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The business of success
An Edith Cowan University researcher has completed his PhD thesis on the study of resilience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students.
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Achieving against the odds
Six women from Darwin Correctional Precinct successfully graduated in Certificate II Indigenous Environmental Health recently.
Study space helps student doctor
Originally a graduate of a Bachelor of Science, Lee Vocale lacked direction and wasn’t applying himself. It was his dad who got him back on track.
Experimenting with science
A new project developed by Edith Cowan University aims to encourage Indigenous students in Western Australia to pursue a career in science.
Barunga Festival: a chance for learning
As well as the Remote Schools Attendance Strategy, the Barunga Festival has been boosting school attendance in the top end.
Morrgul’s Kimberly moguls
A Kimberly-based Indigenous business development program is behind a new initiative providing advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Breaking the cycle at Mimili
There were many reasons that school attendance was dismal at Mimili, but with the implementation of a new strategy, changes are already evident.
Star student picks up TAFE Award
Samantha Mancuso won the award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year.
Budget delivers $250m for Indigenous education and training
More than a quarter of a billion dollars will flow out to Indigenous Australians to help them to stay at school and find work. The Federal Budget, handed down last night, allocated an extra $171 million to programs that focus on Indigenous school students. The funding ends in 2013. A new $50.7 million Youth Careers […]
Search is on for Indigenous science students
If you’re good at science (or even just like it a lot), you’re in Year 11 or 12 and you’re an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander then we want to hear from you! The search is on to find five Indigenous Australian science students who will travel to the University of Sydney to explore everything […]
Sharing Culture
In 2005 Gadj and Jodie Maymuru started out with a passionate idea to help their kids learn about their Aboriginal culture. Like all really good ideas it’s taken root, growing into Sharing Culture Online – a learning and teaching system for schools, individuals and communities that is helping not only to deepen knowledge and understanding […]
Speaking our language
Bob Hawke, Cathy Freeman, Peter Overton, Faulstina “Fuzzy” Agolley, Deborah Thomas and Mario Fenech have all been speaking out about Indigenous literacy – in language. A new commercial from the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) has been launched featuring the Warumungu language from the Tennant Creek region in the Northern Territory. The only words […]
Inspiring our young leaders
The aim of this year’s gathering was to get leading Year 10 and 11 students together to meet their peers from across the nation. IYLP students also enjoyed four days of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural performances, developed their knowledge of – and pride in – their own and other’s cultures, and built their […]
Charlie Perkins Scholarships to send Indigenous Australians to Oxford
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced that the Government will provide $132,000 to the Charlie Perkins Trust for Children and Students which will give two talented Indigenous Australians the opportunity to study at the University of Oxford for up to three years. Ms Gillard said the Rudd Government was pleased to be able […]
Skills for healthy living on the menu at kids caf¨¦
Aboriginal children at Port Lincoln Primary School are learning to cook healthy food for family and friends in a café setting. The Nunga Kids Café focuses on good nutrition in a practical way, showing students how to prepare good food in a family and community environment. Port Lincoln Aboriginal Medical Service started the program, intending […]
Youth wanted for YAC
Young advisors are sought for the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence. The National Centre for Indigenous Excellence Centre (NCIE) will open later this year and young people in Sydney from 12 to 18-years-old are encouraged to be involved in the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). The NCIE, on the site of the old Redfern Public School, […]
Student demand grows for Aboriginal workshops
The National Apology has had far-reaching impacts on the education of young Australians about Indigenous peoples. The Apology and its anniversary have sparked the curiosity of students and they are asking many more questions, according to Sharon Williams, Managing Director of cultural group Thulli Dreaming. “I’d say demand for our schools workshops has increased XX […]
Educators have created Indigenous underclass, says Sarra
Dr Chris Sarra has taken a swipe at teachers for expecting less of their Aboriginal pupils. Dr Sarra is the director of the Indigenous Education Leadership Institute in Queensland and has just completed a review of education in the Northern Territory. He believes that the Territory’s Education Department has inadvertently created an underclass. He says […]
New program to keep teachers
A new program aimed at reducing the high turnover of teachers in remote Indigenous areas in the Northern Territory has been formally launched. Non-indigenous teachers brought in to work in remote areas, such as Murrupurtiyanuwu Primary School on Bathurst Island, north of Darwin, usually only stay for about 15 months. The Northern Territory Catholic Education […]
Increase in Indig retention
A rise in the number of Indigenous students reaching year 12 is proof that the Government is on the right track in halving the education gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by 2020, says Education Minister Julia Gillard. Figures released by The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday reveal that the number of Indigenous students […]
Meet the future of Indigenous medicine
For Indigenous students Tyron Clayworth, Kyharne Biles and Andrew Julian, making a difference in Indigenous health is not just a commendable idea – it’s a goal they’ve made concrete steps toward fulfilling. The medical students from Port Macquarie, Dubbo and Hurstville have been named as the University of New South Wales’ first Balnaves Scholars, each […]
Bilingual education phased out in six months
Moves to effectively scrap bilingual education in the state will begin within six months according to a Northern Territory schools official. Widespread opposition forced the NT government to back down on the controversial policy late last year. Former Education Minister Marion Scrymgour however gave the policy the green light last month and announced a years […]
Dodson joins UNSW
Pat Dodson – one of Australia’s most prominent Aboriginal leaders and former Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation – will head up a new Indigenous unit at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Pat Dodson takes up his professorial appointment in the Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit next Monday (2 March). The […]
Aboriginal Education Training Unit
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104) TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute, Aboriginal Unit is offering the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. The course is designed for people who are required by their workplace to develop skills in the delivery of training and assessment programs as well […]
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