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Rachael Ward

Academy on a mission to rethink keeping kids in school

Lloyd is among the students at Hester Hornbrook Academy to have rediscovered their love of learning. (HANDOUT/MELBOURNE CITY MISSION)

When Lloyd was a year nine student, his anxiety and depression became so bad he could not go to class and eventually dropped out of school.

He stopped sleeping, stayed up late playing games and struggled to maintain connections with the outside world.

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