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All Adelaide Compass activities are embedded within the school curriculum, based on effective planning and consultation with the schools involved Description Adelaide Compass, funded by the HEPPP, is an early- intervention initiative designed to show students from LSES backgrounds that university is a viable option for their future. It does this by delivering fun […]
9 December 2013
Inspire e-Mentoring enables students to explore pathways, understandings and aspirations in learning and career choices Description Flinders University’s Inspire Mentor Program has been raising the aspirations of children and young people from LSES communities for 10 years. The Inspire e-mentoring program, which commenced in 2011, now extends mentoring relationships to students in rural and […]
5 December 2013
Written by Stewart Riddle (USQ), Bob Linguard (UQ), and Sam Sellar (UQ) for The Conversation The 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results out today will no doubt see shock headlines about Australia’s falling education standards and our failing school system. PISA – which tests a global sample of 15-year olds in maths, science […]
4 December 2013
It was with great pleasure this week that we launched our case study publication, Access and Participation in Higher Education: Outreach – Access – Support, at the biennial EPHEA conference held at the University of Western Australia. Our publication showcases the wonderful work currently being done in Australia by the country’s 37 public universities, a […]
30 November 2013
Written by Bella Counihan for The Conversation Educational outcomes in Australia are showing signs of improvement, particularly in the early years and in Year 12 attainment, according to the latest reports from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) reform council. But the reports also reveal that one in eight working age Australians have the lowest level […]
30 October 2013
Written by Mel Henry (Manager, Student Equity & Diversity, Curtin University) and Dr Caroline Gopalkrishnan (Project Coordinator, Access, Curtin University) A spate of articles has recently emerged in the Australian media with several university and industry spokespersons expressing concerns over the presumed negative effects of lowering university entry ranks, in response to Government’s demand-driven model […]
18 October 2013
The Transition of Indigenous Students to Higher Education project responded to the need to improve Aboriginal students’ access to, and completion of, higher education. Funded through the Special Initiatives Reserves of the Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching, the project involved four Australian Universities: Curtin University in Western Australia (the lead university); the University […]
3 October 2013
The Great Southern Employment Development Committee (GSEDC), based in regional Western Australia, is a self-sustaining community organisation run by a passionate team of professionals who respond to locally-identified priorities. GSEDC works independently, collaboratively, and strategically with a broad range of high-level community and business stakeholders across 18 local government areas in the Great Southern and South-West regions. An important […]
27 September 2013
Curtin University has five regional scholarships available for Western Australian students courtesy of the UniReady Enabling Program. UniReady aims to help students who have not met Curtin’s minimum ATAR score to enrol into Health Sciences, Humanities, and Curtin Business School undergraduate courses. A one semester program, UniReady consists of four units designed to help future […]
24 September 2013
L-R: RREAC Executive Officer Emmy Terry; NCSEHE Director Professor Sue Trinidad; Great Southern Development Commission CEO Bruce Manning and RREAC Chair Hon. Brian Ellis, MLC Member for the Agricultural Region The Rural and Remote Education Advisory Council recently spent three days touring the Great Southern region, in order to gain insight and feedback into the […]
14 September 2013