Ourschool Ourschool

Australia > National / Multi-state > Metro and Regional

Field of Interest

  • Community and economic development
  • Education/training and employment

Target Population

  • Young people (6-25)
  • People experiencing socio-economic disadvantage or vulnerability

Organisation Summary

Levelling the education playing field.
Ourschool is solely devoted to helping public high schools build supportive alumni networks that lift student aspirations and broaden student opportunities and career pathways.

Why?
Because public high schools educate the vast majority of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Their students are in the greatest need of benefitting from a supportive alumni community.

Alumni are relatable, inspirational role models for students. Our program brings alumni back to their old schools, unlocking the power of alumni who want to give back to students in practical, meaningful ways.

Our program is a capacity and community-builder at a local and system-wide level. We are rigorous about collecting evidence of impact. Our impact is published on our website and in our annual reports.

How you can help.
We charge schools a modest annual subscription fee to receive our service. But the fee does not cover our costs. Therefore, we welcome your funding support. It will enable us to help more students at more public high schools. Everyone wins when public high schools thrive.

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Contact Us
Level 6, 126 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Australian Communities Foundation is a proudly inclusive organisation and an ally of LGBTQIA+ communities and the movement toward equality.