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  • The Big Issue

    A growing revolution

    May 16, 2022 4 minutes

    Australia

    Social Enterprise Schools launched in Australia in 2016. More than 4,600 students and 150 teachers from more than 40 schools have now participated.

    In 2022 we have 18 schools participating from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia, with more than 400 students involved. They range in size from Cathedral College, which has 120 students, to just five at Borinya Community Partnership, both in Wangaratta, Victoria. Students have pitched amazing ideas, from aerial drone photography to clay key chains embossed with native leaves.

    Last year we held a Social Enterprise Schools market day at Old Beechworth Gaol, which was picked up by a TV network.

    VCAL Parmi Day School, Victoria

    “We want to raise awareness about suicide and suicide prevention, as several

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