Welcome to your last real school holidays Year 12 students. After these two weeks, the hard slog begins with Trials, STUVAC and then the final frontier – your HSC exams! If thinking that far ahead is too daunting, then have a read below about how to make the most of your July school holidays and get ahead for next term. It’s always good to start a new term with lower stress and higher happiness levels.
1. Organise your notes from the previous term
Have you fallen behind with keeping all your valuable class notes in order? The school holidays is a perfect time to catch up and write up your notes again. This will also help you review what you have learned, or even learn something new.
2. Make time for fun
School holidays don’t have to be like this …
It’s called holidays for a reason. Reward your hard work during the day with catching up with a friend in the evening or taking the morning off to go to the beach after working late the night before. Making time to relax and have fun will ensure you’ll come back to school feeling refreshed.
3. Find really cool study nooks in your area
You aren’t in school for two weeks, which means that you get to create a new space to do your work in. Turn your study routine into an adventure by visiting a cool study nook in your local area that you can take your revision to. There are some great little cafes around Sydney and also the State Library of NSW is a good place to soak up all that knowledge.
4. Catch up with your reading
Use your school holidays to catch up on some reading. Maybe re-read your textbooks or deepen your knowledge of your subjects by reading related material.
5. Do some work experience
You could reach out and network with professionals in areas in which you want to work in the future or even apply to do work experience and add some more experience to your CVs.
6. Go on a university visit
Did you know that the UNSW campus is open to the public? High school students like yourself are more than welcome to come and spend the day at UNSW and even study in our main library! Nervous about coming to campus on your own? Join us for a guided campus tour where a current student can help you navigate your way around and tell you more about the university. We’re running campus tours on Wednesdays and Fridays during the school holidays.
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