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, […]
What better way to start 2023 than with a teaser of the top industries hiring Gen Zs in Australia over… Read more On some level we’ve heard or experienced the idea that our youngest generations are especially good at using digital technologies…. Read more On its face, initiatives like decarbonisation and our commitments to the […]
Here’s your challenge: grab Gen Z’s attention. Ready, set… you’ve got 8 seconds! Well, maybe milliseconds. When Fast Company covered a study that claims these digital natives have 8-second filters back in 2015, it’s been regularly misquoted across the Internet as an attention problem. But it’s not a “problem”. The keyword here is “filter”. You just need to interest […]
(Insert sport name) is for girls. (Insert sport name) is for boys. Yeah, nah. Not for Gen Zs. At least in several sports where young Australians are finding equality in player participation according our Year13 & Visa PlayOn youth sport research. Interestingly, some of these sports have historically been seen as male or female-dominated sports. […]
Attention all! The oldest Gen Zs are 27. We repeat, the oldest Gen Zs are 27! This means that right now, Gen Zs are entering the workforce in droves. As companies, we need to keep up to date with how the latest generation communicates with one another: memes. So whether it’s your team’s Slack channel […]
Your child getting called into the school principal’s or university dean’s office is one of a parent’s worst fears. And when it’s regarding cheating? With its ethical implications, navigating that disciplinary process can be a real headache. Unfortunately, cheating appears to be occurring at record levels last year, as New South Wales’ two biggest universities […]
A new study by Year13 and Scape, Australia’s largest owner and operator of purpose-built student accommodation, has found that more … If you have Gen Z children who are planning to explore the world, you’re likely concerned about how they’ll manage … As parents, it’s natural to worry about your Gen Z children when they’re […]
One in five first-year university students across Australia drop out each year. To help educators stem the tide we’ve released a new downloadable report that explains the leading factors behind this statistic. As well we’ve outlined recommendations for better youth marketing and communication strategies to help solve the problem. Year13’s YouthSense research has found that university […]
There are countless factors that make Australian National University the number one uni in Australia. There’s the facilities, the post-uni employment rate, location, teaching staff – the list goes on. But one of the areas ANU excels the most is providing opportunities for everyone to study at university. Through scholarships, affordable living and a supportive […]