New grants to boost 'school to work' skills for students
Source: South Australia. Minister for Education and Children's Services. Media Release
"Boosting the number of high school students heading for university, highly skilled jobs and careers in science and mathematics are the aims of a new four-point $5.7m Rann Government initiative. Education Minister Jane Lomax-Smith announced details of the four new School to Work programs to run over the next three years, starting in up to 60 schools in 2008.

Over three years, the new programs will help schools create ‘school to work’ initiatives that:
PREPARE students for highly skilled jobs in areas of key industry demand.
ENCOURAGE more students to pursue careers in science and mathematics.
TARGET students who need to improve literacy and numeracy, including skills relevant to the workplace, before they begin the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).
HELP students to become the first in their family to go to university.
The programs are part of the Rann Government’s $84m School to Work strategy, which includes introducing a new SACE and developing 10 new Trade Schools for the Future."