THE final year of high school is one of the most significant transition periods in a young person’s life and three Penola High School students have agreed to document their Year 12 journey for the Penola Pennant.
Senior students Ebonie Multon and Amy Whitehouse hope to study at university, while Caleb Lythgo is aiming for an apprenticeship to start his working life.
The three students will share their education journey at the end of the exam period and discuss the benefits and challenges.
Ebonie Multon:
Ebonie hopes to gain a stronger insight into the human mind and body during her final year to prepare her for university.
The Penola High School is studying psychology, child studies and health in the hope of receiving an Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank high enough to study psychology and health at university.
“I am hoping these subjects will give me the best insight into what I need to know before heading into university,” Ebonie said.
“I am really interested in psychology and health including having a good diet and things like that.”
Ebonie said completing school assessments and other long-term commitments would be challenging, but she wanted to ensure she had an appropriate level of background knowledge for her dream university course.
“The workload will be much bigger than last year’s but I have a plan in place,” she said.
“This includes making the most of my study periods and ensuring I keep on top of my workload and use my time well.”
Caleb Lythgo:
Deciding not to go to university was a “no-brainer” for Year 12 student Caleb, who hopes to gain an apprenticeship after his final school year.
Caleb said he was aiming for an apprenticeship in the building and construction industry.
“I am not very interested in going to university because I want to jump straight into the workforce and get going,” Caleb said.
“Building and construction is more my thing because I would much rather just go straight out and I am very into hands on work.”
Caleb’s final year subjects include English, maths and outdoor education.
He said he expected the year of intense study to be challenging, but hoped to tough it out until the end.
Amy Whitehouse:
A passion for knowledge and learning has inspired Year 12 student Amy to focus on entering university to study primary school teaching.
Amy is working towards an ATAR which will allow her to enter the undergraduate course and is studying English, maths and child studies.
She expects the workload to significantly, but said she had plans to mitigate the extra stress.
“I do think that this year will be challenging and although we are only in our second week of school for this year I am expecting the workload to increase a lot,” Amy said.
“I have ideas in place that will help me get through the year and keep on top of everything but once the actual workload comes through it will get a bit tougher.”
