Reference & Study Guides

Reference and study guides will support a high school student’s education throughout their secondary schooling. These books are often useful for more than just the year or two the student is studying a particular topic, as they can be referred back to time and time again in the years to come.

There are a number of subject study guide options and general reference textbooks that can be hugely beneficial to have on hand for any young learner. Explore our bestsellers to see what everyone else is picking up, or speak to your child’s teachers for recommendations.

Popular study guide options
For the student considering a career in agriculture, Dynamic Agriculture Years 11-12 can be an excellent study guide as they move through their secondary school education. This textbook covers up-to-date information and offers clear photographs and diagrams to help the student learn and retain new ideas and concepts.

For computing and IT students, Digital Technologies for the Australian Curriculum is a modern study guide that uses a project-based approach throughout its pages. From digital systems and networks to project management and robotics, this textbook covers an array of information technology sections with projects to support learning and retention.

Top reference textbooks
Every student needs a good dictionary to turn to when looking up unfamiliar words or determining the correct spelling of certain words. The Australian Student’s Oxford Dictionary is a great option with more than 50,000 headwords and new entries for the modern vocabulary.

English Grammar for Dummies is another great title that any student can rely on for not just their English courses, but any subject in which they must write or communicate. This reference book covers all the basics right through to advanced grammar, including punctuation, common mistakes, sentence structure, and more.

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