Ardoch delivers education support programs to increase engagement in education, build aspirations and enhance learning outcomes for vulnerable children.
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Strategy 2025 sets out five strategic priorities for Ardoch to focus on as we work towards our vision.
Ardoch’s history – 30 years of impact.
Ardoch’s Annual and Financial Reports.
The philanthropic, corporate and community partners who support our programs.
The team at Ardoch work tirelessly every day to drive our mission forward and support more children in disadvantaged communities.
Meet our Patron-in-Chief.
Meet the Ardoch Board.
Meet the Ardoch CEO, Kylee Bates.
Meet the Ardoch team.
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Ardoch delivers educational programs to children in disadvantaged communities. Our programs promote literacy and STEM learnings and enhance student aspirations by broadening their horizons.
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.
STEM Support provides a suite of programs to foster children’s STEM skills in fun, engaging and relevant ways.
Ardoch’s Broadening Horizons programs provide a range of unique and engaging learning and life experiences.
Ardoch uses an outcomes framework that is common to all of our programs to measure the impact of our work.
Ardoch School Costs Guide.
We measure our program outcomes using a range of methodologies and conduct internal and external evaluations to assess the impact of our programs.
Ardoch partners with schools that are identified as needing educational support.
Published external research and evaluation reports.
Volunteers are central to Ardoch’s work. We offer opportunities to volunteer individually or as part of a workplace.
Over the year Ardoch offers different events that our supporters can attend or sponsor.
Become a corporate partner and help improve the educational outcomes for children and young people in disadvantaged communities.
Leaving a gift to Ardoch in your Will is an especially thoughtful and valued form of support.
Ardoch relies on the generosity of its supporters to help every child realise their potential. We offer several different ways to fundraise for Ardoch.
If you become a regular donor, your monthly donation will provide important, ongoing funding that will help every child realise their potential.
Ardoch relies on the generosity of philanthropy, corporate partners and the community to deliver our programs.
Chairperson and Company Secretary
B Econ, LLB
Partner at Mercer and leads the Governance team, specialising in advising financial services organisations on governance, compliance and risk management. His background is as an actuarial consultant and practising lawyer with a commercial law firm. Director of Ardoch Ltd since 2015, appointed Company Secretary 2015. Member of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee.
Vice-Chairperson
BA
Advertising agency executive who has worked with clients across commercial, government and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and Canada. Founded the Perth campus of Sudanese Australian Integrated Learning (SAIL) in 2009. Director of Ardoch Ltd since 2016
EMBA, FIEAust, CPEng, EngExec, GAICD
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Intrax Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd. Previously Managing Director of Employment Services Holdings Pty Ltd (2009–10), Tenix Solutions Pty Ltd (2006–09) and Ericsson Australia (2002–06). Director of Ardoch Ltd since 2011, appointed Chairperson 2015. Member of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee.
BA, Dip Ed, Grad Dip Ed Admin, FACEL, MACE, AFAIM
Deputy Principal – Head of Caulfield Campus, Caulfield Grammar School. Member of the School Executive, making decisions across five campuses. Appointed Fellow of the Australian College of Educational Leaders (ACEL) in 2018. Director of Ardoch Ltd since 2008. Member of the Nominations Committee.
Treasurer
B BAcc, CA, Grad Dip App Fin, GAICD
Partner at HLB Mann Judd. Director of Ardoch Ltd since 2011, appointed Treasurer 2012. Chairperson of Finance, Risk and Audit Committee.
Grad Dip App In Sys, MAICD
High-level executive experienced in operations and strategy in both the public and private sectors, including roles at Dimension Data Australia, Department of Treasury and Finance, Department of Education & Early Childhood Development and Department of Premier and Cabinet. Director of Ardoch Ltd since 2015.
BA (Hons), LLB, MA, Grad Dip App Econ, GAICD, FIPAA (Vic)
Director of Economic Development with the City of Melbourne. Former senior public servant with the Victorian Government. Director of Ardoch Ltd since 2015.
B Econ (Social Sciences), Dip Law, LLM
Amanda brings extensive expertise in economic policy having started her career at the Federal Treasury and having been Deputy Chief of Staff to the Australian Federal Treasurer in the former government. Amanda founded Equity Economics and currently works for the World Bank in Washington DC. Amanda holds a Master of Laws from ANU, an Executive Global MBA and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.
Huhu joins Ardoch as a board observer in 2021 as part of the Observership Program. Huhu is a Business Analyst at Powershop and is leading innovation projects to help Australians better adopt renewable energy.
Huhu brings extensive business management experience with an MBA from Melbourne Business School and from years of managing his own business units. His experience spans across international borders and industry leading organisations. Huhu comes from humble beginnings, similar to the beneficiaries of Ardoch, and is honoured to have the opportunity to give back.
