Have a read of this young woman’s story. It should be a cautionary tale to all school teachers, parents and students alike. “I was pushed by both career teachers and teachers in general at both high schools I was at to complete VCE and go to uni,” the 21-year-old from Victoria told us. “I had […]
What a year it’s been for the Coronavirus Class of 2021. The cohort entered its final year of schooling barely recovered from the chaos of 2020, and dove straight into what probably takes the cake as the hardest year of schooling ever. But after a long and stressful year characterised by lockdowns, remote learning and […]
2017 is a weird year for us entitled, avocado-eating millennials. As a 22-year-old living out of home and working in… Read more The way to Gen Z’s heart is through their screens, but this insight alone is not enough to find and… Read more Grabbing hold of Gen Z can be as hard as catching […]
At this point the evidence is pretty clear: social media and study are pretty incompatible. And it can be toxic af, especially for students. In fact, studies have found social media to be so distracting to students many schools have completely banned phones during class to prevent distraction in the classroom. According to a Tallo […]
We consult for and continue to work with some of Australia’s leading corporate and government organisations to help them better reach, connect and inspire young people. We succeed in effectively bridging the gap between an organisation’s products/services and the ever-changing youth market through the following youth engagement strategies:
As parents, it’s natural to want your child to balance their leisure activities with their career aspirations. The hours they … For many Gen Zs, gaming was what got them through the pandemic. It was a valuable escape from the stress …
How many smashed avos on toast would you need to sacrifice to save a 10% deposit on a median-priced, two-bedroom home in Sydney’s St George? That was a serious question Millennials found themselves asking when property kingpin Tim Gurner Gen X-plained that the trick to buying your first home was to quit the avocado on […]
Earlier this month the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) released their latest quarterly report, highlighting an alarming decline in apprenticeship completions. The data tracks figures over the last four years and also reports a decrease in the number of apprentices and trainees currently in-training, as well as the number of commencements over this […]
It’s pretty safe to say that women’s sport in Australia has been kicking goals of late. We don’t mean to… It’s a fact – higher education has never been so accessible for young Australians. But the smorgasbord of degrees, qualifications,… In case you missed it, Aussie unis have regained their bragging rights as some of […]
Let us guess. You reckon social media is Gen Z’s number one go-to, right (most specifically… TikTok dances)? Nope. Indulging in nihilistic memes, perhaps? Wrong again (kind of). Alcohol and drugs? Big nope. You’ll be pleased to know that drug use came in dead last during our last Gen Z Wellbeing Check, with just 5% […]
Busted. When The Sun-Herald in 2019 reported that Cricket Australia inflated their sport participation numbers to appeal to sponsors, the public became more skeptical of such numbers across all sports. Thankfully, for Year13’s latest Wellbeing Check 2021 report, we’ve asked young Australians themselves what sports and exercises they do and found which are actually the […]