Nineteen-year-old Megan Carey finds learning new things challenging but says she is eager to "do everything that other young people are able to", including
tertiary education.
Miss Carey, who has Down Syndrome, is one of 23 Western Bay of Plenty students with significant disabilities to this week receive a Dillon Scholarship
from the BayTrust.
In her third week of a two year Certificate in Work Skills at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Miss Carey says she is enjoying the course.
She plans to put her $2000 scholarship towards a new laptop which will help with her studies and improve her computer skills.
The scholarship will also help with travel costs.
Miss Carey said the Certificate in Work Skills would help her to become more independent and will give her the skills to find a good job.
Other successful applicants Tauranga applicants were:
Scott Harvey $4500, Laurel Ellis $3000, Maurice Arahanga $2500, Andrew Cooper $2500, Grayson Davis $2500, Amy Sanders (Papamoa) $2500, Allan Barns (Mount Manganui) $2000, Katie Achilles $2000, Mark Billingsley $2000, Darius Chapman $2000, Lisa Cole $2000, Courtney Foster $2000, Diana Kitson $2000, Samuel Parkin $2000, Kimberley Turner $2000, Nathan Mackie $1000, Tamara Rendell $1000, Craig Green (Mount Maunganui) $1000. Te Puke recipients were Jack Firth $1000, Denise McIndoe
$1000 and Kelly O'Dwyer $1000.
