2009
Articles
16 December 2009
From TAFE to Sydney Medical School
Dasha Newington went from manager at McDonald's, to Sydney Medical School student, and in the process won the 2009 NSW Department of Education and Training's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award.
14 May 2009
Parents and teachers have more influence than peers
A University of Sydney study has found that getting on well with parents and teachers has a strong positive influence on adolescents' academic outcomes - and a bigger influence than getting on with peers.