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Eagle Arts & Vocational College in Bligh Park provides stress-free schooling for disengaged teenagers SUPPORTIVE: Eagle Arts student Olivia, 18 years old from Pitt Town, with the school's principal, Gab McIntosh. YOUNG people unhappy at school can gain a different style of education at an ‘alternative school’ in Bligh Park. Based on the Bligh Park Community Centre site, Eagle Arts & Vocational College is a private school with no fees, designed for kids who don’t fit in at regular schools. “Schools can be very cruel places for those students who feel they don’t fit in,” said the school’s principal, Gab McIntosh. “Not everyone is going to flourish at traditional schools.” Ms McIntosh describes Eagle Arts as a “low-stress school”. There are no exams or assignments, and the only time students get homework is when they ask for it. There is no uniform required, and year groupings are irrelevant. To pass a year at Eagle Arts, students simply need a mini