The school gate is often mayhem in New Zealand, as parents drive as close as possible to ensure their little darling gets to school safely and on time.
In some parts of the world, attending school is a hard-won luxury and getting there is downright dangerous. Many children throughout the world take the most incredible and unimaginable routes in order to receive the education that some of our children gripe about.
Next time your children complain about school or having to ride their bikes, you might like to show them the following pictures…
These kids take a five-hour journey through the mountains on a 30cm-wide path to the most remote school in the world, Gulu, China
Or these ones who climb unsecured wooden ladders in Zhang Jiawan Village, Southern China
These hardy kids walk to a boarding school through the Himalayas, Zanskar, Indian Himalayas
In Colombia (above and below) kids get to school on a steel cable, 400m above the Rio Negro River.
In Riau, Indonesia, the school bus is a canoe
Meanwhile in Myanmar, it’s a school bull!
In India, these children walk through the forest across a tree root bridge
Elsewhere in India, it’s by piling onto an auto rickshaw
Crossing a broken bridge in the snow to get to school in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China, takes some dedication!
These kids travel on the roof of a wooden boat in Pangururan, Indonesia
These girls practice their pirate skills walking across a plank on the wall of the 16th Century Galle Fort, Sri Lanka
To get to boarding school in Pili, China, takes a 125-mile journey through the mountains
A makeshift raft gets these children to school in Cilangkap Village, Indonesia
Pupils walk a tightrope 30 feet above a river, in Padang, Sumatra
These children crossing a river on inflated tire tubes, Rizal Province, Philippines
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