WELLBEING TIPS - Managing Exam Stress

Each year, more than 220,000 students sit for their Yr12 exams. Many of them feel that their entire future depends on their results, making this exam period potentially one of the most stressful times of all their years at school. Year 12 at Tamworth HS have their half-yearly exams coming up and we thought this was an excellent time to briefly discuss exam stress management.

We all experience stress and anxiety differently. It's good to feel some stress, as this can help to enhance our performance. However, too much stress can affect not only your performance at school but also your life more generally. Feeling no stress at all could mean that you have disengaged from doing your best.

ReachOut has some great resources for students and parents and we have included three relevant tips for all our students.

https://au.reachout.com/

Study Success - ReachOut (pdf 255 KB)