New school leaving age for South Australia

New school leaving age for South Australia. Plans to lift the school leaving age from 16 to 17 in 2009 and open the first of 10 new Trade Schools for the Future are part of wide ranging measures to ensure all young South Australians are in school, training or work. A ‘school day’ for students could include traditional lessons, TAFE courses, part-time work, school-based apprenticeships, university studies, alternative education programs and community volunteer work. [Government Education Portal News Headlines]