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31 July 2018

The Smith Family's excellence in innovation recognised in 2018 AFR Most Innovative Companies List

Today, The Smith Family was honoured to be recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s Most Innovative Companies. The annual Top 100 list, published by The Australian...

08 July 2018

NAIDOC Week celebrating emerging leaders among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls

During NAIDOC Week (8-15 July), children’s education charity The Smith Family is celebrating the educational achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls who a...

05 June 2018

Urgent funding needed for education support programs to help disadvantaged children stay at school

Children’s education charity The Smith Family has launched its 2018 Winter Appeal to help thousands of disadvantaged young Australians break the cycle of poverty through v...

17 May 2018

Volunteers helping to transform the lives of children in need through education

It can take as little as an hour a week of someone’s time to help a child succeed at school – and for thousands of disadvantaged children ...

30 April 2018

New Gonski report: Welcome focus on parental engagement and building evidence base to improve student outcomes

The Smith Family, Australia’s largest children’s education charity, welcomes the focus on parental engagement and the fast-tracking of a national Unique Student Identifier ...

16 April 2018

The Smith Family launches in Gladstone to help local children and their families

Today The Smith Family has officially launched its Learning for Life education support program in Gladstone, Queensland.

The Learning for Life program ...

26 March 2018

The Conversation: Low attendance in Year 7 may mean you are less likely to finish school

A study of more than 30,000 students has confirmed the link between improving school attendance rates in Year 7 and the likelihood of completing high school.   

26 March 2018

Smith Family report finds new evidence to help children at risk of leaving school early

Groundbreaking research by children’s education charity The Smith Family has shown school attendance rates in Year 7 can predict students at risk of not completing Year 12...

28 February 2018

Why I became a sponsor with The Smith Family

Renowned educational researcher Dr Sue Thomson shares her personal story of supporting a disadvantaged student to thrive in their education…

“I started as a teacher...

16 January 2018

Back to school costs add up for low income families

Children’s education charity The Smith Family launches its Back to School Sponsorship Appeal

Disadvantaged Australian families are struggling to meet the costs of...