Ben's Secondary Education

I undertook my secondary education (High School, grades 8 to 12) at Prescott College. It is located in Prospect in Adelaide and run by the Seventh-Day Adventist church.

I studied the following subjects in Yr 12:

Why did I do these subjects? Either becuase I had to, becuase I enjoyed it or becuase I achieved well in it.

Choose subjects you enjoy. It makes it easier for you.
Choose subjects that you excell in to help you achieve well
Choose subjects that will let you get where you want, and that give you plenty of options.
Choose subjects that will assist you getting a higher TER
If a subject isn't a prerequisite or assumed knowledge for a course you want, you don't have to do it. Doing a subject in the area of a course you want may help, but it could make it boring.

Manage your time. Study in blocks of 20-30 minutes, with 5 min breaks.
Commit yourself and be enthusiastic
Don't wear yourself out.
Set realistic goals
Keep informed
Find out what you need to learn. Obtain a copy of the sylibus if possible.
Make sure that you know what the objectives are in assignments (especially for PAS subjects). Do not simply answer the question, forfil the objectives as well as that is what you are marked by.
Keep track of how important each assignment and test is. Spend more resources preparing for the more important ones. Do not neglect the less important ones: you will learn from them. (however there may be occations where it is best to sacrifice a less-important item for a more-important one)
Do some study in your holidays, especially in year 12. A solution that worked for me is: Work from 9:00 am untill lunchtime. Then take the rest of the day off. This depends on your workload.
Lastly: for Year 12: Reduce your social life to one day of the week OR a few hours per week. I'm not joking - it will help you significantly. If you need more socail activity, mix with other year 12 students. You are all in it together, so help each other out.

I hope to add more to this page at a later date.