Editing Harold Holt (section)

===Education===
[[File:Young Harold Holt.jpg|thumb|Holt as a young man in the 1930s|left|195x195px]]
In 1914, Holt's parents moved to [[Adelaide]], where his father became the licensee of a hotel in [[Payneham]]. He and his brother stayed behind in Sydney, living with an uncle and attending [[Randwick Public School]]. In late 1916, Holt was sent to live with grandparents in the country, where he briefly attended the Nubba State School. He returned to Sydney the following year, and for three years was enrolled at [[Abbotsholme College]], a private school in [[Killara]]; his parents separated around that time.<ref name=frame4/> In 1920, Holt began boarding at [[Wesley College, Melbourne]]. He was a popular and talented student, winning a scholarship in his final year and graduating second in his class. Holt generally spent school holidays with his relatives in Nubba or with schoolmates, rather than with his parents&nbsp;– his father had begun working as a talent agent, touring the country on the [[Tivoli circuit]], while his mother died in 1925. He was 16 at the time, and was unable to attend the funeral.<ref>Frame (2005), p. 5.</ref>

In 1927, Holt began studying law at the [[University of Melbourne]], living at [[Queen's College (University of Melbourne)|Queen's College]] on a scholarship. He represented the university in [[cricket]] and [[Australian rules football|football]], and was also active in various student organisations, serving as president of the Law Students' Society and of the Queen's College social club. Holt won prizes for oratory and essay-writing, and was a member of the inter-university debating team. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree in 1930. Holt's father&nbsp;– living in London&nbsp;– invited him to continue his studies in England, but he declined the offer.<ref name=frame6>Frame (2005), p. 6.</ref>