diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/model/StudentSearchRequest.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/model/StudentSearchRequest.java
index 27b6ca28..f6c5f381 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/model/StudentSearchRequest.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/model/StudentSearchRequest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class StudentSearchRequest implements Serializable {
     private List<String> programs = new ArrayList<>();
     private List<UUID> studentIDs = new ArrayList<>();
     private List<String> statuses = new ArrayList<>();
-    private List<String> reportTypes = new ArrayList();
+    private List<String> reportTypes = new ArrayList<>();
 
     private String user;
     private Address address;
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/rest/RestUtils.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/rest/RestUtils.java
index 5baadd76..87d9769c 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/rest/RestUtils.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/rest/RestUtils.java
@@ -578,10 +578,6 @@ public SchoolClob getSchoolClob(String schoolId) {
         return restService.get(String.format(constants.getSchoolClobBySchoolId(), schoolId), SchoolClob.class);
     }
 
-    public ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School getSchool(String schoolId) {
-        return restService.get(String.format(constants.getSchoolBySchoolId(), schoolId), ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School.class);
-    }
-
     public List<UUID> getDeceasedStudentIDs(List<UUID> studentIDs) {
         var response = restService.post(constants.getDeceasedStudentIDList(), studentIDs, List.class);
         return jsonTransformer.convertValue(response, new TypeReference<>(){});
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/util/RestUtilsTest.java b/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/util/RestUtilsTest.java
index acd962e3..530814b3 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/util/RestUtilsTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/util/RestUtilsTest.java
@@ -1111,6 +1111,14 @@ public void testGetDistrictsBySchoolCategoryCode() {
         assertThat(res).isNotNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGetDistrictsBySchoolCategoryCode_whenException_isThrown() {
+        when(this.restService.get(String.format(constants.getDistricstBySchoolCategory(), "02"), List.class)).thenThrow(new RuntimeException("Test Exception"));
+
+        List<ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.District> res = this.restUtils.getDistrictsBySchoolCategoryCode("02");
+        assertThat(res).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGetSchoolsBySchoolCategoryCode() {
         ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School school = new ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School();
@@ -1124,6 +1132,14 @@ public void testGetSchoolsBySchoolCategoryCode() {
         assertThat(res).isNotNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGetSchoolsBySchoolCategoryCode_whenException_isThrown() {
+        when(this.restService.get(String.format(constants.getSchoolsBySchoolCategory(), "02"), List.class)).thenThrow(new RuntimeException("Test Exception"));
+
+        List<ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School> res = this.restUtils.getSchoolsBySchoolCategoryCode("02");
+        assertThat(res).isEmpty();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSearchSchoolsByDistrictId() {
         UUID schoolId = UUID.randomUUID();
@@ -1140,6 +1156,54 @@ public void testSearchSchoolsByDistrictId() {
         assertThat(res).isNotNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSearchSchoolsByDistrictId_whenException_isThrown() {
+        UUID districtId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        when(this.restService.get(String.format(constants.getSearchSchoolsByDistrictId(), districtId), List.class)).thenThrow(new RuntimeException("Test Exception"));
+
+        List<ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School> res = this.restUtils.getSchoolsByDistrictId(districtId);
+        assertThat(res).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSearchSchoolsByDistrictNumber() {
+        UUID schoolId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        UUID districtId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        String districtNumber = "039";
+
+        ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School school = new ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School();
+        school.setSchoolId(schoolId.toString());
+        school.setDistrictId(districtId.toString());
+        school.setMincode("1234567");
+
+        when(this.restService.get(String.format(constants.getSearchSchoolsByDistrictNumber(), districtNumber), List.class)).thenReturn(List.of(school));
+
+        List<ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School> res = this.restUtils.getSchoolsByDistrictNumber(districtNumber);
+        assertThat(res).isNotNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSearchSchoolsByDistrictNumber_whenException_isThrown() {
+        String districtNumber = "039";
+        when(this.restService.get(String.format(constants.getSearchSchoolsByDistrictNumber(), districtNumber), List.class)).thenThrow(new RuntimeException("Test Exception"));
+
+        List<ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model.institute.School> res = this.restUtils.getSchoolsByDistrictNumber(districtNumber);
+        assertThat(res).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    public void testGetSchoolClob() {
+        UUID schoolId = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        SchoolClob school = new SchoolClob();
+        school.setSchoolId(schoolId.toString());
+        school.setMinCode("1234567");
+
+        when(this.restService.get(String.format(constants.getSchoolClobBySchoolId(), schoolId), List.class)).thenReturn(List.of(school));
+
+        val res = this.restUtils.getSchoolClob(schoolId.toString());
+        assertThat(res).isNotNull();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testExecutePostDistribution() {
         DistributionResponse distributionResponse = new DistributionResponse();