In the middle of all of the stress that's associated with the current pandemic, who can't help but spare a thought for those young people who are studying for their Higher School Certificate.
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The final year of schooling is about so much more than the exams.
Year 12 was a year for leaving behind childhood and taking the first steps into adulthood.
The freedom to drive gave us an independence we'd not experienced before and at school we were given greater responsibility for our own learning, and encouraged more than ever to think for ourselves and to share our thoughts.
Year 12 was also the time many of our friends were turning 18 and weekends were spent partying together, playing sport together or just hanging out together.
For many of us, the friends we had in Year 12 are the friends we still have decades later - and it was everything but the exams that forged those bonds.
So, among all the disconnection the coronavirus has wrought on our communities, just take a moment to spare a thought for the Year 12 Class of 2020.
This cohort of students is facing their most stressful year in the most stressful circumstances we have seen in living memory.
But through hardship comes resilience, and the Class of 2020 will have to be one of the most resilient we have seen.
We wish them well and look forward to seeing them succeed.
