School captains join forces to campaign for COVID-safe formals

School captains join forces to campaign for COVID-safe formals

Emily Cox had been looking forward to visiting Parliament House. But the Jamison High school captain has found a better way to learn about politics

  • byJordan Baker

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'Helping young people quickly':Learning to ask a life-saving question

'Helping young people quickly':Learning to ask a life-saving question

Aleta Wassell has been trained in how to ask a confronting but life-saving question – and she thinks other young people should be too.

  • byJordan Baker
2020 may be a year you want to forget but it has also given you a gift
Opinion
HSC

2020 may be a year you want to forget but it has also given you a gift

The grit,determination and maturity with which students have faced this year will stand them in good stead to conquer whatever difficulties the future will throw at them.

  • bySarah Mitchell
ATAR doesn't measure all the wonderful things that make you who you are

ATAR doesn't measure all the wonderful things that make you who you are

Your ATAR is not going to follow you around for the rest of your life. It is a measure of how you performed academically over 18 months,but that is all.

  • byMichael Spence
NSW universities make record number of early offers to Class of 2020

NSW universities make record number of early offers to Class of 2020

Applications for some admission schemes have tripled as year 12 students rush to shore up their future amid the uncertainty caused by COVID-19.

  • byJordan Baker
We must smooth the path to adulthood for the Class of 2020
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Opinion

We must smooth the path to adulthood for the Class of 2020

There have been few tastes of freedom for the Class of 2020 and far greater restrictions than any year 12 group has ever experienced.

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Life's real trials are the only ones that matter
Opinion
HSC

Life's real trials are the only ones that matter

An arsonist burnt down our high school as we prepared for our HSC. Almost 40 years on,I hope there's a message in it for today's HSC candidates as they confront the hurdles of COVID-19.

  • byHelen Pitt
'Yes,we survived':Award celebrates Class of 2020's resilience during COVID

'Yes,we survived':Award celebrates Class of 2020's resilience during COVID

Principal Kate Rayment watched her year 12 students face the challenges of COVID-19 with grace and resilience. So she found a way to commemorate it.

  • byJordan Baker
Why we are cheering on the Class of 2020
Opinion
HSC

Why we are cheering on the Class of 2020

Leaving school is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. There will be another corporate party and another milestone birthday but most students only get one shot at year 12.

  • byJordan Baker
Give students hope amid coronavirus mental health crisis,experts urge

Give students hope amid coronavirus mental health crisis,experts urge

The suicides of some year 11 and 12 students have prompted mental health experts to warn that Australia must act quickly to counteract a growing sense of hopelessness among HSC students.

  • byJordan Baker
Golf,study clubs and mum's advice:How year 12 has learnt to cope with COVID

Golf,study clubs and mum's advice:How year 12 has learnt to cope with COVID

The 2020 HSC cohort has been challenged like few before them. But students have emerged resilient:they've banded together,discovered new hobbies or leant on their families to navigate the year.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos