Indigenous students
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School Management
Q&A: Indigenous leader Tim Goodwin
Yuin man and established barrister Tim Goodwin is the new board chair of Aurora Education Foundation, an organisation that supports…
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In The Classroom
Indigenous students want to finish Year 12
Statistics showing Indigenous school students in a negative light are regularly reported in the Australian media and policy debates.
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Funding
Principal questions if $18m for Central Aus boarding schools is enough
The federal government is offering million dollar grants to fund upgrades to remote school boarding facilities, but the principal of an…
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School Management
There’s $110 million for Indigenous education in the budget. But where’s the evidence it will work?
The 2024 federal budget contains A$110 million for Indigenous education. This includes funding for various different organisations to represent and…
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Funding
Remote school funding disappointment
The Albanese government is under fire about why they have dashed the hopes of a desperately needed Aboriginal school in…
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In The Classroom
Equitable and inclusive education: what does it mean for our First Nations students? Opinion
Australians want a fair and an equitable education system. We want a system where all students enjoy equal opportunities and…
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In The Classroom
‘A school within a school’: helping to close the gap on Indigenous education
Gawura School, co-located at St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney, is a coeducational K-6 school for Aboriginal and Torres…
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In the News
Indigenous students stick to study: report
More indigenous students are staying on until Year 12 than ever before, new figures show. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'…
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In the News
Completion rates on the rise
The number of Indigenous students finishing high school has been boosted by an innovative mentoring program. The aim of the…
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