Anxiety is running high as thousands of Victorian teenagers are getting ready for a string of final exams before they leave high school forever. But there’s one cohort just as stressed as the kids: their parents.

Some students have already completed their music, language or dance exams, but anyone who wants an ATAR will begin with the mandatory English exam on Monday.

Kolbe Catholic College student Isabella Taylor and deputy principal Adam Gonzalez. Credit: Justin McManus

Child psychiatrist Paul Denborough, the director of three Headspace centres, which offer mental health support for young people, said his team usually had an increase in calls during VCE exams.

Denborough is also the father of a student going through VCE year 12 and understands that the parents can be just as anxi

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