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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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A Crash Course for Good Research

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

How To Plan an Internal

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

Dealing with Multiple Assessments

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

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...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

Recognition Versus Recall

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

Maintaining New Habits

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

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

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

How to Analyse NCEA Poetry in 6 Steps

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

Preparing For Your First NCEA Exam

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

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...

How To Make (Good) Goals for 2020

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

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...

Dealing with Exam Anxiety

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Types of Learners Don’t Exist

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

How to Study for Correspondence Subjects

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

How to Prepare for Exams

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

Timetabling Options for the Busy Student

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

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...