – opinion
As a teacher and school leader, I have seen firsthand just how much our system devotes to the ATAR to…
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In The Classroom
How can more Year 12s study maths?
Mathematics has been the broccoli of school subjects for generations of Australian teenagers. Nearly one third of students opt out…
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In the News
VCAA chief resigns after students given answers to VCE exam
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) chief executive has resigned after a handful of VCE exams contained almost identical…
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In the News
The top uni courses Year 12s applied for in NSW and ACT
Early-bird school leavers favoured health courses for another year as admissions centres have revealed application and field of study data.…
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Health and Wellbeing
Year 12 students lack sleep before final exams
In the countdown to final exams, an August survey of 1,000 young people found that year 12 students in Australia…
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In The Classroom
It’s time to measure students’ effort at school: opinion
With the start of a new school year, many students will be apprehensively anticipating the academic challenges ahead. How successfully…
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News
Surprising detail in schoolies arrests
Police have released information about the surprising number of arrests made on the first night of schoolies, as thousands of school…
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Podcasts
Year 12 students wrap up exams: podcast
Year 12 students around Australia are about to finish high school. While the end of the year is all about…
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In The Classroom
Using fear appeal won’t improve HSC performance: podcast
Using fear appeal to encourage Year 12 students to perform better can have adverse effects on students’ stress and increase…
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In the News
Sharp rise in childcare incidents as year 12 completion drops: Productivity Commission report
Australia's childcare sector has recorded a spike in serious incidents over the past year, as year 12 completion rates fall…
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