As Grade Nine learners prepare to select subjects for Grade 10 and beyond, experts warn that these decisions have a direct impact on their Admission Point Score (APS), the critical metric used by ...

"How important is Chemistry for Engineering?" "How do I choose my courses for college?" If you're a 10th grader—or the parent of one—these questions probably sound familiar. The process of selecting ...

Tracey-Ann Palmer received funding from the Australian Government. This work was supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award. Thousands of Year 10 students are in the process of choosing subjects ...

These are not throwaway comments, but early expressions of how children already understand work, success, identity and possibility. Children are actively constructing ideas about who they are, what ...