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We desperately need skilled workers. So why is vocational education treated as the ‘back-up plan’ for school leavers?

At the end of each school year, we see the same ritual play out. Year 12 results are released and newspapers publish league tables, ranking schools by their exam results.

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Only eight girls among 41 students who received highest VCE rank in 2024

But female students performed slightly higher than average than males overall

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Record number of year 12 students applying for early entry into university

Early entry applications have risen by 19 per cent.

Newcastle Herald

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‘I never expected to do this well’: top performing NSW students celebrate high-flying Atars

Students across the state take to social media to share reactions to top marks while premier says results are ‘just a step on your journey’

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An educational psychologist explains how to think about your ATAR and set post-school goals

All this week and into next, Australian Year 12 students are receiving their final results.

The Conversation

'Very surreal': the Hunter students who topped NSW in HSC courses

Six Newcastle students swept up top scores in the state.

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Atar results: when can students expect their university admission rank and what does it mean?

Getting your Atar can be a significant milestone – but it’s only one of many possible pathways to Australia’s higher education system

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Testing time: what to know about Australia’s year 12 exams in 2023

There are new challenges such as the use of artificial intelligence and old ones like performance anxiety – but experts stress it’s only ‘one measure on one day’

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Students think the ATAR is 'unfair' but we need to be careful about replacing it

Many students spend their final years of school working toward the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) they can get. But after many years of concerns, there is a renewed debate about whether we should scrap this university entrance ranking altogether.

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The most popular courses at Canberra universities this year

Early and direct entry schemes are a growing trend in higher education.

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Esperance's Wally Byrne failed high school exams but had an esteemed career in medicine

As young people around the country worry about recently announced ATAR results and their futures, Mr Byrne brings words of encouragement: If you work hard and have a passion for something, "anything is possible".

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Madonna King: ATAR is becoming increasingly useless, despite student sacrifices

Every discipline has a different ATAR requirement, but it’s becoming increasingly useless, for a variety or reasons, Madonna King writes.

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Year 12 students open to all possibilities in life after ATAR

From gap years to early uni offers, school leavers have more options than ever.

The Canberra Times

Stressful, narrowly focused and, for many, a bit pointless: Is it time to rethink year 12 exams?

Thousands of students across Australia are currently doing their year 12 exams, but only a minority will use their ATAR to get into university. So, is it time to rethink how we measure academic achievement?

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Should the Atar be scrapped? Seven experts on the student ranking system

In a few months, thousands of young people will receive an Atar – the culmination of 13 years of schooling. But is the system fit for purpose?

Newcastle Herald

'Your ATAR is a tiny part of the puzzle': Hunter twins hand out advice ahead of HSC

"The HSC is base camp and then life is Everest." Hunter twins hand out advice ahead of the HSC.

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Education experts concerned Queensland high school students abandoning arts subjects over ATAR result

Students learn to think creatively and collaboratively in arts and humanities subjects, but Queensland students are abandoning them in droves out of fear lower-scaled subjects will impact their overall ATAR result.

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