Coulton's Catch-Up | Mark Coulton

By Mark Coulton
August 23 2017 - 3:30am
CSU distance education student Lindy Ravenscroft.
CSU distance education student Lindy Ravenscroft.

Last week Members of Parliament had the opportunity to engage in discussion with Professor John Halsey, who has been charged with overseeing the Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education. The problems faced by young people from this Electorate in obtaining a tertiary education are exacerbated by the tyranny of distance. High achieving young people in metropolitan centres have just a bus or a train ride between their homes and higher education. Most from the electorate of Parkes who seek a higher education must be prepared to travel to undertake further study. Some families support these young people or parents choose to live apart while one stays at home to keep the ship afloat.

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