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7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

NCEA results come out tomorrow.  Whether you’re actively dreading it or...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

At high school, particularly here in New Zealand, ideas are always assessed in...

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

Have you ever seen a really good diagram in class, and it just made so much...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

We’ve all felt the pain of struggling through maths problem after maths...

The Science of Habit-Building

Why are Habits Important? “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

Mock exams are everyone’s favourite time of year, and by everyone, I mean no...

Navigating Life After High School

So you’ve made it to your final year of high school. Amidst the final sports...

Planning your University Studies

In your last few years of high school, things can get pretty exciting. More...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

You’re not weird if you often find yourself feeling particularly anxious...

Why You Might Be Feeling Unmotivated

We’ve made it through alert levels 3 and 4. Now we’re in level 2, we’re back...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

Have you ever seen a really good diagram in class, and it just made so much...

Neuroplasticity

What is neuroplasticity, and why should we care? If you’ve just hopped onto...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

Heaps of students opt for correspondence school to study their favourite...

A Procrastinator’s Guide to Planning

Before we dig into the details of our planning guide, we just want to combat a...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

After a wild year filled with Covid restrictions and teacher absences, exam...

Why Failure is Okay

Failure’s often seen as a bad thing, but sometimes it can actually be good. We share how you can turn failure into success.

How To Get Back Into the School Year

We all know the feeling. One minute you’re lying on the beach with your...

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

You’re gonna be asked to analyse The Truman Show at least once in...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

Mock exams are everyone’s favourite time of year, and by everyone, I mean no...

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

You’re gonna be asked to analyse The Truman Show at least once in...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

If you’re doing English, there’s a 100% chance you’ll be asked to...

Navigating Life After High School

So you’ve made it to your final year of high school. Amidst the final sports...

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

Retrieval methods refer to the ability to access information from your noggin...

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

NCEA results come out tomorrow.  Whether you’re actively dreading it or...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

You’re not weird if you often find yourself feeling particularly anxious...

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

Having a mile-long list of things you need to get done is one of the worst...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

Heaps of students opt for correspondence school to study their favourite...

How to Study with Past Exams

Attempting past exam papers seems like a solid use of your study time when you...

How to Prepare for Exams

Let’s all stop kidding ourselves - studying for exams is insanely hard. The...