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Peter Mellow
December 17, 4:53 PM
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With the benefit of a bit more free time, some students might be wondering if they made the right decision when they chose their courses.
As ATAR results sink in, school-leavers are making tough decisions about their futures. But in a challenging job market, is telling them to “follow your dreams and the rest will follow” sound advice?
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Peter Mellow
December 15, 5:56 PM
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A new study looked at interventions aimed at improving reading skills in students between Year 4 and Year 12.
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December 3, 7:05 PM
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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay recently pilloried these institutions for saddling students with debt prior to sending them off into a low-wage industry. But many graduates have no regrets.
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Peter Mellow
November 27, 5:25 PM
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Research suggests teaching typing and word processing skills should start in primary school, much like writing with pen and paper.
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November 16, 7:25 PM
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The idea of a full year of travel might be amazing for social media likes but a gap year doesn’t have to be a hole in young people’s bank balance
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November 13, 5:43 PM
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South Korea's national college entry exam is notoriously hard - but blind students face unique challenges.
The Gold Coast and Lorne are still popular for schoolies. But some young people are travelling overseas to celebrate the end of school.
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Peter Mellow
October 29, 5:50 PM
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The period immediately after completing Year 12 can feel unexpectedly anti-climactic.
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Peter Mellow
October 22, 5:42 PM
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Almost 50,000 students across the state sat either the advanced or standard HSC mathematics exam on Wednesday.
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Peter Mellow
October 19, 6:15 PM
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The best environments stretch us – hard enough to hurt, but not so hard that we break.
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Peter Mellow
October 7, 5:34 PM
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Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech.
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Peter Mellow
October 1, 10:00 PM
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The students I encounter as a university president aren’t afraid of free speech—quite the contrary.
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Peter Mellow
December 17, 4:51 PM
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Sisters Trevanna and Deslie Ahoy navigated parental loss, housing insecurity and pregnancy – twice – while completing their HSC at the Macleay Vocational College in Kempsey
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December 15, 6:13 PM
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A student reflects on how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping learning and cognitive development, urging colleges and universities to guid
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Peter Mellow
December 10, 6:14 PM
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Atars and VCE results released on Thursday morning, with other states to follow next week
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Peter Mellow
December 1, 4:43 PM
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An alternative state school in Melbourne’s north that caters to at-risk students is turning lives around and providing a model for early invention outside the youth justice system
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Peter Mellow
November 18, 4:37 PM
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In a new survey, young people say school makes them ‘book smart’ but does not teach them essential life skills.
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November 16, 4:50 PM
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An increasing number of Australian school students are applying for an early offer to university, before they have their exam results back.
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Peter Mellow
November 11, 6:20 PM
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As hundreds of thousands of high school seniors consider university, they are being warned that enrolling in humanities degrees will leave them with a debt close to $55,000.
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Peter Mellow
November 3, 12:19 PM
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Hovering moms and dads are following their kids all the way to campus.
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October 25, 5:34 PM
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They started high school as the world went into lockdown, interrupting their young lives at a pivotal moment. Now they’re graduating year 12 and figuring out what to do next.
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Peter Mellow
October 22, 5:29 PM
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Social media complaints about this year’s HSC maths exams labelled the papers as ‘brutal’ and an ‘absolute horror’. Are you up to the test?
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Peter Mellow
October 12, 6:06 PM
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Get plenty of sleep, seek support from trusted friends and adults and read the exam question thoroughly. And remember you have lots of options beyond your ATAR.
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Peter Mellow
October 4, 8:05 PM
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Sydney University ranks worst in NSW for student experience. Can this plan fix it?
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