Sixty Year 5 school students from the central west will participate in a ‘Check It Out’ Day at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Thursday 27 June as part of the University’s Future Moves program to encourage aspiration for higher education. The participating schools are Bathurst South Public School, Portland Central School, and Parkes Christian School. Ms Tonya Graham, CSU Future Moves coordinator, said, “Future Moves creates opportunities for school students from regional NSW and Victoria to visit Charles Sturt University campuses and interact with students and staff. The program targets students who have the potential to succeed in tertiary education and who come from families with little or no experience of higher education. By introducing young people to the world of university study we hope to encourage them to become more engaged in school studies and more confident to consider tertiary study as a realistic option. Students often say, ‘I never considered university, but now I really want to go’. Events like ‘Check It Out’ are a great way to start a conversation with students and their families about what options are available to them after school.”