Landmark legislation to change the school leaving age in NSW Parliament
Source: New South Wales. Premier. Media Release.
"Landmark changes to the school leaving age have been introduced into the NSW Parliament today.
Premier Nathan Rees introduced the Education Amendment Bill 2009 which will ensure that:
All students in NSW remain at school until the end of year 10; and
A student who is under 17 and wants to leave school after Year 10 will need to be in education or training or paid employment or a combination of these.
Mr Rees said this was the biggest shift in education policy in NSW in more than 60 years.
“This reform about creating a flexible, skilled and educated workforce, and setting up our young people for life,” said Mr Rees."