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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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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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Professor Phil Parker graduating from university.

‘Not bad for a boy who didn’t have the marks’: Inspiring prof’s path to success

Professor Phil Parker has come a long way from being an equity entry student to holding a PhD. He has an important message for every student from a disadvantaged background.

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Are trainee teachers smarter than a 9th graders? The LANTITE test shows nearly 12 per cent of aspiring teachers fail the year 9-standard test at the first time of asking.

Trainee teacher test shows record first-time fails – would you pass it?

Aspiring teachers are struggling to show they are as smart as ninth graders, with 3000 failing to pass the benchmark LANTITE test last year. Take the quiz and see if you’d pass.

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Digital downside: Proof that kids learn better from books than screens

Experts are urging schools not to ditch paper, pens and textbooks in the frantic rush towards digital learning – and new research shows exactly why it would be a huge mistake.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 12, 2022. Cherrybrook Technology High School year 12 students at the end of their English exam on the first day of the HSC for 2022. Picture: Jonathan Ng

HSC students reveal which exams they want to move online

The majority of Year 12 students want to ditch traditional pen and paper exams, new research has revealed, as NSW’s examiners prepare for the HSC’s first ever computer-based coding exams.

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Scathing exam authority report reveals chaos of ‘education state’

Seven chief executives in five years and a ‘culture of fear’ have crippled the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, a scathing review has found – and meaningful reform is years away.

Girls and boys learn in some segregated classes at Pittwater House.

Co-ed schools that segregate boys and girls – is it the best of both worlds?

Some co-ed schools have a secret weapon pitting them head-to-head with high-performing single-sex schools – they hold segregated classes for girls and boys. But does it work?

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Weird coping mechanisms used by Gen Z

Adult dummies, ‘bathroom camping’ – how Gen Z copes with exam stress

Adult dummies, ‘bathroom camping’ and ‘crashing out’ are some of the seemingly bizarre coping strategies used by Gen Zers – but experts say there’s science behind the approaches.

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August 21, 2025: St Johns Grammar Year 12 student Scarlett Emmerson 17, getting ready for the year 12 exams. Picture: Kelly Barnes

Year 12 study planner: Dates and times for every exam revealed

Year 12 exams are looming and it’s time to start planning – here’s the full list of exam dates and times for every subject.

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50-1 ranked: Brisbane schools with the best ATAR results

Several public schools have been ranked among elite private schools to be named as Brisbane’s top 50 performers based on the latest ATAR results. SEARCH THE FULL LIST

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What not to do to ace QCE biology exam

A near-perfect ATAR graduate and a Brisbane science teacher have outlined where students are most likely to slip up on the upcoming QCE biology exam.

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