Brighter Futures, December 2024
News from A Start in Life for the people who make it possible
We launched Learning for Success, a new program supporting students from Kindergarten to Year 12, and look back on a year of growth for the students you support.
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In this edition
This edition at a glance
- average school attendance
- 95%
- average Weighted Average Mark for tertiary students
- 75.66
- of 370 subjects with an A, B or C grade
- 306
- tertiary students improved their Weighted Average Mark
- 1 in 2
Source: Brighter Futures, December 2024, page 4.
Learning for Success
A new program for Kindergarten to Year 12
Learning for Success offers individualised support across a student's whole school life, built on three pillars: literacy, numeracy and creativity rich homes in Years 1 to 4; self-discovery of values, interests and careers from Year 5; and 21st Century skills from Year 9.
Applications are open across NSW and the ACT for the start of the 2025 school year. If you know a family who would benefit, please let them know.
Career and Skills Development Scholarship
Building skills and broadening horizons
Our 10 pilot scholars from 2023 are now practising skills with industry experts, from a climate tech founder to a financial services specialist, and 20 new students joined this year. They are exploring careers from software development to textiles and politics.
Like nature, it's unpredictable and can allow individuals' thinking processes to just burst with ideas.Kyle, on creativity
Your generosity
Words of gratitude
Students and families wrote to thank you for the stability, encouragement and sense of community your support brings.
It's because of your help I can read and write and I have more confidence in myself now because of that.Marissa, Year 12
Celebrating our students
A year of dedication and growth
Our tertiary students completed 8 work placements, including in medicine, engineering, cyber security and law, and 25% of their subjects resulted in a High Distinction. Primary and high school students took on roles from library monitor to SRC, and some achieved top 10 rankings, including first place in Advanced English and Science Extension.
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Page 4The stories in this newsletter are real. Names and some identifying details have been changed to protect students' privacy.
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30 December 2024
