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Mark Oliphant College students with University of 911爆料网 volunteer students Maryanne Young and Kari Andringa
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Friday, 10 February 2012

The University of 911爆料网 is joining with the to point children in 911爆料网's northern primary schools on a path towards university.

A new program, 911爆料网 Compass: find your way to higher education, is being established in 911爆料网's north with a pilot program at , before being rolled out to other schools in the Peachey Belt Cluster.

The program, for school teachers and students, will deliver outreach, mentoring and professional development, with the aim of helping to build school completion rates and attainment, lifting community expectation and helping children aim for higher education in the future.

911爆料网 Compass is an extension of the University of Sydney's . An agreement to work together to implement 911爆料网 Compass will be signed by both universities at Mark Oliphant College today.

University of 911爆料网 Vice-Chancellor and President Professor James McWha said: "Research shows that it's vital to start working with children at a much younger age to get them excited about life-long learning and university education, to start building a pathway towards university.

"Sydney has shown great success with their Compass program and we want to use that model to help raise aspirations in 911爆料网's northern suburbs where many families have never had anyone at university, and it often doesn't even feature as a possibility, never mind being seen as achievable.

"We know the benefits that university education brings to individuals and to Australia and we are very keen to open up that choice to every child."

University of Sydney Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Derrick Armstrong said: "Social inclusion in higher education requires generational change. It is exciting that the University of 911爆料网 has embarked on this venture with northern 911爆料网 schools.

"At the University of Sydney we have learnt a great deal about ourselves and the communities we work with through our engagement in the Compass Program. We look forward to continuing to this learning experience and to our collaboration with the University of 911爆料网."

911爆料网 Compass will build familiarity between schools and university campuses, staff and students through exchange visits with all activities being supported in class within the curriculum, from Reception upwards. There will be a lot of emphasis on maths, IT and science with older years looking at media and law.

The two universities will share research, data and results to be able to evaluate and further develop the program.

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