By Brendan Rees
Students from Lyndhurst Secondary College have been given a life lesson when comes to future home ownership.
As a part of their Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning senior certificate (VCAL), Year 12 students were given a presentation by a local real estate agent who prepared them for life after school when it came to the housing market.
“I’m wanting to reach out to Casey’s Secondary Colleges and make a difference” said Director of Harcourts Real Estate Cranbourne, Andrew Cassimaty, who visited the school on Thursday, 22 February.
“(This) is to not just inspire students about a pathway to success but also educate them on what the Victorian College Curriculum doesn’t,” he said.
“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows”.
“There are many rules and guidelines they need to be aware of navigating through the maze of the myriad of information available to them in regards to renting and or buying their first property.”
Mr Cassimaty said he was surprised by how highly engaged the students were during his presentation.
“At least a third of the class out of some 45 asked a variety of questions with respect to becoming a tenant, buying their first home and also a career in real estate.”
He believes he got more out of the session than the students did.
“When you have the knowledge and wisdom to empower teenagers, you can make a huge difference from a subject you are passionate about.”
“That was the feeling I had driving back to my office in my car. You never stop growing irrespective of how old you are”.
Lyndhurst Secondary College VCAL leader Sue Carroll said the presentation was a great insight for the students.
“It’s good for the kids to be hearing these things from other people rather than just their parents.”
“We invited Andrew in to give them a perspective of what would be the requirements if they did need to rent or purchase a home”.
Ms Carroll said it was also an opportunity for students to think about a career in real estate.
“It might have given them another career opportunity or career pathway to follow.”
