PREMIERES WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH AT 8PM ON SBS TV
It’s the start of the semester at one of Australia’s top universities and 37,000 students are about to embark on their studies.
University is make or break time; a time that can change people forever. From free education in the 1980s to HECS fee debt and a large increase in full fee paying students, university education is now big business.
Through a variety of stories this four-part series explores the contemporary Australian university experience of both international and Australian students from a range of different backgrounds.
Downunder Grads gives a special insight into the particular challenges facing this generation of students. Each character-driven story reveals the trials and triumphs of young people as they strive to make a life for themselves.
A Film Australia National Interest Program in association with Big Island Pictures and the Pacific Film and Television Commission. Produced in association with SBS Independent.
Episode 1: In the Mix. Wednesday 5 March at 8pm on SBS Television
Episode 2: The Big Squeeze. Wednesday 12 March at 8pm on SBS Television
Episode 3: Testing Times. Wednesday 19 March at 8pm on SBS Television
Episode 4: Two Worlds Collide. Wednesday 26 March at 8pm on SBS Television
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More about Downunder Grads
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Executive Producer
Penny Robins
Producer
Mark Chapman
Directors
Phoebe Hart, Randall Wood, Suzanne Howard
Writers
Suzanne Howard, Phoebe Hart
Narrated by
Deborah Mailman
Classification
Exempt (for educational purposes only)
Duration
4 x 26 minutes
For Teachers
Curriculum links include Careers, Media Studies, English,
Drama, SOSE/HSIE (Social Studies), Education and
Politics.
Download Teachers Notes 
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