Happy Holidays!

Secondary school students in Australia are now on holidays. For most this means two weeks for sleeping in, catching up with friends, shopping, movies and all of the things you love to do. Holidays are an important time for relaxation and regeneration.

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Practice, Practice, Practice!

Senior secondary students are now almost at the end of third term. The school year is drawing to a close and examinations are not far away.

It is time to focus on revision and preparing yourself for the examination experience as best you can. We know that practice in any activity is important in improving performance. Examinations are no different. Reviewing questions, constructing answers and working to a time limit is the best way to practice for examinations. The more practice you have the better your responses will be on the day of the examination.

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Making subject choices

Secondary students in senior high school must now start making decisions about the subjects that they will study in 2010. You will be given help with this process at school but there are some things that you should keep in mind.

• Look ahead – If you have ideas about University or other tertiary study make sure that you look at course requirements. Sometimes university courses list prerequisite subjects; in other words subjects you must study at school before you can apply to that particular course. It may be a maths or science subject and for International students English is listed as a prerequisite for most university courses. Make sure that you choose the subjects that will allow you to apply to the courses that you want. The careers councilor in your school will be able to provide you with information about prerequisite subjects. Most Australian universities will have this information on their website.

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University courses – What to choose?

At this time of the year secondary students must make application for university study. This process can be confusing and complicated. It is not uncommon for students to be unsure about what they want to study and what jobs or career paths they want to follow.

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Stay focussed!

Stirling Education would like to offer a few words of encouragement to all year 12 International students. Year 12 International students across Australia are now really feeling the pressure of exams and the demands of their school based assignments. Don’t give up! Keep working hard.

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