NEWS AND MEDIA

The Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) is deeply saddened by the death of AIEF Patron Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO.

Bridget from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait attended Pymble Ladies’ College in Sydney on an AIEF Scholarship.

Today, she’s working as an Enrolled Nurse while studying a Bachelor of Medical Science, with her sights set on becoming a doctor.

Jackson attended The Scots College in Sydney on an AIEF Scholarship.  Today he works as a flight nurse with the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

AIEF Scholarship student Jacobi becomes the first-ever Indigenous school captain at the prestigious St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown.

Two AIEF 2025 Scholarship Graduates share the challenges and triumphs of their journey, and the desire to give back their communities.

Since finishing Year 12 in 2017, AIEF Alum Kahn has successfully entered the world of business and entrepreneurship.

Sisters Amelya and Lilly are proud Torres Strait Islander women who completed Year 12 at St Monica’s College in Cairns on AIEF Scholarships.  Their story is proof of how transformative education can be.

AIEF Scholarship Students Tia Rigney and Thomas King meet the Prime Minister of Australia

Lilly-Ana See Kee, a proud Torres Strait Islander woman, is the 1000th student to go through the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation scholarship.

Education has been the ticket to opportunity for AIEF Alumni Renee Cubby and Isaiah Harrop.

AIEF Founders Andrew and Michelle Penfold and AIEF-BHP Scholarship Student Tremane Baxter-Edwards attend The Australian’s 60th anniversary gala dinner in Sydney.

AIEF Alumni Lachlan Bon and Anjelika Wittkopp reflect on national support for an Indigenous treaty and the results of The Voice Referendum.