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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 Analyse NCEA Film in 6 Steps

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

Navigating Life After High School

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

How to Study with Past Exams

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

Planning your University Studies

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

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...

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

Why Learning Should Be Hard

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

How To Plan an Internal

We don't think we're being dramatic when we say internals are the single worst...

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

How to Juggle the Internal Rush

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

The Study Method You’re Forgetting: Retrieval Methods

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

Understanding University Degrees

As the end of year 13 sneaks closer and closer, so do big decisions about your...

Neuroplasticity

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