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Understanding Science Subjects

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

Writing in the Real World

Do you groan internally when your English teacher announces that you need to write another essay?...

Navigating Life After High School

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

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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...

Moving Onwards and Upwards After Exams

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

Planning your University Studies

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

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.

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...

How to Study with Past Exams

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

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

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

The Never-ending Capacity of the Brain

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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

Understanding Science Subjects

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

Neuroplasticity

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

9 Study Hacks When You’re Unmotivated AF

When I was in high school, I knew exactly how much I was supposed to...

How To Bounce Back From Mock Exams

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

3 Ways to Study for Your Drama Exam

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

Why Critical Thinking Is So Important

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

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...

8 Solutions to Your Study Problems

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

The Science of Habit-Building

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

7 Things to Remember Before Results Are Out

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

A Crash Course for Good Research

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

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...

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...

How to Catch Up On Your Studies

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

6 Step Guide to Writing a Killer Essay

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