It’s rather interesting, but it’s taken me this long to fully figure out the uni system here. It seems that students get a wee bit of money each week or so from the government, but very little. Not enough to live off. And for 6 months after they finish their degrees they have to do “servicio social” where they work somewhere for 6 months for free. I think perhaps to pay back the money they were given.

This makes me think that my HECS and youth allowance are a pretty good deal. What amazes me is how patient people are with it, no one complains, they just do their social service, whereas I am busy complaining about having to deal with Centrelink to get money…

This entry was posted on Monday, May 28th, 2007 at 3:08 pm.