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Student stressed about Year 12 exams

Key to reduced anxiety and exam success is creating a study environment where students can thrive, says a UNSW Sydney educational psychology researcher.

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Adaptability, aspirations and parents will help school leavers perform during the pandemic, say UNSW education experts.

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The consequences of being denied the HSC are potentially quite profound, writes Andrew Martin.

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Petra Quartullo from Caringbah Selective High School teaches violin to kids as young as five – now she’s hoping to add another string to her bow by taking on engineering and commerce at UNSW. 

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A survey of Year 12 students from schools across Sydney found 42% registered anxiety symptoms high enough to be of clinical concern, write Ben North, Miraca Gross and Susen Smith.

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Now that you have received your HSC and ATAR results, the next step is to pick the university degree that’s right for you. 

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It's important to remember the ATAR cut-off for each degree does not necessarily reflect the difficulty - or quality - of a study program, writes Merlin Crossley.

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Now you have your results, the next step is choosing the right course. Come along to UNSW Info Day on 3 January to get all your questions answered.

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Training people in disciplines they have no aptitude for or interest in is a waste of public money and countless professional lives, writes Cathy Sherry.

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NSW Director-General of Education, Dr Michele Bruniges, has criticised the quality of teacher training, calling for the country’s “best and brightest” to be recruited into education degrees.

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