How do year 12 subject cuts affect students' access to university?

Year 12 subject cuts can make it harder for students to get into university, just like not having enough toys makes it harder to choose which one to play with.

Subject cuts mean that schools have to stop offering some subjects because they don’t have enough teachers or space. That means students might have to pick fewer subjects in Year 12 than they wanted to.

Universities often look at the subjects you study in Year 12 when deciding who gets into their courses. If a student wants to study science, for example, but their school stops offering chemistry, it might be harder for them to get into a science degree because they didn’t do that subject.

It’s like wanting to join a club, but the club only lets in people who played a certain sport, and you didn’t get to play that sport because your team got cut. You still want to join, but it's not as easy now.

Some students might end up going to less competitive universities or courses because they couldn’t do all the subjects they needed. But with enough support, they can still find a way in!