A joint research project by Batchelor Institute, Curtin University and the University of Notre Dame. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Education.
We would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sovereign people of the lands on which our university campuses and schools in this project are located.
We acknowledge that in the process of learning, teaching, and knowledge creation, we must pay respect to the sovereign status of our hosts, and treat all members with fairness and dignity. We pledge to honour and remember their Ancestors, and respect and listen to their Elders. We respect the knowledge of our hosts, their relationship with the land, and acknowledge the past, present, and emerging custodians of the land.
Over the last few years, attendance rates in remote schools have fallen, and Year 12 completions have also dropped. We aren’t sure why this is, though we know that events like COVID-19, floods and other natural disasters haven’t made it easy. We want to know what people in remote schools, and the communities they are in, think makes a difference to attendance and Year 12 completion.
The findings will help schools and governments improve the way they work with communities to support students in their education in schools.
The Australian Government Department of Education, through its Emerging Priorities Program, have asked Batchelor Institute, Curtin University and the University of Notre Dame to conduct research on engagement and retention in the Northern Territory and Western Australian schools.
This survey (as of 26/10/23) is now officially closed. Thank you for your participation.