Gen Zs can basically only remember time from 2000 onwards. That was just around when Apple started releasing its colourful iMacs and launched the iPod and heavily marketed the idea that PCs aren’t cool. But that doesn’t seem to have stopped them with the majority (57%) of Gen Zs we surveyed for our What Gen Z […]
Famous words uttered by tech godfather Steve Jobs still reverberate in the mind of Mike Cannon-Brookes today. And it’s these words from the American co-founder of Apple which the Australian co-founder of Atlassian gives as advice to young people interested in forging a career in tech like they both did. It might seem unconventional but […]
We hate to break it to you Tinder (and Bumble, and Hinge, and Grindr…), but it looks like you’re next on Gen Z’s hit list. Sure, you might have dominated the online dating scene for the past decade and established the default way for people to date and find love. But with more millennials settling […]
Blake’s understanding of youth ensures we are never far from the pulse of young Australians. Even though he’s one of the oldest in the office, he’s young at heart (and in face). Emma is the brains behind much of what you read on Year13’s site and social media channels. Joseph has the sage advice for […]
It used to be the rite of passage of all rites of passages. Twelve years of schooling finally under the … Gen Z has been called many things, but their latest nickname might surprise you. May we introduce you to Generation …
School’s over. Does that mean school friendships are over too? It doesn’t have to. But it also means there’s a new opportunity like never before for young people to make new friends too. The thing is for some young people though maintaining friendships after high school isn’t easy, but just because they aren’t spending all […]
Busted. When The Sun-Herald in 2019 reported that Cricket Australia inflated their sport participation numbers to appeal to sponsors, the… Read more Gap years are a historic rite of passage. An entire year dedicated to exploring a way of life different on… Read more It’s bizarre, isn’t it? Gen Zs go to school to study […]
Parents know the drill all too well. It’s Monday morning, 7:15am. The sun has risen, the birds are singing and… Read more School students are being left in the dark about one of Australia’s fastest-growing future industries, according to our latest research…. Read more In February 2021, Chanel Contos polled her Instagram followers asking if […]
Picture this. You’re back in the classroom (bear with us here) taking your end-of-term modern history exam. The first section? Short essay response (urgh). The clock seems to be ticking at breakneck speed as you formulate your thesis, desperately digging deep for facts and references that help support your argument about the role that charisma […]
Picture this. It’s 10pm on a Monday evening, and like millions of young people around the world, you’re scrolling through your Instagram feed. It starts off innocently enough. One minute you’re swooning at a husky trying to talk to its owner (omg). The next, you’re cracking up at a meme that’s roasting you about your […]
Admit it – none of us took lockdown seriously at first. Two weeks at home to ‘flatten the curve’? No worries. Parents would get to spend some quality time with their kids working from home, and students – well they’d get the ‘luxury’ of an extra two weeks extension of the Easter holidays learning from […]
Steve Jobs was a smart guy. Not just because of the iPhones, iPods, iPads and Macintosh computers that have defined him, but because he knew what was right for him. After his first semester of college in 1972 he dropped out. Dropping out can feel like the end of the world for some, but for […]
**If you’re a student and wish to attend the Future of Work Expo, please click here!** Businesses looking to recruit young talent and education providers seeking to attract new students are invited to join the Year13 Future of Work Expo next month. Taking place between August 25 – 27 during National Skills Week, school students and recent graduates from […]
It’s pretty safe to say that women’s sport in Australia has been kicking goals of late. We don’t mean to … Let’s be honest. Sport participation and adolescence isn’t the most iconic of duos. We’re all familiar with the stereotypes of … (Insert sport name) is for girls. (Insert sport name) is for boys. Yeah, […]