Study Skills

Students today have very busy schedules all-year round. The digital revolution has changed the way kids learn and study, with information available to them 24 hours a day.

Finding effective ways to self-manage and effectively cope with academic demands is important, particularly as students approach the higher year levels.

Every second year the college runs ‘Study Skills for students’ seminars as part of our parent program. These sessions will be run next in 2026 with some tips and tricks for effective study.

Study Timetable – Homework-and-Study-Timetable

Study tips for Middle School Students:

  • Promote home learning in highly visible environments like kitchens and lounge rooms
  • Remove devices as much as possible whilst studying
  • Keep screens visible
  • Monitor time spent on homework, set guidelines and take short breaks to get up and move
  • Keep a calendar of upcoming assessments in a visible space
  • Promote checking of feedback on tasks
  • Stay involved, ask questions and follow up
  • Promote checking of school emails every day

Study tips for Senior School Students:

  • Monitor sleep and study habits, what time is your teen studying and going to sleep?
  • Promote help seeking behaviour, encourage them to ask for assistance if they are struggling with content
  • Study groups can be effective in the senior years, provided they are productive
  • Stay involved, read through teacher feedback and talk through it with your child
  • Promote healthy food, exercise and study breaks in the lead up to exams
  • Part time jobs promote organisation and responsibility in the final years of schooling

Year 9 ‘Elevate’ Study Skills Seminars

Our Year 9 students are presented to by Elevate Education, a leading provider in study habits. Across two sessions they are given study techniques to assist them in preparing for their first set of ‘formal’ exams. Their parent site can be found here.

Resources for parents

Study Skills booklet.

Study Skills Workshop for Year 7, 8 and 9 Parents – click here for a PDF or here for a PowerPoint.

Study Skills Workshop for Year 10 and 11 Parents – click here for a PDF or here for a PowerPoint.

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