Support better educational outcomes for First Nations peoples, a key priority under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
The Government will continue initiatives that support better educational outcomes for First Nations peoples, a key priority under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. Funding includes: * $32.8 million over two years from 2023-24 for the Clontarf Foundation to extend its existing program for the 2024 school year to support school engagement for at-risk First Nations young men Education | * savings of $4.2 million over 4 years from 2022-23 from the Building Boarding Schools on Country Program, bringing total investment in the program to $70.8 million to construct one new boarding school at Windjana Gorge, Western Australia and construct an Indigenous Education Research Centre near the school, and upgrade the existing Yiramalay Studio School in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia. The Government will also expand the scope of the City-Country Partnerships Program, a commitment under the 2023 Commonwealth Closing the Gap Implementation Plan that supports partnerships between high performing city schools and remote schools with a high proportion of First Nations students, to allow any high performing Independent, Catholic or Government metropolitan school to apply to participate in the program. This measure will be offset by redirecting funding from within the Education portfolio.