That’s the question on both teachers and parents minds following the recent controversy at Shore School in Sydney’s North Shore, which discovered that the use of personal laptops was leading to gaming, gambling and even porn amongst students during class. Shore School had permitted “BYO laptops” in what they described as a response to changing […]
Looks can be deceiving. A slim teenage girl brimming with energy from an afternoon run could in fact be secretly shouting at herself underneath the surface for hating the way she looks. It’s a reminder that with mental health we always need to ask some deeper questions. So what are some of the things we […]
Teenagehood. When friendships are close, intense, and full of eventful memories. When acceptance from friends means everything. But for what is supposed to be some of the most social times of their lives, 61% of Year 12 students have socialised with their friends less since the COVID-19 pandemic began, our Coronavirus & The Class of […]
70% of Australian school students intend to go to university, but by the end of their first year 1 in 5 will have dropped out. If 20% of any other business’s customers were throwing away what they bought each year then you’d have to ask some questions. Is it the fault of universities? Is it […]
Kids bored over the summer? Watch their confidence soar, level-up their experience and expand their knowledge with Summer Skills free short courses for 16-24 year olds. What the heck is Summer Skills? We all know that as a parent you want your kids to be equipped with the confidence to flourish in the complex and […]
We’re barely a few weeks into 2019 and Gillette have already offered an early candidate for boldest marketing campaign of the year by taking on toxic masculinity in their latest ad. The two-minute long video features scenes of bullying, sexual harassment, mansplaining and other damaging behaviour, with a call to action for men to hold […]
Picture this. Your Gen Z teen’s perched on the edge of their bed after what was probably a sleepless night – laptop at the ready – waiting for that magic number to appear on the screen. It’s the moment when all that studying, frantic cramming, cancelled plans, late nights (or flat-out all-nighters) come to a […]
Wanting your kid to win at life. It’s totally natural, but what on earth do I do to ensure this happens you might be asking. We don’t want to claim to have all the answers, but these tips should be able to be applied more or less to all young people growing up into adulthood […]
Parents, it’s official: Gen Zs are more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+ than any other generation. In fact, more than one in five Gen Z adults in the USA identifies as LGBTQIA+ according to a 2021 Gallup survey. That’s double the percentage from when Gallup first asked Gen Zs in 2012. Our data at Year13 […]
Hey employers, want to win over your Gen Z employees? No, you don’t need ping pong tables and bring-your-pet-to-work days (as awesome as they are). Instead, give them ‘mental health days’. According to the research in our After the ATAR III report when we asked young people why they’ve taken a sick day other than […]
Some students want to snap their laptops in half at the thought of it. Others take it in their stride. Either way, come October each year there’s no more controversial subject than the ATAR. The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank is just a number, and for many people that’s precisely the problem with it. And now […]
The government is hoping a cash splash can lure more young people into apprenticeships. Amidst a national skills shortage the 2019 Federal budget has set aside over half a billion dollars to resuscitate the VET sector. Its big ticket promise is to train 80,000 new tradies by 2024. $2000 incentives will be paid to apprentices […]
While many people see Gen Z as notorious chasers of fame and status, our research shows that the top motivators for choosing a career are earning a high income and… Read more If you read a headline saying that 80% of people in a particular career or industry reported having high satisfaction levels with their […]
Yes, it’s true. TV eyeballs are declining amongst Gen Zs. Yet, you probably didn’t know that the generation’s most popular TV streaming service still reels in almost a third of them on a regular basis. You gotta hand it to this network. Because in our What Gen Z Actually Do Online report, it’s clear that young […]