A program supporting Indigenous women on their education journeys is having tremendous results in regional NSW.
Stevie Dixon credits her teacher Tracey Piggott with her high school success.abc.net.au/news/indigenous-education-program-with-huge-results-nasca/102103774Finishing the HSC was the last thing on Stevie Dixon's mind as a 15-year-old at the beginning of 2020.No one in her family had ever finished school, but that was all about to change.
The following year, the Wangkumarra woman joined the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy at Dubbo's Senior College campus."I had lot of self-doubt about myself and I was very insecure," Ms Dixon said."But once I joined NASCA, they helped me realise my worth and things like that, how far I could go and the things that I was capable of.
It is focused on helping Indigenous students connect to culture, support their academic achievement, and succeed in school. NASCA chief executive Alison Bentick said the organisation was 100 per cent Indigenous-led, and 97 per cent of front-facing staff were Indigenous. "We work with the kids to engage them through their culture and help them complete the school and then transition to either work or further education university," she said.Dubbo Senior College routinely has the highest number of Indigenous HSC graduates in NSW.
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