Our School of the Month program aims to showcase STEM engagement and education in regional and remote schools

Awards programs in STEM generally reward high achieving learners in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. However, due to the gap between Indigenous learners and their non-Indigenous peers of up to two and a half years, according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)*, it can be approaching impossible for Indigenous learners to attain high achievement awards.

Awarding educators and learners with culturally appropriate and relevant resources and equipment is a well-documented way to increase student access and engagement with STEM.

The issue of awarding only high achieving learners and not highly engaged learners is one that DeadlyScience® is solving.

We are celebrating schools who have engaged on a deeper level by actively participating in programs we offer at DeadlyScience® and showing a keen interest in STEM.

Our School of the Month program aims to boost the engagement and education of students in regional and remote schools in STEM subjects.

The School of the Month will receive;

• $2,000 voucher to spend at Modern Teaching Aids
• Questacon gift box valued at $440

To become a School of the Month, your school must meet two of the following support criteria:

• Have at least 15% Indigenous learners, according to MySchools
• Be classed as ‘Outer Regional’, ‘Remote’ or ‘Very Remote’, according to MySchools
• Have an Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) score of less than 1000, according to MySchools

To find out more, email: admin@deadlyscience.org.au