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In our Things Teens Ask series, experts from The Conversation answers kids’ everyday questions, like what year 11 subjects  to choose for senior school. We are being asked to do work experience this year, in a field we might like to work in. We are being asked to think about choosing electives that are directing …

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It’s that time of year when year 10 are getting ready to enter one of the programs available to them. Many high school students are at crossroads as to what pathway they should take: ATAR or IB. The IB (International Baccalaureate Diploma Program) is being increasingly offered as an option in private schools (and even …

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Many Year 10 students are beginning to think seriously about what subjects they might pick for years 11 and 12. These are important decisions – not just because they may form the basis of further university study and career paths. They will also be the focus of the final years of schooling and could turn …

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There are so many things you need for high school that it’s hard to keep on top of everything. The thing is, the more care you take to pack your school bag, the better you’ll feel all day. Whatever comes up, you’ll have to tools to deal with it. There is nothing worse than being …

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It’s hard to believe, but it’s just a couple of weeks before the summer holiday is over (even less in some states!). Every year we think six weeks of holidays is too much holiday, but every year it slides by in the blink of  an eye. Cue ‘back to school’ (or in our case ‘back …

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