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Petition · past parliament

For Schools to teach students Subjects Actually Used in their future

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

I believe that Students in secondary school to be taught subjects that students will actually be taught in the future (finances,interview skills,legal subjects,How to pay tax ETC)
Students are not taught subjects that need to be used in the future. I believe some subjects taught in school are not necessary

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Teach life skills to students in secondary schools, e.g. managing money etc.

Timeline

29 Oct 2017 Petition opened for signatures
1 Nov 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Nov 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.