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How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

Goal-making is a notoriously common task you’re asked to do at the beginning...

What To Do When Your Goals Aren’t Going To Plan

We all know that sinking feeling you get when you realise that you aren’t...

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

How to Effectively Study with a Past Paper

So you’ve decided that since exams are coming up, it might be time to do some...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out...

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

The human brain is a mysterious beast. To some students, it’s a vital organ...

How To Get Back Into the School Year

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

Maintaining New Habits

Introducing a new habit can be tough. It’s too easy to get demotivated, you...

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

With mock exams right around the corner, and NCEA externals following soon...

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 Study with Past Exams

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

It’s mid-year(ish), internals are coming in hot as you get into the swing of...

Understanding Science Subjects

It’s no secret that science - be it chemistry, physics, or biology - is a...

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

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...

The Science of Habit-Building

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

Before you read further… Everyone loves a little bit of drama. We’re all...

How to Finally “Get” Maths, Once and for All

There’s nothing I hated at high school more than Maths. Not only were my...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

High school is all about learning, which is kind of why your teachers exist....

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

In an age where information can be spread so easily, as GC’s (good citizens),...

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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