The Engage Education Foundation was launched in 2010 to support students from right across Australia reach their full potential. Strong emphasis has been placed on students in their senior years of secondary school (Year 11 and 12) as this has been identified as a time in which enormous pressure is placed on students as they prepare to enter either higher education studies or entry into the workforce. Notably, Year 12 is seen as a stressful time for most young people – often quoted as the most stressful year in many people’s lives.
Engage was formed by a team of students, past students, senior teachers, parents and members of the business community. This team set the aim for the organisation to try and do all possible to alleviate the level of stress had by students completing their Year 12 certificate.
Engage is a young, youth organisation that values education and aims to support students.
As a non-profit charitable organisation, Engage is not motivated by revenue and instead is focused on providing no-cost and low-cost services to all students. This gives young people from a diverse range of backgrounds and socio-economic circumstances access to support services to assist them complete their studies. Additionally, Engage seeks to make its projects available to as many students as possible; not limiting them to students of a particular region or city. This is assisted through our various online services and efforts to provide services across Australia.
The Engage Education Foundation is primarily run by volunteers who provide their time and expertise freely for the greater benefit of the young members of society completing studies today.
Building on from the success of the VCE Foundation, Engage has expanded from supporting students completing their final years of education in Victoria to a wider cohort of students throughout Australia.
