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        • Ardoch delivers education support programs to increase engagement in education, build aspirations and enhance learning outcomes for vulnerable children.

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        • The team at Ardoch work tirelessly every day to drive our mission forward and support more children in disadvantaged communities.

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        • OUR PROGRAMS
        • Ardoch delivers educational programs to children in disadvantaged communities. Our programs promote literacy and STEM learnings and enhance student aspirations by broadening their horizons.

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        • CHILD SAFETY
        • Learn about our approach to keeping children safe.

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        • LITERACY SUPPORT
        • Ardoch’s Literacy Support provides early intervention programs to improve the literacy and language skills of children in their crucial early and primary school years.

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        • STEM SUPPORT
        • STEM Support provides a suite of programs to foster children’s STEM skills in fun, engaging and relevant ways.

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        • BROADENING HORIZONS
        • Ardoch’s Broadening Horizons programs provide a range of unique and engaging learning and life experiences.

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        • Ardoch uses an outcomes framework that is common to all of our programs to measure the impact of our work.

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        • Ardoch School Costs Guide.

        • PROGRAM OUTCOMES
        • We measure our program outcomes using a range of methodologies and conduct internal and external evaluations to assess the impact of our programs.

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        • WHERE WE WORK
        • Ardoch partners with schools that are identified as needing educational support.

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        • Published external research and evaluation reports.

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        • Volunteers are central to Ardoch’s work. We offer opportunities to volunteer individually or as part of a workplace.

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        • EVENTS
        • Over the year Ardoch offers different events that our supporters can attend or sponsor.

        • BECOME A CORPORATE PARTNER
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        • Leaving a gift to Ardoch in your Will is an especially thoughtful and valued form of support.

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        • Ardoch relies on the generosity of its supporters to help every child realise their potential. We offer several different ways to fundraise for Ardoch.

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        • ABOUT ARDOCH
        • Ardoch delivers education support programs to increase engagement in education, build aspirations and enhance learning outcomes for vulnerable children.

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        • CHILD SAFETY
        • Learn about our approach to keeping children safe.

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        • CAREERS
        • Work for Ardoch.

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        • CONTACT
        • Contact Ardoch.

        • OUR STRATEGY
        • Strategy 2025 sets out five strategic priorities for Ardoch to focus on as we work towards our vision.

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        • OUR HISTORY
        • Ardoch’s history – 30 years of impact.

        • yellow line
        • ANNUAL REPORT & AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS
        • Ardoch’s Annual and Financial Reports.

        • OUR PEOPLE
        • The team at Ardoch work tirelessly every day to drive our mission forward and support more children in disadvantaged communities.

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        • OUR PARTNERS
        • The philanthropic, corporate and community partners who support our programs.

  • OUR WORK
        • OUR PROGRAMS
        • Ardoch delivers educational programs to children in disadvantaged communities. Our programs promote literacy and STEM learnings and enhance student aspirations by broadening their horizons.

        • Orange line
        • CHILD SAFETY
        • Learn about our approach to keeping children safe.

        • Orange line
        • LITERACY SUPPORT
        • Ardoch’s Literacy Support provides early intervention programs to improve the literacy and language skills of children in their crucial early and primary school years.

        • Orange line
        • STEM SUPPORT
        • STEM Support provides a suite of programs to foster children’s STEM skills in fun, engaging and relevant ways.

        • Orange line
        • BROADENING HORIZONS
        • Ardoch’s Broadening Horizons programs provide a range of unique and engaging learning and life experiences.

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  • OUR IMPACT
        • OUR OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK
        • Ardoch uses an outcomes framework that is common to all of our programs to measure the impact of our work.

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        • SCHOOL COSTS GUIDE
        • Ardoch School Costs Guide.

        • PROGRAM OUTCOMES
        • We measure our program outcomes using a range of methodologies and conduct internal and external evaluations to assess the impact of our programs.

        • Purple line
        • WHERE WE WORK
        • Ardoch partners with schools that are identified as needing educational support.

        • RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
        • Published external research and evaluation reports.

  • GET INVOLVED
        • VOLUNTEER
        • Volunteers are central to Ardoch’s work. We offer opportunities to volunteer individually or as part of a workplace.

        • Blue line
        • EVENTS
        • Over the year Ardoch offers different events that our supporters can attend or sponsor.

        • BECOME A CORPORATE PARTNER
        • Become a corporate partner and help improve the educational outcomes for children and young people in disadvantaged communities.

        • Blue line
        • LEAVE A GIFT IN YOUR WILL
        • Leaving a gift to Ardoch in your Will is an especially thoughtful and valued form of support.

        • FUNDRAISE FOR ARDOCH
        • Ardoch relies on the generosity of its supporters to help every child realise their potential. We offer several different ways to fundraise for Ardoch.

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        • BECOME A REGULAR DONOR
        • If you become a regular donor, your monthly donation will provide important, ongoing funding that will help every child realise their potential.

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        • DONATE
        • Ardoch relies on the generosity of philanthropy, corporate partners and the community to deliver our programs.

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    Meet our volunteers

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  • Happy child at the playground.

    14,512

    children supported in 2020

    Our Impact
  • Education volunteer helping child

    153

    school and early years partners in 2020

    Where We Work
  • Three happy students

    9,359

    volunteer hours in 2020

    Volunteer

One in three children in Australia’s most disadvantaged communities start school developmentally vulnerable and they continue to fall behind as they progress through school.

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Ardoch seeks to change this.


WHO WE ARE

Ardoch is a children’s education charity focused on improving educational outcomes for children and young people in disadvantaged communities.

MISSION

We believe that every child’s potential should be realised through full participation in education. This belief inspires us to increase engagement in education, build aspirations and enhance learning outcomes of children in disadvantaged communities.

2025 VISION

Australia’s most impactful education partner supporting children in disadvantaged communities.

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OUR IMPACT IN 2020

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14,512

Children supported

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152

school and early years partners

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855

volunteers mobilised

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9,359

volunteer hours contributed

our programs in 2020

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458

Programs delivered

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46

Literacy Buddies® and Numeracy Buddies programs

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352

Broadening Horizons experiences

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30

Robotics programs

the ardoch effect

  • “Often our students have had little contact with stable, caring and warm-hearted adults. The quality of Ardoch volunteers has been outstanding.”

    Teacher

    “Some children have become noticeably more confident in reading, tackling new words and more challenging materials.”

    Volunteer

  • “Often our students have had little contact with stable, caring and warm-hearted adults. The quality of Ardoch volunteers has been outstanding.”

    Teacher

    “Some children have become noticeably more confident in reading, tackling new words and more challenging materials.”

    Volunteer

  • “We have a large majority of students who feel unsure of their communication skills in English. To see them engaging and communicating was very memorable as a teacher.”

    Teacher

    We have seen many children who find learning to read difficult burst with eagerness when the Ardoch volunteers arrive.”

    Teacher

  • “The flourishing rapport between the volunteers and students has not only encouraged a love of reading but a trusting and safe environment for children to engage in meaningful and educational conversations.”

    Teacher

    “It has opened the students’ eyes to possible jobs they could get involved in and the importance of working hard at school.”

    Wellbeing Coordinator

  • “Thank you again for allowing us the opportunity to open our students’ minds and awareness to the world of possibilities!”

    Wellbeing Coordinator

    “Our students demonstrated a higher degree of social skills not usually observed at school and they also exhibited a higher degree of self-regulation and social awareness. Amazing day!”

    Teacher

  • “[The students] showed a newfound appreciation for what the words ‘engineering’ or ‘science’ or ‘chemistry’ actually meant… I only received positive feedback when asked if they would want to pursue these fields in the future.”

    Volunteer

    “I would like to thank you for the incredible volunteers you have placed at [our kindergarten] this year.”

    Early Years Director

  • “The support of your volunteer program has ensured we are able to confidently provide the additional learning support the children need.”

    Early Years Director

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