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We were delighted to run our first CAREERx recently – a new one-day program designed for school career advisors. An ABCN initiative, it was borne from current global research that indicates a shift in the range of...

Our second annual Leadership Summit was held recently with 14 excited new scholars and their mentors arriving in Sydney – many flying in especially from interstate for the two-day national event. For most of the...

Based in Queensland, Denise was one of our inaugural scholarship winners in 2013. Her mentor, Angela O’Sullivan is from Navitas.  The positive relationship they’ve developed is a wonderful example of how powerful the mentoring relationship can...

There was much excitement in the air recently as Year 11 Focus students from Sarah Redfern and Sir Joseph Banks high schools took part in a special session with the team from Dress for Success. Dress for Success is...

As a Year 9 student at Auburn Girls High School, Michelle (Htet) faced many challenges – some of these stemmed from financial difficulties, but looking back, she also remembers an overwhelming belief that she and...

ABCN is celebrating its 10th year of providing high impact mentoring programs to disadvantaged students across Australia. So to celebrate, we are launching our first ever fundraising campaign #10for10 for the ABCN Scholarship Foundation. We will be...

Schools Connect Australia has merged with the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN), to enable more schools and companies to access its increasingly popular partnership program called Business Class. Both education support organisations specialise in...

Every year ABCN’s Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships to high potential, high needs students. We are extremely grateful to our very generous donors within the ABCN community – both individuals and corporate entities – whose continuing...

ABCN’s Partners in Learning (PiL) program links business and educational professionals to share experiences, solve problems and explore leadership challenges together. Intended to be a mutually beneficial, co-mentoring relationship, strong ties often form – and Doonside Technology...

This time last year, Sarah Skitt had just received the happy news that she was the recipient of an ABCN Scholarship. One year on, as one of our 12 inaugural 2013 scholars, she has now...