CDU launches program to introduce secondary Aboriginal students to university life

A new program by Charles Darwin University will allow secondary Aboriginal students to experience life in tertiary education.

A NEW school camp program by Charles Darwin University will allow Aboriginal students to experience life in tertiary education.

The Bidjipidji School Camp Program, held from August 28 to September 1, 2021, is a fully supervised, four-night residential program designed to provide Indigenous students with an opportunity to experience university life for themselves.

Participants will be introduced to tertiary studies and meet fellow students from around the NT.

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CDU Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership and Regional Outreach Professor Reuben Bolt said students would have an extensive timetable including academic sessions, cultural activities and excursions.

“Programs like this helps us to change the narrative that university study is too hard,’ he said.

“Of course, it will require dedication and perseverance, however getting that in-depth immersion will be part of the solution.”

The program is free for participants.

Any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student in year 10, 11 or 12 and living within the NT is eligible to apply.