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Life skills should be compulsory education from the age of 5 yrs to 18 yrs

Closed 91 signatures

What the petition asks

Young adults don't have the life skill required to become a valued member of the community, they need to understand how our society works, tax, social services and amenities, having an enormous financial cost to our society,they also do not understand relationships, social responsibly and parenting
I have found that many young people become adults, not having a basic understanding of how our society functions, they don't know about the tax system, how the welfare state works or is funded, they don't understand social responsibly,
This proposal would give a child 13 years of education on how relationships work ,respecting other, parenting skills, budgeting skill, becoming part of the community and understanding that responsibility.
It would also help understand social responsibility

Timeline

27 Nov 2017 Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 91
Status Closed
Opened 27 Nov 2017
Closed 27 May 2018

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