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Another Government curriculum refresh is aiming to give school kids more grasp of money management.
The Education Minister's making financial literacy a compulsory topic for Years 1 to 10.
The Government's teaming up with financial organisations, banks, and charities for lessons on investment and taxes.
Banqer CEO Simon Brown told Mike Hosking that on an international level, we don鈥檛 stack up too badly, but there鈥檚 a wide variety in the level of financial education given by schools.
He says that some schools do a great job delivering to all students, but in others financial education is completely lacking, and as a result, student preparedness is left up to chance.
Brown believes a lot of people appreciate the importance and value of financial education, so to see this plan come to fruition is an exciting step.
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