Year 9 Enterprise students recently welcomed Collegian Harrison Wagner (’21) from McGrath Launceston for an eye-opening session on “Buying Your First House – A Guide to Help You Get Started.” Harrison shared practical advice on saving for a deposit, avoiding common traps, and understanding the government’s “Help to Buy” shared equity scheme, including what it means when you eventually sell.

The highlight of the session was a hands-on challenge where students imagined their dream suburb, researched average house prices, calculated the deposit needed, and worked out how long it would take to save that amount based on $100 per week. The winning moment? Realising just how many years (or decades!) it takes to turn a dream into reality made the importance of starting to save earlier crystal clear.

It was a proud moment to see Harrison, a past student of mine, who studied Business Studies and Economics with me, applying all that learning in the real world and sharing it with the next generation. A huge thank you to Harrison for making financial literacy fun, practical, and inspiring.

Joy Russell
Teacher