We exist to bring new learning and career pathways opportunities in STEM for Indigenous Australians. We are on a mission to deliver engaging digital technologies education and training to every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student in Australia within the next 10 years.
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THE FACTS
Why do we need these programs?
Our mission is to address entrenched disadvantage and underrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in STEM in Australia. These statistics have not changed in 20 years.
Entrenched underrepresentation
The Indigenous population is critically underrepresented in STEM at a tertiary level:
A gap in student achievement in STEM
The CSIRO identified a 2.5 year gap in student achievement levels between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students:
Early exposure to STEM is critical
QUT Identified that 60% of senior students decide on their area of study before grade 9, with a strong link between early exposure to STEM and future STEM careers.
International STEM standards
Indigenous students underperformed in Year 8 STEM International Standard scores:
