I missed the cane and the strap (they were banned in Australian Schools earlier, I think) I only once got into trouble (broke a glass dish in Home Economics) giving me one detention.
I won a couple of awards and manage to dux a subject while at high school, but left in year 11 as I had enough of School.
Became a aprentice Toolmaker, but once I finshed the 4 years required I did some further study and became a Librarian!!!