More students losing sleep over final year exams

Lakshmi Rajendran is a 17-year-old attending high school in Sydney’s west

Lakshmi Rajendran is a 17-year-old attending high school in Sydney’s west Source: Supplied / Supplied/Sandra Fulloon

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Year 12 exams are fast approaching, and many students are suffering study stress, after two years of COVID chaos. However, new research shows a worrying rise in sleep loss

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