Australian Indigenous Education Support

1. Australian Indigenous Education Support 9th February 2014 Our aim is to promote, sustainand improvethe educational outcomes of disadvantaged Australian children, particularly those of Indigenous heritage Pictures, hopefully featuring us with the computers, students who benefit, deliveries etc.

2. Summary of the computer donation process 1 • The AIES liaises regularly with the Northern Territory Department of Education (NT Dep Ed) to establish their unmet computer requirements • Recipient schools are determined according to their indigenous student enrolment Establish demand for computers 2 • The AIES approaches university faculties that are replacing computers • University faculties complete the paperwork necessary to transfer ownership from the faculty to the AIES Donate computers 3 • NT Dep Ed reimages computers for use in schools • University programmes and licenses are not used in schools Reimage computers 4 • The AIES’s logistics partner transports the computers from Melbourne to Darwin • The NT Department of Education collects the computers and transports them to the schools in need Transport computers 5 • The NT Department of Education has its own software licenses which are used to install educational software on the computers • All installation costs are borne by the Department of Education Install computers You can help by donating your used computers Australian Indigenous Education Support 1

3. Establish demand for computers 1 Computer-based learning can significantly improve literacy in young children, and can help close the Indigenous education gap Indigenous student learning strengths • Common Indigenous student learning strengths include imitation, trial and feedback and visual spatial learning • Computer learning can effectively leverage these strengths • Computers use colourful graphics, readily forgive mistakes and require little writing, suiting the oral cultural background of many Indigenous students • Computers are well suited to self-paced learning for remedial teaching Suitability of computer learning Computer study results • It has been shown that computer based learning significantly improves literacy in young children Gap in computer provision • Currently the National Secondary School Computer Fund does not provide for younger students • A number of studies have found that interventions targeted at Indigenous students early in schooling can significantly reduce later gaps in literary attainment The NT Department of Education has unmet demand for c.3,000 computers(1) Australian Indigenous Education Support 2 (1) Per discussions with NT Dip Ed Information Technology department

4. Establish demand for computers 1 Greater educational attainment can improve the lives of Indigenous Australians along a number of dimensions Indigenous student educational underperformance Improved educational outcomes can lead to better health, social and economic outcomes Education completion rates • Health • Indigenous Australian life expectancy is c.20 years lower than non-Indigenous Australians • Social • The jailing rate of Indigenous Australians is up to eight times higher than the jailing rate of black males in Apartheid South Africa • Economic • The employment rate of Indigenous Australians is c.25% lower than non-Indigenous Australians PISA test scores The learning gap equates to c.2 years of schooling Australian Indigenous Education Support 3 Source: Australian Government statistics; Australian Council for Educational Research

5. Donate computers 2 There are a number of procedural requirements that need to be fulfilled before donated computers can be transferred to the AIES • AIES maintains on going dialogue with faculty IT heads, ensuring AIES is notified when computers are available • NT Dep Ed contacts in need schools to determine individual school needs • AIES communicates aggregate of individual school needs to IT department • Board meets periodically to discuss among other issues, the donation of computers • Potential organisations are tabled and use for each organisation discussed • Computers split up to maximise impact • AIES signs a letter accepting computers and ancillary equipment Australian Indigenous Education Support 4

6. Clear computer memories 3 Computers are reformatted prior AIES receiving them Australian Indigenous Education Support 3

7. Transport computers 4 The AIES transports computers to Darwin through its logistic partner, [Peter Gunn’s company] Transport arrangement Delivery map • The AIES has a relationship with [Peter Gunn’s company], which frequently transports goods from Melbourne to Darwin • Limited funding is raised by the AIES fundraising team to cover additional minor transport costs 2 1 Transport costs 1 2 Australian Indigenous Education Support 1Based on freighting 100 computers using Toll Linehaul and courier services 2Centres located in Darwin, Alice Springs, Kathryn and Tenant Creek 5

8. Install computers 5 The Department of Education covers all computer installation costs Delivery map Installation • Darwin • Education department headquarters • All computers arrive from Melbourne • Katherine • Regional education centre • Responsible for [XXX areas] • Hub for computer delivery • Alice Springs • Regional education centre • Responsible for Southern Northern Territory • Hub for computer delivery • Darwin • IT centralised functions run out of Mitchell centre Darwin • Computers reimaged • Functional education programs installed • Regional hubs – Katherine & Alice Springs • Prepares computers for “plug & play” at destination schools Cost of installation & delivery from Darwin are minimal and are borne by NT Australian Indigenous Education Support 3

9. Co-Founders and current charity board members Australian Indigenous Education Support A.B.N: 90 586 993 265 Australian Indigenous Education Support 7