WA’s year 12’s are finished with school,but have they learned enough?

WA’s year 12’s are finished with school,but have they learned enough?

WA students are leaving high school without bridging the gap between the classroom and the workplace,experts say. So what needs to change?

  • byHolly Thompson

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The youngest WA students tackling the ATAR revealed

The youngest WA students tackling the ATAR revealed

A select group of West Australian students are challenging themselves by taking on the content included in ATAR courses before they reach year 12.

  • byHolly Thompson
WA school system to be overhauled in face of plummeting graduate numbers
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WA school system to be overhauled in face of plummeting graduate numbers

The government has made an announcement after revelations the number of WA public students doing year 12 had seen the country’s most dramatic drop over a decade.

  • byHolly Thompson
‘A major issue’:Too many WA students dropping out after Year 11

‘A major issue’:Too many WA students dropping out after Year 11

Education Minister Tony Buti said he believed the conditions students must meet to gain their WA Certificate of Education were too onerous.

  • byHolly Thompson
The ATAR subjects being abandoned in WA (and the ones that are skyrocketing)

The ATAR subjects being abandoned in WA (and the ones that are skyrocketing)

Niche year 12 ATAR courses are gaining popularity in Western Australia,while core subjects are declining – but one course has bucked this trend.

  • byHolly Thompson
WA schools give year 12 students a grand send-off as ATAR exams loom

WA schools give year 12 students a grand send-off as ATAR exams loom

Both private and public schools across the state organised for students to relax and have fun,before many go on to sit their final exams.

  • byHolly Thompson
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ATAR exams are looming,but WA students don’t know how to study. Here’s how parents can help

ATAR exams are looming,but WA students don’t know how to study. Here’s how parents can help

A leading Perth tutor says students often did not know how to study – or at least not efficiently – and that it should be taught in schools as early as year 7.

  • byHolly Thompson
‘The system is holding him back’:The WA students facing ATAR hurdles
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‘The system is holding him back’:The WA students facing ATAR hurdles

The number of West Australian students applying for special provisions during their final ATAR exams is growing,despite fewer students choosing to sit them.

  • byHolly Thompson
Feeling overwhelmed by uni applications? Here’s what year 12 students need to know

Feeling overwhelmed by uni applications? Here’s what year 12 students need to know

Your key questions answered,from when to put in your course preferences to how to change them.

  • byJosefine Ganko
WA to change the way ATAR is calculated

WA to change the way ATAR is calculated

Under the changes,all courses and students will be able to achieve the same aggregated score despite their chosen subjects.

  • byHolly Thompson
See the full list:The WA students who won the state’s top awards
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See the full list:The WA students who won the state’s top awards

A future doctor and software engineer have been announced as the top two students in Western Australia.

  • byHolly Thompson