Only a third of Indigenous children attend school on most days, NT data shows

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In the worst result recorded in five years, just 32 per cent of Indigenous children are attending school on most days. The new Education Minister is promising change, as Indigenous educators weigh in.

The latest data on school attendance in the Northern Territory reveals only a third of Indigenous children are attending school on most days — a figure that has not improved in five years.The Education Minister says the figures are "not acceptable"The NT Education Department's annual report shows 32 per cent of Indigenous children enrolled at government schools attended school four or more days a week in the last financial year.

Lauren Moss was appointed as the NT's Education Minister after Labor was re-elected in the 2020 election. Ms Moss said the NT Education Department had shifted its focus to an "engagement" strategy rather than the more heavy-handed enforcement approach which had been used previously."We do know that some of those things like overcrowded houses in communities impact on school attendance."Independent Yolngu politician Yingiya Mark Guyula raised the issue of overcrowding and education during a parliamentary speech on Wednesday.

 

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Send more woke cultural marxist activist social workers on great salaries out there and then interview them on The Drum.

Maybe instead of attacking conservatives who have pointed this type of scandal out in the past, you could act as a real agent of change. Stop caring about your virtue and start caring about the children.

Because their parents, family do not read or write. There is no written Aboriginal Alphabet, Numbers, Language etc. start there.

Culture matters.

Intriguing how the sjw r now imploding when any action either to assist, improve, leave alone, allow self determination etc all end up being racists actions so outcome deteriorates, kids suffer, hey the woke feel good but then feel bad so long as they can blame others abcnews

can we have date how many have graduated from college and how many are working or employed? how many per cent complete year 12. what per cent of the 18-65 age group are employed ..how many of that group are on dole..

Called Report Findings to another useless Government Department who will make recommendations to another Department. Who will request funding from another , which will be rejected based on original findings. Meantime children missing education.

Maybe someone should have a word to their parents 🤷‍♂️

Yeah, so?

Its that dam white privilege again

One remote NT school teacher used to pick them up, give them breakfast, feed them lunch and arvo tea, then drive them back. 90% attendance. Then a paper clip decided driving was an unacceptable risk. Attendance went to less than 20%.

And whose fault is this?

Lol more than went before the white man

That many, wow.

These 5 indigenous teenagers were busy stealing a car and killing a motorcyclist.

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