Ways to give
The Problem
Today, there are more than 1.2m Australian children and young people living in poverty1.
Students experiencing disadvantage are more than 2 years behind in reading and maths by the time they are in Year 9.2
Students experiencing disadvantage have a 30% lower Year 12 completion rate.3
Making a difference
Last year, 162,534 disadvantaged children and young people received support through Smith Family programs.
Last year, we supported 62,822 Australian students through our Learning for Life sponsorships.
Last year, 95% of children in our student2student reading program improved their reading age.
Sponsoring a child delivers the best educational outcomes
85.7% school attendance rate for primary school age Learning for Life students.
66% of Learning for Life students advance from year 10 to completing year 12.
85% of Learning for Life students engaged in employment, education or training, two and a half years after leaving school.
