The aim of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Congress is to connect the voices and agency of over 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students, ensuring they actively shape decisions impacting their education.
How we’re building the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Congress:
Supported by the Foundation for Young Australians and the Australian Government Office for Youth, NIYEC is developing and piloting the student congress through a co-design process with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, high school students, and contributing partners. So far, we have engaged more than 120 students and young people in the co-design process.
As part of the development process, a delegation of young people was supported to engage with senior Government officials and politicians to share their vision for the student congress in Canberra.
