Yalari EOFY Appeal

Courageous Paths, Collective Impact.

Your gift joins a collective impact supporting scholars from regional and remote communities.

Help provide the tuition and mentoring that ensures hard work is met with the opportunity it deserves.

637 alumni. 23 boarding schools. Two decades of partnership with families and communities across Australia.

Back the next generation.

📅 Give before 30 June and claim your tax deduction

“Scotch College is preparing me for the future by helping me become more independent and work towards my goals. I’m really grateful for this opportunity – it’s going to make such a difference for me.”
Samirah, Yalari Student

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99% of Yalari scholars surveyed in our Social Impact Study transitioned to university, further education or employment post graduation.

69% of our students who start Year 7, complete Year 12, which is above the national average of 56% for all other Indigenous students regardless of where they live..

Alumni Todd's story

Growing up on a farm in the outback mining town of Lightning Ridge, Todd Ellis received a Yalari scholarship to Toowoomba Grammar School in 2008 graduating in 2013.

“If I’d stayed in Lightning Ridge, I probably would’ve left school in Year 10 to work on the farm full-time… Lightning Ridge only had a small school and, once in high school, had limited opportunity in and out of school.”

Today, Todd is a Senior Project Officer with the NSW Environment Protection Authority. Based in Dubbo with his wife and two daughters, he also serves with Fire and Rescue NSW – working alongside Aboriginal communities to care for Country.

Student Samirah's story

Samirah’s story begins in Karama, in Darwin’s north, where family, Country and culture have always shaped who she is. As the eldest of her siblings, she has long carried responsibility and leadership. Choosing to attend boarding school meant leaving home, but it also meant stepping into new opportunities. At Scotch College, Samirah is building confidence, independence and a clear sense of where she wants to go.

Today, Samirah is one of 271 Indigenous children from remote and regional Australia supported by Yalari at 23 schools across Australia. Like every Yalari student, she has taken a brave step to pursue education while staying grounded in who she is.

With the right support around her, Samirah is setting her sights high, on school, on sport, and on the future she is working towards.

Yalari EOFY Appeal

Courageous Paths, Collective Impact.

Courageous Paths, Collective Impact.

Alumni Todd's story

Student Samirah's story

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