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‘Insane’: Botched crayons experiment creates year 12 exam chaos

Year 12 students at a Melbourne school have hit out after being forced to complete crucial VCE exams through blaring fire alarms after crayons caught fire in a science class.

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Bolshevik robots, riot cops and fail Caesars – a history of epic exam blunders

Remember how a 30m-tall battle robot joined the Russian Revolution in 1917? That was a history exam lowlight – but it’s far from the only fiasco to send year 12s into meltdown.

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Year 12s have taken to TikTok to share their ‘trauma’ from this year’s maths methods SACE exam. Picture: TikTok

Year 12 students lose their mind over ‘ridiculous’ maths exam

Year 12 students have taken to social media to share their woes after maths exam papers left them traumatised. The SACE Board has responded to the concerns.

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A memo about a change of subject for an Ancient History exam was sent two years ago.

Exam nightmare deepens: New subject flagged two years ago

High schools were told two years ago about the curriculum change at the centre of a year 12 exam debacle, while a parent at another school tried to raise the alarm in August.

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Brisbane State High School, Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - Picture: Richard Walker

‘Extremely traumatic’ exam bungle laid bare as 140 students dudded

Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek has promised to get to the bottom of how the disaster occurred.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29, 2025: Kayden Brown, 18, is a student at Brisbane State High School where he sat his Ancient History exam today. Picture: Tertius Pickard

‘Big blow’: Future in ruins for human face of year 12 exam bungle

A Brisbane student fears his dreams of a medical career could be shattered after learning the wrong ancient history topic for an entire year.

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Stars of year 12 provide advice

We aced year 12 in 2024 – here are our tips to smash your exams

These three students excelled with stellar ATARs in the class of 2024. Here’s their advice for other teens on how to approach year 12 exams.

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Shailja Prasad and her daughter, Jiya Lyer at Mount Carmel College. Pictured on 8th October 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Don’t panic about exam anxiety – it can actually boost your brain

Teenage brains are physically rewired by the stress of year 12 exams – but a leading neuroscientist says these simple techniques can help students perform at their best.

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1/10/25. Year 12 Exams - How parents can best support their teens as they complete their year 12 exams. Yr 12 CBC student Travis Cappelluti -17yrs with mum Alison.Picture: Keryn Stevens

What year 12s need to hear from mums and dads right now

Parents can be even more anxious than their kids during year 12 exams. Here’s how experts say mums and dads should support their teens at this stressful time.

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ADELAIDE/ KAURNA YARTA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 24, 2023: Year 12 Woodville High School Students Alicia Morrow, 17, and Harvey Knight, 17, with energy drinks. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Morgan Sette

Food for thought: Why energy drinks can backfire in exam prep

What we eat and drink can have a huge impact on exam performance. Here are the foods year 12s should eat for success – and why chugging energy drinks isn’t a smart choice.

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Augustus the first emperor of Rome and father of the nation.Source: iStock

Shocking exam bungle: Could you pass a Caesar test without any study?

Nine Queensland schools taught students the wrong topic for a year. How would you go on a Julius Caeasar test without any study? TAKE THE QUIZ

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VCE Footscray High School Kinnear Campus, 1 Kinnear Street.Images and footage of the practice exam must not identify students Publishing of footage and photos taken during the practice exam is EMBARGOED until 12.15pm Tuesday, October 28, 2025.Picture: Jason Edwards

‘Unfit for study’: Flu, gastro outbreaks jeopardise year 12 VCE exams

At least four Victorian schools have made alternative arrangements for students who have caught the flu or gastro in the lead-up to exams. Find out what to do if your child is impacted.

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VCE Footscray High School Kinnear Campus, 1 Kinnear Street. This girl has permission but no name. Images and footage of the practice exam must not identify students Publishing of footage and photos taken during the practice exam is EMBARGOED until 12.15pm Tuesday, October 28, 2025.Picture: Jason Edwards

Teens need to ditch AI and use their brains for exam success

The class of 2025 is the first group of year 12s to face their final exams in the AI era. One expert urges teens to take off the training wheels of ChatGPT in their final revision.

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Maths to ashes: Aussie schoolkids getting smashed by the Poms

Would Australia stand for it if we were as far below England’s standards in cricket as we are in this key area of education?

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