Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Students

At St Edmund’s College we currently have 23 students enrolled who are of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. These students range from Years 4 to 11.

The College is very proud to have five boys currently in Year 11 of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.  These boys will complete their secondary schooling with the award of a Year 12 Certificate in 2013.

St Edmund’s College has a dedicated position of Indigenous Education Coordinator who works with our students in targeting the goals of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy (AEP). The main areas that are targeted are:

• Improving educational access for Indigenous children and young people
• Improving educational achievement of Indigenous students,
• Developing links with Indigenous families and communities to increase their participation in education decision making.
• Developing the knowledge and understanding of staff, students and school communities about Indigenous Australia.
• Providing opportunities for all Indigenous students to explore their collective and individual cultural links.

Despite the improvements in the national education outcomes for Indigenous students over the past decade the gaps persist between Indigenous and non-indigenous student outcomes across the education and training sector.

St Edmund’s College believes that closing those gaps is possible and we have a responsibility to do so.  Guided by this responsibility, St Edmund’s College focuses on implementing strategies to improve Indigenous student learning outcomes.