Projects

Doxa School: the First 100 Students

The Doxa Youth Foundation is a philanthropic organisation that funds programs for disadvantaged young people. It is the major funder of the Doxa School in West Melbourne, which has been operating for five years.

Doxa provides a model of alternative education for disadvantaged students between the ages of 11 and 14 years who are experiencing difficulties in mainstream education. It has two components: the first involves the student attending the Doxa School for two terms; and the second component involves the provision of support to the student by Doxa School youth workers for a further 12 months, once the students return to their own school. This study, currently being conducted by the AYRC, aims to obtain information on educational and wellbeing outcomes, and reflections on the experiences of the first 100 students. It will make recommendations to Doxa on future directions.

Contact:  Bern Murphy

Email: bemurphy@unimelb.edu.au