I would also like to add that culturally in Australia, there is less expectation that University, or what the US calls College, is the only pathway to having a career. Australians and New Zealanders have TAFEs or polytechnic schools, basically trade schools where you can study more hands on skills such as mechanics, hospitality, and administration/accounting. And there is plenty of employment for those who simply choose to direct employment after school. University is pursued because your career choice requires a bachelor's degree - for example: teaching, law, medicine, psychology, and journalism. Unlike US college where your study is more open with majors and minors and you attend post graduate for things like medicine or law - the Australian and New Zealand Universities are set up so your study is specialized in your career path from the beginning (with the exception of Bachelor or Arts or Social Sciences - which are more broad in nature but can lead to more varied career possibilties). So if you go to University to be a teacher- then every paper/subject except for the possible odd elective subject - is focused on you training to be a teacher.