21 Aug 2023

National support compulsory financial education in schools

From Morning Report, 6:43 am on 21 August 2023

Labour will make financial literacy classes compulsory for all students from 2025, if it wins the election, with schools required to teach skills including budgeting, saving, managing bills and investing their money.

The lessons will be part of maths and social science classes.

National agrees with the policy, saying they will also deliver this change if they win at the polls in October.

National's Education spokesperson Erica Stanford spoke to Corin Dann.