Why the media's focus on 'top' Year 12 students needs to change
- Written by: Steven Lewis, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
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You may be familiar with the popular TikTok trend, #ATARreaction. You see the face of a Year 12 student logging on to their computer, then they wait a few moments before they collapse in tears, relief and celebration.
You have just witnessed them receive their final results.
It is Year 12 results season around...
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