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Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

Logging into NZQA for external results feels like a cold slap-in-the-face to the commitment-free...

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 studying. Those past...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

It’s your first year of NCEA exams, and you’re looking at the stressed-out year 12’s, the lifeless...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

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How to Study with Past Exams

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

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

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...

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

Planning your University Studies

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

Recognition Versus Recall

What’s the Difference? If we were to insert the Burger King logo here and...

Neuroplasticity

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

Has Your Motivation Hit a Wall? Here’s How To Push Through

Do you find yourself going to the library only to waste your day staring at a...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

What to do in High School to Prepare for University

Getting to finish high school, move out of home, and start to study for a...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

We’re almost halfway through the year and with COVID-19, a truckload of...

Maintaining New Habits

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

Recognition Versus Recall

What’s the Difference? If we were to insert the Burger King logo here and...

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

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...

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

How To Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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