The divergence in educational outcomes in the Northern Territory primary and high school between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students has seen the highest illiteracy rates and low performing academia Australia, condensed widely in remote communities. According to the 2016 census, this area had the lowest school completion rate for Indigenous students, with 22%, compared to the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, which have 57% and 42% (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016). Many teachers currently employed in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory are from interstate and “white middle-class urban environments with little little of life in urban setting” rather than Indigenous teachers from the community itself. This is
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An expanding group of non-Indigenous not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) have contributed to Indigenous service delivery to the extent that they are now the main recipients of Commonwealth Government funding for Indigenous programs (ANAO, 2012b, p.65, cited in ResearchOnline, p.3). For instance, Yalari, a not-for-profit organisation, offers quality scholarships at leading Australian boarding schools for Indigenous students from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who live in remote communities (Yalari 2018). In 2018, they have nationally 187 students on Yalari scholarships and graduate groups of 313 studying at universities, working or undertaking further training, (Yalari 2018) a success due to strong partnerships with schools, sponsors, volunteers and communities who share the same value. Another is NASCA who empowers Aboriginal young people to improve school attendance and performance, develop desired career pathways as well as develop life skills and personal development (NASCA 2018). Each year over 1200 young people directly benefit from their targeted work in on or more of their …show more content…
The latest update from the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACCR) shows more than half of Indigenous students miss at least 10 per cent of the school year, the worst figures still coming from the Northern Territory, where one third of Indigenous students are missing from the classroom. (ACCR 2017, cited in ABC 2017). The NFPs may not be enough to achieve the full potential of encouraging students to attend school and obtain sufficient results. Multi-sectorial collaboration is the key solution for all responsibilities to act together to create effective sustainable
An expanding group of non-Indigenous not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) have contributed to Indigenous service delivery to the extent that they are now the main recipients of Commonwealth Government funding for Indigenous programs (ANAO, 2012b, p.65, cited in ResearchOnline, p.3). For instance, Yalari, a not-for-profit organisation, offers quality scholarships at leading Australian boarding schools for Indigenous students from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who live in remote communities (Yalari 2018). In 2018, they have nationally 187 students on Yalari scholarships and graduate groups of 313 studying at universities, working or undertaking further training, (Yalari 2018) a success due to strong partnerships with schools, sponsors, volunteers and communities who share the same value. Another is NASCA who empowers Aboriginal young people to improve school attendance and performance, develop desired career pathways as well as develop life skills and personal development (NASCA 2018). Each year over 1200 young people directly benefit from their targeted work in on or more of their …show more content…
The latest update from the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACCR) shows more than half of Indigenous students miss at least 10 per cent of the school year, the worst figures still coming from the Northern Territory, where one third of Indigenous students are missing from the classroom. (ACCR 2017, cited in ABC 2017). The NFPs may not be enough to achieve the full potential of encouraging students to attend school and obtain sufficient results. Multi-sectorial collaboration is the key solution for all responsibilities to act together to create effective sustainable