In our latest survey we asked young Australians: “In all honesty, how do you view these post-school pathways?” The toss up was between university… and the rest. Because that is essentially the dichotomy most high school leavers see their post-school options through. Half (51%) of the young 1367 Gen Zs surveyed said they view university […]
A new study by Year13 and Scape, Australia’s largest owner and operator of purpose-built student accommodation, has found that more … The Gen Z LGBTQIA+ community in Australia is larger than many realise. Our Year13 research conducted over numerous surveys has … They’re just lazy. They just need to focus. They just need more self-discipline. […]
With three out of four (75%) young Australians telling us they plan to go to university after high school during our latest survey, it looks like uni is going to retain its crown as the most popular post-school pathway. In fact, for all the years we’ve been surveying young people about their post-school education and […]
Lunchbox diversity has been thrust into the spotlight. The Cancer Council recently came out with some creative lunchbox ideas prompting parenting experts and even the Premier of NSW to come out questioning how fussy they seemed. “Parenting experts have told Cancer Council boffins to join them in the real world after it promoted overly complicated […]
Millennials, we know you laid claim to the humble emoticon 🙂 But sorry… nobody even calls them that anymore 🙁 Today it’s all about yellow (and other various skin tone) emojis and Gen Zs have given them a whole new meaning that none of us saw coming. Yup, adding a 😂 or 😊 to the […]
Is your teen craving adventure, unique opportunities and once-in-a-lifetime experiences? Whether they’re dreaming of road tripping the US with mates or gallivanting around Europe with a new crush, it’s human nature to want to soak up every amazing experience possible while they’re young. But what if we told you that they could have everything they […]
Think Gen Zs don’t care about privacy because they share their life on social media? Well, think again. In fact, 77% of Gen Zs we surveyed for our What Gen Z Actually Do Online report said online privacy is ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important to them. Only 20% said online privacy is ‘somewhat’ important, while just […]
Just as we presented one student’s astonishing rant for why the ATAR needs to go, here we’ll present one student’s thoughts for why it should stay. This 18-year-old from NSW methodically laid out his case for why the ATAR, even with its problems, is the best system for HSC students wanting to enter into university. […]
“You’ll never get anywhere being the class clown.” Will’s whole life has been about building things. “All young people deserve equal opportunities.”
Career practitioners today are operating in an environment of massive societal change where new jobs and ways of working are emerging at a rapid rate.Between AI’s ability to augment jobs and covid shifting work into a new era of flexibility, the career practitioner’s role in helping young people navigate what this all means for them […]
NSW permit number: LTPS/20/43325 The promoter of the Competition is Year 13 Pty Ltd (ABN 93 606 583 706) of G02 84 Alexander Street, Crows Nest NSW 2065 (the “Promoter”). The Competition is open to all residents in Australia. Entrants under the age of 18 years must have the permission of a parent or guardian […]
The 2019 federal election saw the lowest voter turnout since voting became compulsory in the mid-1920s. A staggering 1.5 million Australians failed to cast their ballot, with some of the most substantial no-shows in inner-city electorates with high percentages of young voters. Yikes. In fact – so few young people turned out that researchers (quite […]
It used to be ‘any publicity is good publicity’. Today’s version? This headline. Cringe. We’ve all felt it, grimacing our way … Businesses, listen up. The results are in: Gen Zs overwhelmingly prefer you to use branded content over traditional advertising. Three … Marketing to Gen Z has never been easy. Today in the fractured media […]
What do you think Gen Zs care about most when choosing a job? A good salary? Nope. Remote, flexible working? Also nope. Perks like free food and gym memberships? Wrong again. All of these are of course great to have, but they’re surface level and in many jobs simply expected. Take a read below to […]