Value proposition

The Australian Business and Community Network – Business Partnering with Education

The Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN) works to address educational disadvantage in Australia through structured workplace mentoring and business/school partnerships.

We are a network of more than 200 low socio-economic status schools and 50 leading businesses.

Our corporate mentors support the development of students' skills and mindsets, confidence and aspiration, so they can achieve more than they thought was possible.

The key skills and mindsets that all ABCN programs aim to develop are communication, self-management and confidence. Students in our flagship programs achieve higher-than-average Year 12 completion rates, while our mentors also report high levels of engagement and personal development.

Through the ABCN Foundation, we also award scholarships to exceptional students whose disadvantage impacts their ability to complete school and pursue tertiary pathways. Our unique three-year scholarship program provides financial assistance as well as mentoring support during Years 11, 12 and the following year.

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