The Department for Child Protection has announced that a new partnership between the State Government and SEDA College SA was expected to help direct young people in care with a passion for sport towards a career in the industry.
Minister for Child Protection, Rachel Sanderson said under the SEDA College SA Scholarship Program, up to 10 young people in care would be able to pursue their secondary education through study and workplace training in the sporting streams of netball, soccer, football (AFL) cricket and basketball.
Ms Sanderson said SEDA College SA students would complete their Year 12 education while participating in work experience in the industry and gaining Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications.
She said the scholarship program provided full tuition and learning support, laptops, textbooks, uniforms and excursions, and traineeships with industry sporting partners.
The Minister said scholarships started in Year 11 and continued until the young person completed Year 12.
Ms Sanderson said the Department’s partnership with SEDA College SA built on the success of the inaugural DCP Scholarships Program with Catholic Education South Australia.
She said that program, since it launched in 2020, had provided 140 scholarships to children and young people in care and was now being extended to include other non-government primary and secondary schools, such as SEDA College SA.
The Minister said scholarships with non-Government schools could help broaden educational options for children and young people in care and match them with the learning environment that best met their needs.
“The partnership with SEDA College SA will provide our young people with unique access to training and development opportunities with major sporting clubs and bodies such as Adelaide Crows, Adelaide Lightning, Basketball SA and South Australian Cricket Association,” Ms Sanderson said.
