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Our Story. Our Culture. Our Future.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Deadly Coders blends First Nations knowledge and digital literacy to inspire young mob across Australia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our Mission\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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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\u00a0every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student in Australia within the next 10 years.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Since inception in 2021, Deadly Coders has delivered both online and face-to-face programs to over 10,000 Indigenous students across Australia. Our mission is to extend this reach to every Indigenous school student in the next 10 years.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Meet Our Deadly Coders Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We\u2019re immensely grateful for every contribution, large or small, from the visionary organisations who partner with us to bring immersive learning experiences to so many students across Australia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We exist to:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tIncrease Mob in STEM \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tDeadly Coders will increase the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in STEM through the delivery of culturally relevant and appropriate educational programs\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSupporting Indigenous Economic Development\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tDeadly Coders is committed to advancing the economic development of Indigenous communities by uplifting and empowering individuals through employment and career \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tDeadly Coders will remove barriers to participation by offering fully subsidised training programs in digital technologies education\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tDeadly Coders will set Indigenous students up for success in STEM related fields through imparting fundamental 21st-century skills, helping to build an inclusive and diverse future STEM workforce\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Our mission is to address entrenched disadvantage and underrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in STEM in Australia.\u00a0These statistics have not changed in 20 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Indigenous population is critically underrepresented in STEM at a tertiary level<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A gap in student achievement in STEM<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The CSIRO identified a 2.5 year gap in student achievement levels between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Early exposure to STEM is critical<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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QUT Identified that 60% of senior students decide on their area of study\u00a0before grade 9, with a strong link between\u00a0early exposure to STEM\u00a0and future STEM careers.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As our partner, you can rest assured that your brand will be associated with a quality, proven program which delivers meaningful outcomes, working in partnership with community, schools and Elders.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tDeadly Coders is a registered charity with the ACNC, and a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status. This means corporate organisations and donors who make contributions may be able to claim tax deductions.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tOur\u00a0Deadly Coders Academy\u00a0programs provides skilled, employment-ready graduates in cyber security and software engineering, ripe and ready for your recruitment needs.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tDeadly Coders can help corporate organisations deliver on Reconciliation Action Plan objectives, and provide meaningful, quantifiable programs with real-world outcomes that align with your RAP priorities\u00a0\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tThrough staff volunteering programs, and placement of promising young graduates, Deadly Coders provides meaningful diversity and inclusion opportunities for partnering organisations\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tAfter seeing the under-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in\u00a0Junior Engineers\u2018 coding classes, the\u00a0EdTech Group\u00a0initiated a pilot program called Deadly Coders in 2021.\u00a0\u00a0The initiative was designed to provide fully subsidised coding, robotics and cyber security programs to Indigenous students who would not normally be able to attend our classes.\u00a0\n \nIn 2023, Junior Engineers handed Deadly Coders to community, to establish it as an independent Indigenous owned and managed charity working to break cycles of disadvantage and dismantle Indigenous barriers to participation in STEM.\u00a0\nEdTech Group remains closely involved with Deadly Coders, and continues to support the charity with program facilitation nationally.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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