The Skyline Education Foundation Australia enjoyed a
successful year in 2011. Fourteen Skyline VCE Bursary students completed year
12 and were delighted to have their graduation ceremony at Treasury Place,
hosted by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Inga
Peulich, Parliamentary Secretary for Education presented beautiful dictionaries
donated by Oxford University Press to each graduate.
Successful grant applications and the generosity of some
organisations and individuals resulted in fifteen new participants being selected
into the two year bursary program, to join the eleven participants who have
progressed to complete year 12 this year. Our “partner schools” have continued
to increase in number and embrace the Skyline VCE Bursary Program.
In 2011 Ian and Jacqui Phillips, I & J Management, generously
undertook, pro-bono, an extensive evaluation of the Skyline VCE Bursary
Program. Below this message is a link to a copy of the Executive Summary, for
copies of a full report please email:
penny@skylinefoundation.org.au.
Participants and the schools importantly noted improved educational outcomes,
participants and their families greatly valued the financial and educational benefits,
and the participants noted that the emotional support and relationships
developed with the Skyline coordinators, trainers and each other reduced the
stresses of VCE, improved their motivation and continued beyond the program.
The graduates’ results and the evaluation findings are
thanks to our many wonderful supporters and donors, “partner schools”, The
Smith Family who provide office space, Penny Horton-Stephens our energetic and
focussed Program Coordinator, Jason and Tara Hine our talented training team,
and the SEFA Board of Directors and volunteers.
Thank You,

Dr Peter Hollingworth AC OBE
Chairman SEFA