Growing up on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait, Samuel dreamed of following in the footsteps of his older brother, Kiyoshi—a 2020 Yalari scholar. 

Samuel’s primary school reports revealed a bright, determined student deeply committed to his learning. However, like many children in remote communities, the distance between his local primary school and the specific academic requirements of a leading boarding school was a hurdle he couldn’t clear alone. 

Through our application process, we meet many students with this same spark of potential, yet they often lack the transitional support needed to step straight into a Year 7 classroom. In response, Yalari Ready was launched – a pilot program designed to bridge that distance, providing students with the intensive literacy and numeracy foundations they need to thrive at Australia’s leading secondary schools.