Indigenous Australian high school students from Bathurst and Orange have taken some promising steps towards their future careers through their involvement in Charles Sturt University's [CSU] Strong Moves program.
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The program, an Indigenous Australian subset of CSU's larger Future Moves initiative, sees students in years 9, 10 and 11 gain a valuable insight into what to expect during tertiary study.
CSU Future Moves manager Ben Morris said the program helps Indigenous Australian students to consider options for their futures.
"We want to help these students find out what they want to do, not what society tells them to do," Mr Morris said.
"Future Moves supports around 15,000 students a year, and 15 per cent of that figure identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander."
The program runs across the Central West, Riverina and Mid-North Coast regions, and sees students visit a CSU campus for one day a week over four weeks.
"We try to ensure the students see as much of their nearby CSU campus as they can," Mr Morris said.
"CSU has the highest proportion of Indigenous Australian students in the country, and we want to continue to close the gap."
Yesterday saw students focus on communications and science activities.
