Jul 23, 2025 | Education, Impact stories, Independent high schools
At her previous school, Harley struggled to stay engaged. “My attendance was really bad,” she says. “I was never going to school. I think my attendance the overall year was 25 per cent.” The environment just didn’t click with her and how she liked to learn. “It was...
Jul 16, 2025 | Independent high schools
It was just a few years ago that Noah was struggling to stay engaged at his mainstream school. “I had extremely bad attendance in my old school,” he remembers. “I only came around five percent of the time because during lockdown I wasn’t necessarily tuning into the...
Mar 26, 2025 | Education, Impact stories, Independent high schools, Team Streets, Youth homelessness
When Korin Newcombe first found Youth Off The Streets in 2004, he was rarely at home and was without a strong support network. “I was really only concerned with how dangerous I would have to be to survive among these people,” he shares of the company he kept at the...
Mar 25, 2025 | Education, Independent high schools, Our community, Team Streets
“You would make a good youth worker.” That was a sentiment Liam heard repeatedly during the 2023 Sydney To Surfers bike ride. Liam, a keen cyclist, was riding in the event to mentor several young participants and raise funds for Youth Off The Streets. “One of the...
Mar 25, 2025 | Education, Impact stories, Independent high schools, Vocational education and training (VET)
Will* was only 15, but he was becoming increasingly reckless and withdrawn. “My mum was scared I was going to end up in jail,” Will remembers of that time in his life. “My relationships with my friends and family were horrible. Plus, I didn’t like school and I...
