Following the society-shifting developments of the last few years Year13’s After the ATAR 4 report provides an up-to-date high-level analysis of the jobs, careers and industries Australian Gen Zs want to work in as well as their career planning challenges and successes. We surveyed 3030 young people aged 15 to 24 about their school-to-work transition […]

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 […]

There’s so much for high schoolers to consider. To learn a trade or a profession? Is a structured program or… Read more There are many hidden costs of covid for year 12 students. As part of our Coronavirus & The Class of… Read more The most popular university degrees in Australia in 2021 depend a […]

Year13’s YouthSense research has been commissioned by the Australian Federal Government, the NSW and South Australian state governments and has been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC, The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, News.com.au, Channel 7 and Channel 9. 

So your child’s managed to land their first job. Woohoo! Now, while this is an exciting new adventure, it can … Read more

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 […]

Is the news… dead?  In the traditional sense, we mean.   The results of our recent survey into the online behaviours of Gen Z certainly suggest so.  Just 49% of young people we surveyed in our What Gen Z Actually Do Online report said they checked the news at least once a week, meaning one in two Gen Zers (51%) go at least […]

Universities, it’s time for a shake-up. Year13’s YouthSense research has found that 87% of Gen Z students want sustainability incorporated… Read more Welcome to the new hustle. Year13’s YouthSense research has found that 39% of Gen Z university students would like to… Read more Remember the horror on that kid’s face when he said “I […]

Students who are interested in attending Year13 Expo 2021, please click here. Teachers, principals and careers  advisors, please click here… Read more Gen Zs just aren’t that interested in getting their hands dirty. For a career instead they are far more likely… Read more Australian Gen Zs overwhelmingly support businesses leading the charge on social […]

It’s more important than a fat pay cheque. It’s more important than being able to roll out of bed a… Read more Their futures are shaky like a quadrangle of cards. Young high school graduates who are unsure about what they want… Read more Just as we presented one student’s astonishing rant for why the […]

In this 13 Reasons Why series we explore the different problems Gen Z are dealing with as told to us… Read more Before they’ve discovered the uni bar. Before they’ve discovered they don’t actually have to go to lectures. Before they’ve realised… Read more In this 13 Reasons Why series we explore the different problems […]

Social media often gets a bad rap for its negative impacts on young people studying – and it’s easy to see why. Firstly, it’s highly addictive: almost one in two Gen Zs feel they’re addicted to social media, according to our What Gen Zs Really Do Online report. Secondly, it’s super distracting.  In fact, a […]

The Class of 2020 was flipped upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. But was it all bad? We surveyed over… Read more Do you know what job changes lives for the better more than almost any other? Images of a doctor, a… Read more Imagine when you were in high school if you came into […]

What would you do if your child told you they wanted to be an artist when they grow up? I… Read more The class of 2020 will have quite the story to tell their children. When they should be rushing between classes,… Read more Why do Australian students go to high school? 48% say they […]