Dunstan High School's Year 13 leavers will soon be going around the country and for some, the world, to enter the next stage of their lives after school.

The Central App caught up with some of them to find out what their next big plans were, with university being a popular destination for many. 

Ashlea West, who wants to be an anaesthetist, plans to study first-year health science at the University of Otago in Dunedin.

She says studying health science “is the fast-track way of getting into medical school”.

In total, she will be studying for 13 years. 

Emily Templeton is studying a double degree in Law and Commerce majoring in management and minoring in marketing.

Her decision to study at Otago was influenced by her receiving a scholarship to Otago as she was the recipient of the Class Act award.

Emily is working towards becoming a business consultant.   

Claudia Hammond, who will be going to the University of Canterbury to study a Bachelor of Fine Arts, has always had a passion for the arts.

Claudia said she has "always been arty”, which influenced her decision when choosing her degree. 

Others are choosing alternative paths to further study.

Grace Moir is going to camp Canada and hopes to be in British Columbia as there are lots of bike tracks in the area.

Her role will be a camp counsellor where she will lead activities such as biking, kayaking, water sports and archery.

“I didn’t want to go to university and I didn’t want to waste my year,” Grace said. 

The Central App wishes Dunstan High School Year 13 leavers well as they gear up for life after high school.