Dare to Lead is a commonwealth funded national project that is focussed on improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal students. This organization began in 2000. It is funded by the Government of Australia, the Ministry of Education and Employee and Workplace Relations. It is an initiative of Principals Australia (formerly known as Australian Principals Association Professional Development Council). Fifty-three percent of Australian schools are officially associated with this agency. Statistics have shown that students from Aboriginal backgrounds inAustraliaare scoring lower, academically. Hence, this network’s goal is to improve Indigenous students’ outcomes by assisting schools to successfully support pre-existing programs and to implement new initiatives to assist these students with their academic success. This process also allows for all students to be exposed to aboriginal culture; thus, fostering a better societal understanding. The Dare project also collects data and makes reports about project activity as well as Indigenous student outcomes.
http://www.daretolead.edu.au/DTL2009_Home
