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Understanding family perspectives of school attendance in remote communities: evaluation of the Remote School Attendance Strategy

Indigenous Affairs

3rd May 2018

The broad goals of this report are to gain a better understanding of parents’ and carers’ behavioural motivation in relation to education, and to what extent attitudes and beliefs impact on school attendance in remote Indigenous Communities.

Study Away Review

Indigenous Affairs

22nd December 2017

The Study Away Review examines the issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary students who study away from home – in the 2015 calendar year there were more than 5,700 such students. The level of investment in Indigenous education is at record levels.

Stronger Communities for Children Evaluation Report

Indigenous Affairs

21st December 2017

This evaluation examines the progress of the Stronger Communities for Children (SCfC) program and tests the underlying assumptions about design and delivery of SCfC by comparing expectations set out in program theories with evidence and observations about progress to date.

Understanding the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls

Indigenous Affairs

1st December 2017

Recognising the critical needs of women and girls, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs has commissioned the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Ms June Oscar AO and her team of staff at the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission), to work with Government

Case Study Research for the Remote School Attendance Strategy

Indigenous Affairs

19th October 2016

This report presents the findings of six case studies about how and why the Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS) is working in those sites. It identifies factors that have contributed to successful operation in varying circumstances.

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Resources

Understanding family perspectives of school attendance in remote communities: evaluation of the Remote School Attendance Strategy

Study Away Review

Stronger Communities for Children Evaluation Report

Understanding the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls

Case Study Research for the Remote School Attendance Strategy