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Scotch College, Melbourne offers AIEF Scholarships for boarding students.
The Scotch College Indigenous Program aims to embed Indigenous and non-indigenous students, staff and the broader school community in the foundational belief that education is both the key and hope for the future of Indigenous Australians.
Our Indigenous Program ensures that, during the most influential years of their lives, some 1880 Scotch boys interact and have the opportunity to learn from and develop friendships with Indigenous students.
The Indigenous Program currently supports 12 students. In 2024, we welcomed three new students, one in Year 9 and two in Year 10. In the last 18 years, 34 Indigenous boys have successfully completed Year 12 and, in so doing, have enriched Scotch’s social, academic, sporting and other co-curricular communities.
Students for the Program are drawn from communities across the nation. The fundamental selection criteria are: resilience; a desire and ability to complete Year 12; and the ability to flourish in one or more aspects of the School.
In 2014, Scotch was delighted to become a partner of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation. We currently have eight students on AIEF scholarships with two of these boys moving into their final year in 2024. The AIEF is empowering partner schools such as ours to utilise resources and expertise in selecting and educating Indigenous students, to impact on the opportunities for young Indigenous men.
Birra and TJ are AIEF graduates from 2024. Birra is planning to complete an Indigenous traineeship at an AFL club and TJ plans to return to Melbourne to continue the school-based electrical apprenticeship that he began this year.
There were a couple of significant highlights for the school that were generated by some of the AIEF students. At a whole school Assembly in Reconciliation Week, all the Indigenous boys performed three dances that they had created themselves to show their culture and thank the school and AIEF for the opportunity they had been given. We were pleased that an AIEF team member was in attendance for this. Another dance was performed in our annual AFL game against Melbourne Grammar which attracts a crowd of a few thousand spectators.
The Indigenous boys have also taken pride in the school embarking on its Reconciliation Action Plan as they see their school making a conscious effort to improve the cultural knowledge, awareness and competency of all students and staff. Max (Year 11) and AIEF graduate Dion are members of the RAP Working Group and are making valuable contributions to the development of this plan.
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AIEF is empowering our Indigenous children through educational opportunities across the nation…Education was the pathway that changed my life and it’s the key to success for any young Australian.
Australian Indigenous Education Foundation
Suite 2A, Level 2
2-12 Foveaux Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
T (02) 8373 8000
F (02) 8373 8001
info@aief.com.au
www.aief.com.au
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