The article highlights the experiences of three Victorian students as they prepare to embark on their senior year of high school and beyond. Grace McKay opted for a school-based apprenticeship, Amanda Pudelka completed VCE while overcoming numerous health challenges, and Harrison Abbott achieved a high ATAR score while emphasizing the importance of planning and goal-setting. The piece also mentions the state government's online resource offering guidance for families and students of all ages.
Many hours spent in her mechanic dad’s workshop sparked a love of tinkering with cars, so McKay enrolled in the School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeship program at Rowville Secondary College and now works at a dealership while completing the second year of an automotive traineeship.Penny Stephens
“See if that trade is really what you want. Don’t just throw yourself into the deep end straight away,” she said. Amanda Pudelka is better placed than most to offer some pointers, after the challenges she had to overcome to complete her VCE. “So the biggest thing I wish I’d known before ... is you can only do your best in a given situation. You can’t do better than that, and trying to push yourself to do better than that is only going to cause you harm.”“My tactic was, have a schedule for studying, and always knowing when things have to be due, just a lot of time management, a lot of scheduling and being on top of knowing when things need to be done by, how long they’re going to take,” Pudelka said.
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