Tyler Fata (16), from Hamilton, is interested in studying nursing at Otago Polytechnic. : Prospective study options checked out on campuses

Emily Darling (18), from Ettrick, is interested in studying nursing at the polytechnic and she took the chance to get a massage from massage therapy student Ralph Lam. : Prospective study options checked out on campuses

Photography student Niko Dick (32) tries out video-making facilities at the Dunedin School of Art. PHOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON : Prospective study options checked out on campuses

Shaun Molloy with his daughter, Alex Molloy (centre), and her friend, Natalie Simpson, who are all from Tauranga. The 17-year-olds are looking to study health sciences at the University of Otago next year. : Prospective study options checked out on campuses