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KANGAROO Inn Area School students will soon put pen to paper for their first Year 12 exams, with biology students first on the schedule.
The major written exam phase for Year 12 students will start next week, with a two hour biology exam on Monday, followed by mathematics subjects on Tuesday.
The examination period will continue for the next two weeks, with physics, chemistry, physical education and agriculture and horticultural studies scheduled up until November 18.
Science teacher Jack Cunningham said all of the Year 12 students had chosen a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subject to study.
“We have had at least more than one student study STEM over the past four years and now that it’s become 100pc, it’s something we’re extremely proud of,” he said.
Mr Cunningham said the school supported students through the challenging exam period in a variety of ways and this year had invited recent graduates back to the school to share study tips.
Principal Annie Matthews said the school was part of the Wattle Range education network and so they had teachers who could video in from other schools for specialised subjects.
“Due to subject knowledge or availability, we often have other teachers video in or our own teacher such as Jack video conference into Millicent High School,” Ms Matthews said.
Student Ethan Cassidy said his class was focused on timetables and study plans.
He said the small group of Year 12 students were well supported by their teachers and other peers.
Year 12 student Wes Redden said although the start of the year was “pretty cruisy”, the workload was now more intense.
