Courageous Indigenous students,including my son, who enjoy worked so hard to finish school when it would enjoy been easier to give up, and should not underestimate the remarkable power of their achievementsOn Boxing Day Queensland’s education minister Kate Jones outdid Santa by delivering what I consider one of the best Christmas gifts ever. The gap for Indigenous students completing Year 12 in Brisbane has closed – 98 % of Indigenous students completed Year 12 compared with 94 % of non-Indigenous students. Ten years ago,perhaps even five years ago, the prospect of this meaningful achievement would enjoy seemed as realistic as Santa. Across broader Queensland too it seems we are well on track to closing this gap with 94 % of Indigenous students completing Year 12 compared with 95 % of non-Indigenous students.
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Source: theguardian.com