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Saria Ratnam is Melbourne high school student who was highly commended in the 2023 Age/Dymocks Essay Prize for young writers.

I’m in the middle of my VCE - this exam cover-up has sent the rumour mill wild
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VCE

I’m in the middle of my VCE - this exam cover-up has sent the rumour mill wild

This education scandal has taught my generation of high school students to doubt whether working hard, acting with integrity and trusting authorities will pay off.

  • by Saria Ratnam

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As a year 12 student, I dream of doing an arts degree. The price could be a lifetime of debt
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University

As a year 12 student, I dream of doing an arts degree. The price could be a lifetime of debt

I’ve been working towards studying arts for two years. But now as I prepare my university preferences, the reality of how much debt I could be saddled with has me thinking twice.

  • by Saria Ratnam
Gen Z is the generation of protest, but we don’t always get it right
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Protests

Gen Z is the generation of protest, but we don’t always get it right

The biggest names of my generation – Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg, Chanel Contos – are activists. But even I, as a teenager, feel alienated by the intransigence of most youth strikes.

  • by Saria Ratnam

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/by/saria-ratnam-p53785