What We Do
Empowering Young Minds
ARACY and UNICEF Australia use the Australian Children’s Wellbeing Index to guide policymakers, service providers, and communities in setting priorities and taking action. Through a series of publications, we explore each of the six wellbeing domains, identifying key challenges and opportunities for improvement. Our goal is to create a more equitable environment where all children, regardless of background or location, have the opportunity to thrive.
Focusing on Learning
The latest of the key domains explored in our series is Learning. Education is a fundamental right, but not all children in Australia have equal access to quality and inclusive education. This paper on the Learning domain examines the status of education for Australian children, highlighting both achievements and ongoing challenges.
While significant progress has been made in providing universal education, disparities remain in educational outcomes, particularly for children from low socio-economic backgrounds, regional and remote areas, and First Nations communities. Barriers such as poverty, discrimination, and geographic isolation continue to affect their access to quality learning experiences.
Key Data and Insights
The Learning report highlights key data, offering a snapshot of how children across Australia are faring in terms of their education and learning outcomes. By identifying areas where we are succeeding and those in need of improvement, we aim to focus attention on the policy areas that require urgent action. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed in learning, contributing to their overall wellbeing and long-term success.
This report is part of our ongoing commitment to measuring and improving the wellbeing of Australian children, in collaboration with UNICEF Australia.
Key findings:
DOWNLOAD
Download Key Findings
A snapshot summary of the key findings of the Empowering Young Minds report.
PDF 1.5MB
DOWNLOAD
Download the Empowering Young Minds report
PDF 1.5MB
SHARE THIS
WHAT WE DO
Looking for more?
Search through our extensive Resource Library including Research papers, Submissions, Reports and much more.
What else we do
Right@home
right@home is a relationship-based nurse home visiting program for Australian families, delivered by trained professionals within the universal health service. It empowers parents to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports early child development.
Early Years Strategy
The Australian Government’s Early Years Strategy, developed with input from ARACY, outlines a vision to support children and families by prioritising child-centered policies and targeted investment in early years services over the next 10 years, recognising the crucial role early development plays in lifelong success.
Established in 2006, ARACY’s Longitudinal Studies Collaborative (LSC) fosters collaboration between Australian and New Zealand studies focused on children and youth. The LSC promotes data sharing, supports new and ongoing studies, advocates for longitudinal research, and disseminates findings to a broad audience.
Maximising the Middle
‘Maximising the Middle’ is a unique initiative based in Campbelltown and Penrith that aims to see middle years children and young people (MYC&YP), aged 8-14 years, thrive. It is a collaborative project initiated by Uniting NSW.ACT, ARACY and the Stronger Smarter Institute (SSI).
ARACY's The Nest
What's in The Nest?
With six connected areas, The Nest ensures young Australians have everything they need for the best start in life, helping them reach their highest potential.
Our Nest projects
Using The Nest, has helped ARACY to be at the forefront of disease prevention and the promotion of holistic health for young Australians.
The Nest initiatives
Here you’ll see some examples of how The Nest has been used in organisations outside of ARACY across Australia.
