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“If we are serious about closing the Indigenous education gap, we need to have a national Indigenous Cultural Boarding Standard,” states Anthony Bennett, Chairperson of Indigenous Education & Boarding Australia (IEBA). For young Indigenous... Read more

A 12-year-old Australian boy has become the youngest person to speak at the United Nations, demanding Australia stop putting children as young as 10 in jail. Dujuan Hoosan asked delegates as people in positions of power to learn from his own story an... Read more

Findings from a research project developed in 2014 are available to download. Resilience strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in boarding schools and healthcare are some of the focus areas. The research project is a par... Read more

The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) has released the review undertaken into the investment in support for Indigenous secondary boarding by Grant Thornton Australia. Following the Study Away Review the Department of Prime Minister and... Read more

Congratulations to Yiramalay/Wesley Studio School for being awarded the ABSA-IEBA Excellence in Indigenous Boarding Award. The annual Award is a joint initiative of ABSA and IEBA. The Yiramalay/Wesley Studio School model is an excellent example of... Read more

Earlier this month IEBA called for the Australian parliament to act to increase incomes for Indigenous families and keep students in boarding. We congratulate the Morrison government on following through on their commitment to the 50 Years of ABSTUDY... Read more

Catch up on all our news in this months edition of Boarding Buzz.      ... Read more

ABSTUDY workshops presented by Indigenous Education and Boarding Australia during May will help boarding schools collect extra revenue next year, better engage with parents and communities and benefit through new scholarships in 2020. The ABSTUD... Read more

Roni Forrest, a Minang Ngadju woman from the south coast of Western Australia, coordinates Future Footprints, a program supporting rural and remote Indigenous boarding students. Roni and Aboriginal Liaison Officer Lisa Fieldhouse work together wi... Read more