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PARENTS, CARERS AND STUDENTS take into account a huge range of factors when choosing prospective high schools: values, pastoral care, academic results, communication, facilities, programs and extracurricular activities, as well as sports and other development opportunities. We chat to six students about their schooling experiences…

NICHOLAS JONES, STUDENT AT THE HUTCHINS SCHOOL IN HOBART, TAS.

The Hutchins School is an Anglican day and boarding school for boys from pre-kindergarten to Year 12. Year 11 boarder Nick Jones is from Somerset, Tas. He has enjoyed sailing from a young age and his love for the sport has flourished while at school. He intends to take a gap year after graduating and travel overseas, then undertake a Bachelor of Business. Nick’s ultimate goal is to start his own business in marine-related activities and continue to sail.

“This is my second year at The Hutchins School,” says Nick,

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