Our Story
When school teacher Kylie Jones stepped out of the classroom and onto a remote cattle station as a governess, she learned very quickly how little support there is for the staff and family members who oversee the education of outback kids.
So she jumped in her car and started travelling the Top End, clocking up thousands of kilometres and working with dozens of families, creating individualised learning plans for the kids and providing support to the mums, dads and governesses who help them with their distance education schooling.
The experience has been lifechanging for Kylie and for the families she works with. Now, RAISEducation is focused on expanding its services to give even more country kids the chance they deserve to flourish, through a love of learning, quality resources, and the support of grown ups who have the skills to help them reach their potential.
The education challenge in remote farming communities
Kids living in very remote areas have poorer educational outcomes than their metro counterparts at every part of their schooling journey. As little as half of them meet key milestones when they start school, and by Year 7 there’s nearly a full year performance gap between metro and non-metro students. Those remote-living kids are also around 40% less likely to gain tertiary education qualifications.
There’s plenty of research to show high quality early education can make a big difference – but lots of families in remote areas have zero access to early childhood services. In fact, about 85% of people tutoring kids undertaking distance ed are the mums of these kids, who get no assistance, support, respite or remuneration for this role. We don’t think that’s good enough!
We’re going the distance to help close the education gap for Australian children living in remote locations.
Children Supported
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In the next five years we want to support…
Rural & Remote Children
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Our reason for existing doesn’t just hit close to home – it’s for our home.
As a not-for-profit formed in an isolated location to support isolated families, making a difference in our backyard is what matters most to us.
Stories From ‘Round the Stations
Say G’Day to the Haigh Family
Danyelle & Anthony are raising Heath (8 y.o.) & Theo (3 y.o.) with their Governess teaching the boys.
Meet the Vickers Family
Brad & Georgie are raising Henry (7 y.o.), William (5 y.o.) and Charlie (1 y.o.) at Delmore Downs Cattle Station with their Governess, Miss Layne, teaching the boys.
