School Leavers
School leavers grow into hardy shepherds on high-country cadet farm
22 Oct 2023
A two-year farm cadet programme is turning fresh-faced school leavers in hardy, no-nonsense shepherds on a high-country station in Canterbury. Audio
University scholarships for low decile school-leavers
27 Jun 2022
The University of Canterbury is offering a free degree initiative for 300 school leavers who otherwise may not have the opportunity to pursue tertiary education. Audio
University enrolments suffer
8 Apr 2015
Universities say a drop in the number of school leavers and a fall in the University Entrance pass rate have cost them nearly a thousand students this year. Audio
Survey: Students lack enough life skills for business
21 Jan 2015
Young people lack life skills but are technically savvy. Audio