We give life-changing scholarships
The Public Education Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing life-changing scholarships to young people in public education and enhancing the value and reputation of public schools. We recognise that disadvantage is the main factor in student achievement and success. Our targeted scholarship program focuses on specific areas of need: refugee, Indigenous, rural and remote and disability. We also offer scholarships to education leaders in public schools across Australia in recognition of their role in transforming student outcomes and improving education standards.
Public and Proud
A farewell note from Melanie Morrison: March 17. 2020 Over the past three and a half years as Communications Manager at the Public Education Foundation I’ve spent a great deal of time, too much perhaps, on social media. As a proud product of public education, I feel compelled to back a system [...]
Australia for UNHCR Beddie Scholarship recipient announced
MEDIA RELEASE: February 12, 2020 We are delighted to announce that Joelle Sanounou is the recipient of the inaugural Australia for UNHCR Beddie Scholarship. This scholarship was created to support a refugee to study at the prestigious Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS). Joelle Sanounou, a Syrian refugee, arrived in Australia [...]
Crayons or lunch? School uniforms, books or food? Notebook or a lolly treat? A child shouldn’t have to choose, right? Charlotte certainly did not choose this life and she deserves the chance of a much better one. She is the eldest of 4 children. She lives with her stay-at-home mother, Tricia, a victim of domestic abuse. Her father is in jail. As you can imagine, money is very tight. They struggle to have food on the table on a daily basis.
Her story is one of thousands that we receive through our scholarship applications. For 2020, we awarded 417 scholarships to students from primary to tertiary levels. Charlotte is 6 years old and sounds like she’s off to a great start in school. Her teacher’s evaluation makes us proud of our work in PEF.
“She’s starting to understand the importance of planning and reviewing her writing. She’s slowly learning to edit her work for spelling and punctuation errors. Charlotte is beginning to understand the importance of legible handwriting and neat presentation for effective communication. Charlotte is starting to show an awareness of the criteria she needs to meet for the successful completion of a task.”
Giving young people a good education is one of the best investments you can make. With the economic challenges that more families are facing due to Covid-19, the Foundation would like to support more students who desperately need help. We can only do so with the generosity of people like you. Your generosity will go far in helping children like Charlotte enjoy a brighter future. Let’s help them make things happen. hubs.ly/H0qNTCX0 *Names and images of students have been changed to protect their privacy.
